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New York

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon May 19, 2014, 06:32 PM May 2014

Transport Workers Union Approves Contract

ANDREW TANGEL

Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees who run New York City's subway and bus system overwhelmingly voted in favor a tentative contract deal that would provide retroactive pay and boosts in benefits.

Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 ratified the agreement with the MTA by a margin of more than 82%, with 12,458 in favor and 2,681 against, according to the union.

The MTA had pushed to avoid net increases in labor costs as negotiations with its largest union dragged on for more than two years.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304652804579572251229583992?mg=reno64-wsj