Original sentence: Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, Local 726 (Staten Island) and Local 1056 (Queens) of the Amalgamated Transit Union stopped serving the tri-state area and surrounding regions, around 3am local time on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, after contract talks broke down during the night, and union negotiators left the bargaining table.The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike against the New York City commuters by several unions, representing the bulk of the Authority's work force
Edited sentence: Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, Local 726 (Staten Island) and Local 1056 (Queens) of the Amalgamated Transit Unionabondoned resident s of the tri state area and surrounding regions, around 3am local time on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, after contract talks broke down during the night, and union negotiators left the bargaining table.The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike against the New York City commuters by several greedy unions, representing the bulk of the Authority's work force