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December 22, 2005
Jail for Union Leaders?
Transit Strike Into 2nd Day; Stakes Climb
As New York City plunged into Day 2 of the transit strike, the stakes for those on the picket line, businesses and riders spiraled upward yesterday: Gov. George E. Pataki said that there would be no negotiations until the strikers return to work; a judge raised the possibility of sending union leaders to jail; businesses languished and weary New Yorkers grappled with the harsh realities of life without buses or subways.
Personally, I hope the judge throws Toussaint in jail and doesn't schedule a bail hearing until next week. Toussaint deliberately called this (illegal) strike around the holidays to put maximum pressure on the city. I think it would be poetic justice if the judge were to put the union leaders in jail over Christmas to return the favor.
Update: I guess the threat of jail was too much for them: Transit Union Take Steps to Go Back to Work
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