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Union Leader Roger Toussaint Begins 10-Day Jail Sentence

HeadlineApr 25, 2006

And here in New York, the leader of the local Transport Workers Union, Roger Toussaint, has begun serving a 10-day jail sentence for authorizing last year’s strike that shut down New York City’s Transit system. Shortly before he was jailed Toussaint walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and addressed supporters.

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