NEW YORK — A union representing Metro-North Railroad employees has handed out flyers to commuters and placed ads in local newspapers warning of a potential strike as soon as September, the newspaper The Hour reports.
Members of two locals of Transportation Workers Union, which represents approximately 600 inspectors, mechanics, and coach cleaners, voted last month to authorize a strike following the conclusion of current negotations involving the National Mediations Board. Since then, union members have handed out flyers at Grand Central Terminal and in New Haven, and taken out ads in three newspapers saying the railroad is “on the express track” toward a strike.
Union President John Samuelson claimed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking to add a contract clause that would allow it to amend any agreement in the event of a financial downturn, and said the union would strike before accepting such a deal. The MTA told
Metro-North has not seen a strike since a six-week walkout by conductors and trainment in 1983.
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