Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Drivers' strike strands New Yorkers with disabilities

As New York drivers of vans for those with disabilities went on strike this week over health care and wages, some 8,000 riders may have been stranded. "This strike is having a severe impact on people with disabilities throughout the city," said Michael Harris, a 23-year-old in a wheelchair who directs the Disabled Riders Coalition. NBC4/NewsChannel 4 (New York)/Associated Press

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