Bee Line Strike March 1

From the Westchester County DOT press releases:

Press Releases

CONTACT:
SUSAN TOLCHIN (914) 995-2932
VICTORIA HOCHMAN (914) 995-2950
BARBARA PETERS-DEMEO
PUBLIC WORKS (914) 995-2271

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2005
COUNTY PUTS CONTINGENCY PLANS IN PLACE IN CASE OF BUS STRIKE
Encourages TWU and Liberty Lines to reach settlement before contract expires

Westchester County has put into place contingency plans in the event of a strike by the Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 against the county’s bus contractor, Liberty Lines.

Liberty’s contract with its 582 drivers and mechanics expires at midnight on February 28th. If workers strike, there would be no Bee-Line bus service, affecting the more than 89,000 residents who ride the system daily.

The county, which is not involved in the negotiations, encourages both Liberty Lines and the TWU to reach an amicable agreement that is fair to both the union members and the county taxpayers, and one that would not lead to an increase in fares.


In the event of a strike, the county has made arrangements for park and ride lots for carpooling, and will provide information about alternative Metro North service. Riders are asked to call the Bee-Line Information Center at
(914) 813-7777 or
visit the web page at www.westchestergov.com for the latest information.
The following park and ride lots will be available free of charge in the event of a strike:
CARPOOL SITES
Glen Island Park

County Area	Location	Access	Spaces
South	Sprain Ridge Park Greenburgh	Sprain Brk. Pkwy. (North or southbound): exit at Jackson Ave., west on Jackson Ave. to Park	325
	Tibbets Brook Park Yonkers	Cross County Pkwy. (East or westbound): exit at Yonkers Ave., east on Yonkers Ave. to Midland Ave. south on Midland Ave, to Park	285
I-95 (North or south- bound): exit at Main St., north on Main St. To Weyman Ave., east on Weyman Ave. to Glen Island Approach Road 925 Central Playland, Rye I-95 (North or south-Bound): exit at Playland Pkwy., east on Pkwy. to Playland 2,000 Kingsland Pt. Park Rt. 9 to Pierson Ave. In North Tarrytown: west on Pierson Ave. to Park 300 Saxon Woods Pool Hutchinson River Pkwy. (North) Exit Mamaroneck Ave., left turn Mamaroneck (South): right turn Mamaroneck Ave., left to pool 100 North Croton Point Park Route 9 (North or south Bound): exit at Croton Point Ave., west on Croton Point Ave. to Park 420 Roosevelt State Park, Yorktown Lot 1-off Taconic Pkwy. Taconic Pkwy. (North or southbound): exit at FDR State Park for Lot 1. 200

CONTACT:
SUSAN TOLCHIN (914) 995-2932
RICHARD STILLER (914) 813-7776

If they strike, I'm not going to school. I ought to do one of those things like in cartoons where a man steps in the middle of an argument and makes it worse!

It's not that contingency plan is going to work.