Showdown looms as Washington Metro workers approve strike
Source: AP
A showdown looms in Washington now that Metro’s largest union has overwhelmingly authorized a potential transit system strike, just as thousands of tourists arrive in the nation’s capital for this week’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Striking is forbidden under Metro’s bargaining agreement with the union, but even a brief interruption could disrupt a system that carries about a million people a day.
Union leaders said they would wait on Monday’s expected response from Metro’s management after Sunday’s vote authorizing a strike, which comes as frustration mounts after years without a new contract.
The Amalgamated Transit Union represents around 8,000 of Metro’s 12,500 active workers, who have been working without a new contract since July 2016. Local 689 President Jackie L. Jeter says 94 percent of voters approved the potential strike.
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To those who might be inclined to support this action, consider that it will have no impact on management, but a huge impact on ordinary citizens who have no ability to influence the labor decision.
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