If you've ever relied on public transport in a big city, you know how crucial it is to your daily life. But what happens when the very people who keep those trains and buses running consider stopping work?
Talk of an MTA strike is trending because contract negotiations between the MTA and its largest union are heating up, raising concerns for millions of New York commuters.
The Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU Local 100), representing about 40,000 subway and bus workers, is negotiating a new contract.