Mass Transit Systems
NEW DELHI - After averting the embarrassment of having to delay the start of competition Wednesday because of a damaged track, organizers of the Commonwealth Games were dealing with a transit driver boycott.
PHILADELPHIA - Labor experts say striking transit workers in Philadelphia may have a tough time earning sympathy from riders who are losing their own jobs and taking salary cuts.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, stalling the city's bus, subway and trolley operations a day after the World Series shifted to New York and forcing commuters to scramble to find other ways to get to their destinations.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia transit system's largest union said that contract negotiations had broken down and its workers are on strike, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt before Tuesday morning's rush hour.
PHILADELPHIA - Negotiators for Philadelphia's transit agency and its largest union huddled Saturday in the shadow of an evening strike deadline by the union that could send workers walking off the job just before the start of Game 3 of the World Series.
