What the records say
- When
- 1980
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 40.71° N, 74.01° W
- Description
- Labor dispute
Placed at the town its title names, New York City.
1980 New York City transit strike
Labor dispute
A 1980 transit strike in New York City halted service on the New York City Transit Authority for the first time since 1966. Around 33,000 members of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 walked off their jobs on April 1, 1980, in a strike with the goal of increasing the wage for contracted workers.
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