Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Images Of The News: Tuesday, 20 Dec. 2005

NEW YORK TRANSIT WORKERS UNION STRIKE

TWU STRIKE / TRANSIT STRIKE -- A sign is posted at the Times Square subway station the day after the Transit Workers Union Executive Board voted to reject the MTA's final offer and declare a strike effective immediately, shutting down all bus and subway service in New York City, December 20, 2005. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)
Traffic is seen along the Long Island Expressway approach to the Midtown Tunnel as the 11 a.m. four passenger requirement ended during the transit strike in New York, December 20, 2005. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
New York City police officers direct traffic on Second Ave. and 96th St. where they are allowing only cars with at least four passengers to continue into the heart of the city, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, in New York. Subways and buses ground to a halt Tuesday morning as transit workers walked off the job at the height of the holiday shopping and tourist season, forcing millions of riders to find new ways to get around. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Well past the usual rush hour commuters pack the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on December 20, 2005. New York transit workers walked off the job for the first time in 25 years, stranding millions of people who rely on the bus and subway system each day. REUTERS/Seth Wenig NOTE: Mouseover pictures for captions.
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