JAMAICA, Queens—Around 50 drivers, mechanics, and garage workers gathered for midnight picket duty here January 9 to kick off their strike against the Green Bus Lines and Command Bus. The 1,000 members of Amalgamated Transit Union locals 1179 and 1181 are demanding the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which is planning on taking over the private lines, guarantee health-care benefits and job security.

—ARRIN HAWKINS  
 
 
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