51.   A nation-wide public utility strike on Tuesday caused severe traffic problems throughout the country when all mass transit workers walked off the job.

52.   And on Tuesday, responding to challenges brought by transit workers, ferry riders and local governments, King County Superior Court Judge Robert Alsdorf overturned the initiative.

53.   Attacks on drivers, often by bands of youths, have infuriated transit workers in many parts of France and led to scattered strikes in recent months.

54.   Bargaining between transit workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority took on new urgency Friday after unions promised a strike if there was no settlement.

55.   Bargaining between transit workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority came to a halt late Friday night, with both sides saying a strike appeared inevitable.

56.   But after double-digit arrests stemming from his various impersonations of transit workers, McCollum has reached a crossroad.

57.   Bus routes have been cut and transit workers have lost jobs as a result.

58.   But while support for striking transit workers has waned in recent months when it comes to salary disputes, many understood the reasons for the latest walkout.

59.   City police then returned the suspect to the platform where passengers and transit workers were milling about.

60.   Despite his overtures, public transit workers voted to continue their strike in union meetings throughout Frnace Wednesday.