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End the threat of transit strikes
2016-03-16 18:30:29| Railroads - Topix.net
Some 150,000 New Jersey Transit commuters narrowly escaped a nightmare scenario when the rail agency came to an agreement last weekend with its unions, avoiding a strike that would have shut down the commuter line. The New York metropolitan region had faced the threat of a massive disruption because rail workers, unlike most local-government employees, are still allowed to walk off their jobs, thanks to a 90-year-old federal law.
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Category:Transportation and Logistics