| The union isn't winning any friends. 33,000 transit workers are holding up 7 million commuters. The city is losing an estimated $400 million a day during the strike. An estimated 1/3 of all city shopping is usually done this week.
To put things in perspective the average subway or bus worker earns $63,000 per year. The strike is over the terms of the pension and whether or not union workers will continue to be able to retire on full pension at 55 years old.
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"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis |