State, City Put Pressure On Transit Workers: ; Striking Employees Face Possible Jail Time, Fines

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NEW YORK - New York commuters began Day 3 without subways and buses today, and 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."

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State, City Put Pressure On Transit Workers: ; Striking Employees Face Possible Jail Time, Fines

Early today, Toussaint was seen walking into the hotel where negotiators from the Metropolitan...

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