New Yorkers are in their third day of commuting misery. Over seven million people depend on that city’s subways and buses. A State Supreme Court justice, calling the strike illegal under New York’s Taylor Law, ordered the union members back to work. The Taylor law provides penalties against striking public employee unions and their members. The judge imposed a $1 million fine for each day the transport workers union is on strike. Negotiations with a State mediator continued through the night and subways may start running again as early as this evening. But whatever happens, the strike has already had huge economic consequences. The City Comptroller estimates the cost to New York’s economy at $400 million the first day and $300 million for each subsequent weekday the transit workers are out. Some argue that essential public sector service providers should not be allowed to strike. Does such a law undercut worker’s negotiating position? Larry and his guest discuss the strike and how it applies to key unions in California and the rest of the country.