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Limited transit strike under way in NYCFull-fledged walkout could occur early Tuesday
 A passenger boards a Triboro Coach bus on Friday. Workers at Triboro went on strike early Monday. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTSNEW YORK (CNN) -- Workers at a pair of private New York bus lines went on strike early Monday -- the first steps in what could be the shutdown of the nation's largest public transportation system. With no new agreement in place and a 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday strike deadline set by the Transport Workers Union (TWU), another 33,000 transit workers could join the picket lines in less than 24 hours, knocking out all New York City transit lines. The Web site for TWU Local 100 announced the strike that will impact some 50,000 commuters in Queens and pull more than 700 workers off the job: "Strike Alert: NO BUSES MONDAY: Jamaica Bus and Triboro Coach on Strike." "We are proud to serve you every day," the announcement went on to say. "The last thing we want is to inconvenience you and your family at holiday time. We urge you make other arrangements for Monday and be aware that all buses and trains may be shut down on Tuesday." The limited strike came after Sunday bargaining sessions that produced little or no progress in the deadlocked labor talks. "Today was not fruitful and we are concerned about tomorrow," Metropolitan Transit Authority chief negotiator Gary Dellaverson said late Sunday. Key issues are remaining on the table such as health benefits, pensions and wages. A full-fledged transit strike, if it happens early Tuesday, would come during the last week of the Christmas shopping season and would sock the New York region's economy heavily reliant on buses and subways. The union and the transit authority have been working to avoid that scenario. Negotiations for new contracts for bus and subway workers reached an impasse early Friday after all-night bargaining past a midnight strike deadline. 
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