A bus strike in Westchester, New York has been going on for more than 40 days with little headway. The Transport Workers Union is seeking to share health care costs with Liberty Lines Transit and to ensure that employees get all of the benefits they deserve at a reasonable retirement age. The Westchester legislature stepped in yesterday, ordering the two sides back to the bargaining table. Nick Unger, spokesperson for the union says his side has been willing to sit down for more than a month:

[Unger1]: We've been willing to sit down since the other side decided they had nothing to say.

In the New York Daily News Jerry D'Amore, president of Liberty Lines, accused the union of holding Westchester hostage. Unger says if anyone is holding the county hostage, it's management as they do all of their negotiating through the media. He added Liberty Lines has little to lose by ignoring the workers.

[Unger2]: Riders don't have buses, drivers don't have paychecks, families don't have healthcare and Liberty is still getting their service fee from the county.