N.Y. strikers fined $U.S.1M

Press, 10 April 1980, Page 9

N.Y. strikers fined $U.S.1M

NZPA-Reuter New York ' i A judge yesterday im-‘ posed a SUSIM fine on the i unions representing 33,500 New York City transport; • workers who walked off! I their jobs nine days ago,; ■■ halting’ America’s biggest ! public transit system. J But, after the state Su-: •.preme Court judge. John' ■•Monteleone, imposed the >ifine and ordered that it be ripaid within a week, union, leaders vowed that the j I strike would continue. i! The judge declared that J the strike by branches of the, ; Transport Workers’ Union' •and the Amalgamated Tran-

sit Union was illegal, and isaid he would impose more ■ fines if the walk-out did not end immediately. The strike has forced millions of New Yorkers and ‘commuters to find alternative means of getting to work. The city’s streets have been jammed with extra cars, bicyclists. joggers, skaters, hitchhikers, and walkers since the walk-out on April 1. Judge Monteleone's order came after several days of hearings to determine if the strike violated New York state’s Tavlor law, which ‘prohibits strikes by public 'employees.