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Re: O. Roy Chalk attempt to buy 5th Avenue Coach |
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Posted by W.B. on Thu Dec 8 15:41:20 2022, in response to Re: O. Roy Chalk attempt to buy 5th Avenue Coach, posted by Allen45 on Sat Jun 18 14:45:07 2022. The seeds of their demise after the March 1 strike - Chalk or no Chalk - were planted during the 4-day (January 1-4, 1962) strike, in which Mayor Wagner ominously threatened FACL with the revocation of all their franchises if they did not return to the bargaining table with the TWU. (The settlement of that dispute was what led to the end of the free transfer policy which would remain in place up to the 1975 fare increase and the creation of the "Add-A-Ride" half-fare transfer system.)Come March 1 and the next strike, Wagner made good on his threat. (This, from New York Times articles of the period.) |
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