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NYC Transit Workers Reject New Contract

HeadlineJan 23, 2006

In New York City, the country’s largest transit union rejected a new contract Friday by a margin of only seven votes. Over 22,000 workers cast ballots. The vote came just weeks after the transit workers staged a three-day strike shutting down the city’s subway and bus system. Younger workers widely opposed part of the contract that required workers to pay 1.5 percent more in health care payments.

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