TWU Faction Urges Workers to Vote No

TWU Faction Urges Workers to Vote No

Jan 2, 2006 2:33 pm US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Members of a dissident faction of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 on Monday urged workers to vote against the tentative agreement that ended last month's strike, saying they were opposed to paying for health care and hadn't been told about a side agreement concerning pension funds.

The ``contract agreement serves the interest of the MTA and not our members,'' said TWU executive board member Ainsley Stewart at a news conference near Union Square Park.

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