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The MacNeil/Lehrer Report
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New York transit workers, seeking a wage increase, move towards a strike. Union representative Barry Feinstein, Deputy Mayor Basil Patterson and Stephen Berger discuss the pressures on the city as unions negotiate while the budget runs a multi-million dollar deficit. A number of transit employees comment and dissatisfied riders protest poor service. Congress is skeptical of New York City borrowing. There is uncertainty about whether new funds will be available from the state of New York or from the Federal government.
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NewsHour Productions
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, New York City, New York City transit strike, Ed Koch, Barry Feinstein, Basil Paterson, Stephen Berger, John Lindsay, Jimmy Carter, Teamsters Union Local 237, Emergency Financial Control Board, labor negotiations, public transit, municipal finance, inflation, cost of living adjustment
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