~pperalta

It looks like the pending transit strike in New York is causing all sorts of anxiety among New Yorkers. Today the New York Times reported that no deal had been struck at the end of the current contract; as a result the TWU plans to call a strike with two private bus companies in Queens, Triboro and Jamaica Buses, Inc.. The reason is because these routes have not been taken over by the city yet, thus the Taylor Law does not apply to them. One side effect of this that nobody in the media has mentioned yet (and the first thing that came to mind) is that these buses serve many areas that are not exactly affluent. It is somewhat ironic that this strike would affect primarily working and lower class citizens. Queens residents in the middle class and higher are much more likely to own a car, unlike their Manhattan counterparts.