#transport-workers-union

#transport-workers-union

Twenty years after the subway stopped taking tokens, the transit workers who staff what many New Yorkers still call token booths are finally being set free.Starting Thursday, the roughly 2,300 clerks are taking on new roles providing customer service: They will walk around stations to help riders navigate the sprawling transit system and assist with OMNY, the fully digital tap-and-go payment screens that are replacing the yellow-and-blue MetroCard.

The last day in the latest stretch of railway strikes has begun, ending a run of almost four weeks of continuous disruption caused by industrial action over pay and working conditions.Only about one in five trains across Great Britain will run on Saturday as a 48-hour walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union concludes, with no early morning or evening services and a pared-back schedule on main intercity and urban lines.

Close UK strikes: Month of rail chaos begins with first 48-hour action, as nursing walkout looms Those travelling around Britain today have been warned to expect major disruption as 48-hour national train strikes entered a second day.Only one in five trains is expected to run today, adding to the passengers' travel woes ahead of the Christmas period.