There has been progress in the contract talks between the Transit Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transit Authority, with both sides moving closer on the key issue of wages. However, Giuliani urged both sides to discontinue talk of a walkout and threatened to seek an injunction to keep transit workers from striking. If workers do walk off the job, Giuliani has promised to take legal action against the union under New York state's Taylor Law.
See "Progress reported in talks to avert New York transit strike", CNN, December 11, 1999