New York City plagued with various strikes by public employees.
- In 1966, transit workers struck for 12 days, halting all subway and bus services.
- In 1968, striking sanitation workers let garbage pile up on the city streets for 9 days.
- In 1971, police officers refused to go on patrols for 6 days and fire fighters refused to perform nonemergency duties for a week.
These strikes involved disputes over wages, various benefits, and working conditions.
Later in 1975, New York City faced a financial crisis that was eventually helped by the federal government.
Anyway, I’m guessing that those transit workers, sanitation workers, police officers, and fire fighters weren’t demanding to be paid enough that would place them in the top 1% of income earners. Besides back in the late 60’s/early 70’s, the top 1% of income earners paid a much higher federal marginal income tax than since 1987.
New York City Plagued By Several Strikes
March 15, 2025 by Blogging For 20 Years • History • 0 Comments
New York City plagued with various strikes by public employees.
These strikes involved disputes over wages, various benefits, and working conditions.
Later in 1975, New York City faced a financial crisis that was eventually helped by the federal government.
Anyway, I’m guessing that those transit workers, sanitation workers, police officers, and fire fighters weren’t demanding to be paid enough that would place them in the top 1% of income earners. Besides back in the late 60’s/early 70’s, the top 1% of income earners paid a much higher federal marginal income tax than since 1987.