Showdown Looms As Washington Metro Workers Approve Strike

FORESTVILLE, Md. (AP) — After years without a new contract, the Washington Metro’s largest union has overwhelmingly authorized a strike, just as thousands of tourists arrive in the nation’s capital for this week’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Union leaders haven’t decided whether or when they’ll declare the strike. They’re waiting on a management response, expected Monday.
The Amalgamated Transit Union represents includes around 8,000 of Metro&rs