2016 - Philadelphia
Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 234 ended a nearly weeklong strike just ahead of election day in November, according to NPR. The city saw an increase in Uber and Lyft services during the strike, according to the radio network.
2016 - Phoenix
Bus workers with Amalgamated Transit Union 1433 engaged Phoenix, Ariz., in an eight day strike of city contractor Transdev. Drivers voiced concerns over nine demands, including pay and bathroom breaks, according to The Arizona Republic.
2015 - Milwaukee
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union held a 72-hour work stoppage in summer 2015, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. As with the current strike in Dayton, the Milwaukee County Transit System offered drivers pay increases of 2 percent each year. Healthcare was also an issue in the Wisconsin city's transit strike.
2012 - Columbus
Drivers with the Transport Workers Union of America Local 208 shut down the Central Ohio Transit Authority for three days in summer 2012. The strike impacted the city's Red, White & Boom celebration of Independence Day, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
2005 - New York City
For two days, millions of transit riders were stranded when transit workers left the job in December 2005, right before Christmas. Workers and the Metropolitan Transit Authority disagreed over pension and wage increases, according to CBS New York.
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