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2005 Transit Strike
Vernon-Jackson 7 Train Subway Stop, Transit Strike, December 20, 2005

Vernon-Jackson 7 Train Subway Stop, Transit Strike, December 20, 2005

Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Queensboro Bridge, Manhattan Side, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Red Cross Coffee and Hot Chocolate Truck, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Red Cross Coffee and Hot Chocolate Truck, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

60th Street Looking East From Park Avenue, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Madison Avenue Looking North From 60th Street, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Fifth Avenue Looking South From 60th Street, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Transit Strike Information Flier, Columbus Circle Subway Station, Central Park South and Eighth Avenue Entrance, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Shuttered Entrance, Columbus Circle Subway Station, 57th Street and Eighth Avenue, NW Corner Entrance, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Striking Transit Employees, Power Command Center, 333 West 53rd Street, December 21, 2005

Striking Transit Employees, Power Command Center, 333 West 53rd Street, December 21, 2005

Striking Transit Employees, Power Command Center, 333 West 53rd Street, December 21, 2005

South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Midtown Manhattan Skyline from the South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Roosevelt Island from the South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Lower Level of the Queensboro Bridge from the South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

Manhattan Skyline from the South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

21st Street-Van Alst Subway Station, Transit Strike, December 21, 2005

South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

Skyline from the South Side of the Queensboro Bridge, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

Fifth Avenue Notice, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

Grand Central-42nd Street Subway Station, Lexington Avenue Entrance, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

Grand Hyatt New York,  Park Avenue at Grand Central Terminal, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

TWU Local 100 "It's On!!!" Sticker, 42nd Street Across From Grand Central Terminal, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

News Trucks in front of Grand Central Terminal, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

Grand Central-42nd Street Subway Station, Grand Central Terminal Entrance, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

Bicycles Parked at 280 Park Avenue, Transit Strike, December 22, 2005

New York Post Cover, December 21, 2005 Daily News Cover, December 21, 2005

"I Survived The New York City Transit Strike 2005" T-Shirt, Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan


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TWU Local100 Blog
Transport Workers Union Local 100
MTA Strike Contingency Plan
"Coping With The Strike," Gotham Gazette, December 20, 2005
"A Declaration Of War!" Blog Entry, December 8, 2005
"You're Doing What Because Of Why?" Blog Entry, December 9, 2005
"Sure, Because All Of My Friends Live In Midtown" Blog Entry, December 9, 2005
"Underground Kabuki Theater" Blog Entry, December 12, 2005
"What Do We Want? Strontract!" Blog Entry, December 12, 2005
"One Miiiillion Dollars!" Blog Entry, December 14, 2005
"'Til Tuesday" Blog Entry, December 16, 2005
"Has It Really Come Down To A Three-Day Weekend?" Blog Entry, December 19, 2005
"Well, Well, Well!" Blog Entry, December 20, 2005
"The New York Times Takes A Bold Stand" Blog Entry, December 20, 2005
"Respect My Frozen Ass" Blog Entry, December 20, 2005
"Disable Comments! Disable Comments!" Blog Entry, December 20, 2005
"You Win" Blog Entry, December 21, 2005
"Strike: Day Two" Blog Entry, December 21, 2005
"Complete Odds" Blog Entry, December 21, 2005
"Welcome Aboard" Blog Entry, December 21, 2005
"I'm Still Freezing My Balls Off" Blog Entry, December 21, 2005
"Why Not Just Fire Them?" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"Standing With The Working Man By Fucking Over The Working Man" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"Look, The Race Card!" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"On The Subject Of 'Inconveniences'" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"Is There Some Light At The End Of This Stinky, Piss-Filled Tunnel?" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"Stockholm Syndrome" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"I'm Pretty Sure They're Kidding But It's Not Fucking Funny" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"I Declare The Strike Is Over" Blog Entry, December 22, 2005
"Three Days Later, Right Back Where We Started" Blog Entry, December 23, 2005
"And Your Point Was What?" Blog Entry, December 23, 2005
"It's Beginning To And Back Again" Blog Entry, December 23, 2005
"Here Are My Wings . . . Please Clip Them" Blog Entry, December 23, 2005
"Principled, Altruistic And Totally Inexplicable" Blog Entry, December 27, 2005
"What Was That About Again? No, Seriously . . ." Blog Entry, December 28, 2005
"There's More Righteous Daily News Outrage Where That Came From" Blog Entry, December 29, 2005
"Piqued Post Pans Prodigious Payback Proscribed Picket Precipitated" Blog Entry, December 30, 2005
"And Pataki, Keep In Mind, Has Nothing To Lose" Blog Entry, December 30, 2005
"Back-Room And Smoke-Filled" Blog Entry, December 30, 2005
"Maybe You Assumed This Strike Thing Was Over?" Blog Entry, January 2, 2006
"Please Just Make It Go Away" Blog Entry, January 3, 2006
"Blame Bush For 'Bring It On' Bluster" Blog Entry, January 3, 2006
"That's America" Blog Entry, January 5, 2006
"Crazy Like R. Kelly Crazy . . . Like A Fox!" Blog Entry, January 5, 2006
"Two Faced All The Way" Blog Entry, January 6, 2006
"That's What Happens When You Have Seven Vice Presidents" Blog Entry, January 19, 2006
"Believe It Or Not, Every Vote Does Count!" Blog Entry, January 20, 2006
"Money Well Spent" Blog Entry, January 23, 2006
"What Do We Want? A Straight-Up Vote Without The Possibility Of Binding Arbitration! When Do We Want It? Now!" Blog Entry, January 24, 2006
"Peace Is Never Dead Because People Want Peace" Blog Entry, January 26, 2006
"Totally Tuggish" Blog Entry, January 27, 2006
"The Only Arithmetic He Ever Got Was Hearing The Referee Count Up To Ten" Blog Entry, January 31, 2006
"Take A Mulligan!" Blog Entry, February 6, 2006
"Yes, That Labor Dispute Thing" Blog Entry, February 24, 2006
"TWU Officials To Avoid Jail" Blog Entry, March 2, 2006
"Did I Say 'Grassroots'? It's Basically Grassroots -- Or Grassroots Enough" Blog Entry, March 7, 2006
"Shorter Strike News . . . Because No One Really Cares Until Something Newsworthy Actually Happens (Although, Granted, That's What Got Us Into This Predicament In The First Place)" Blog Entry, March 15, 2006
"I Barely Skimmed The Latest On The Transport Workers Union Contract So You Don't Have To Barely Skim It" Blog Entry, March 21, 2006
"About The Only Thing This Does Is Afford The Post One More Opportunity To Poke Fun At Roger Toussaint With A Snarky Headline" Blog Entry, March 24, 2006
"Only If You Care" Blog Entry, April 5, 2006
"He'd Be A Martyr At This Point If Only Anyone Actually Cared" Blog Entry, April 11, 2006
"How Did That Strike Work Out For You?" Blog Entry, April 17, 2006
"TWU Fined $2.5 Million For Its Illegal Strike" Blog Entry, April 18, 2006
"As Usual, If You Still Care . . ." Blog Entry, April 19, 2006
"Free Roger!" Blog Entry, April 21, 2006
"Party On" Blog Entry, April 24, 2006
"No Toussaint, No Peace! No Contract . . . Uh, What Contract?" Blog Entry, April 25, 2006
"Roger Toussaint On The Quickest Way To Unmartyr Yourself" Blog Entry, April 28, 2006
"Cue Lame Hardball Reference" Blog Entry, May 24, 2006
"And Those Are The Whitest Shoes You Can Buy" Blog Entry, May 30, 2006
"Arbitrator-Shmarbitrator" Blog Entry, June 5, 2006
"'Whatever Happened To . . . ?' Subway Workers' Contract Edition" Blog Entry, August 4, 2006
"Transit Worker Contract On Hold . . . Again" Blog Entry, August 14, 2006
"Deal By December" Blog Entry, September 21, 2006
"You Saw The Concert, Now Buy The Tour Shirt" Blog Entry, October 5, 2006
"One Year Later" Blog Entry, December 15, 2006
"Cue Merrie Melodies Closing Title And Fade Out!" Blog Entry, December 18, 2006
"On The Usefulness Of Automatic Checkoffs" Blog Entry, June 8, 2007
"The City Of No Fun" Blog Entry, January 7, 2009
"You Can't Scare Me, I'm Sticking To The Union, I'm Sticking To The Union 'Til The Day I Die" Blog Entry, December 1, 2009

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