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This edition: When the Subways Stopped: The 2005 NYC Transit Strike


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Original tape date: December 12, 2025. First aired: January 5, 2026.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders takes a look back at the historic 2005 New York City transit strike on its 20th anniversary, with strike leader and former TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint, and Bill Herbert, Executive Director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. The three discuss the strike’s impact and legacy and the state of collective bargaining for public sector workers in New York City today.

Guest List

Bill Herbert Executive Director, National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Hunter College

Roger Toussaint Former President, Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100

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