The president of the transit workers' union, Roger Toussaint, made a surprise announcement last night that he would seek to submit the union's rejected contract to a new vote by the city's 33,700 subway and bus drivers. Mr. Toussaint voiced confidence that members of his union, Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, would ratify the deal, which they rejected in January by seven votes.
See "Union Chief Will Seek New Vote on Rejected Transit Contract", Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times, March 14, 2006