New York union goes to court over transit strike
As New Yorkers faced day three of a commute without subways and buses, union leaders faced a court date to explain why they shouldn’t be held in criminal contempt for halting the city’s mass transit system.
As legal and financial pressures mounted on the union, State Supreme Court Justice Theodore Jones ordered Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint and his deputies to appear in court today, warning jail time was a “distinct possibility”.
