pattern bargaining.</p> <h2>Pattern Bargaining and the TWU's Shadow</h2> <p>The LIRR settlement will likely set the template for the MTA's other labor deals. The New York City Transit Authority, the MTA's biggest agency, is currently negotiating with TWU Local 100, which represents about 40,000 subway and bus workers. Their contract expired this month, and they are watching the LIRR talks closely.
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