[2] The strike led to the passage of the Taylor Law, which redefined the rights and limitations of unions for public employees in New York.
The strike effectively ended all service on the subway and buses in the city, affecting millions of commuters.
Despite his trouble in this area he eventually found his place getting involved in activist groups such as the Clan na Gael.
[3] By the time Lindsay ran for re-election in 1969 as the candidate of the Liberal Party of New York, he had made his peace with the public sector unions, and ultimately won their support.
The day of Mayor Lindsay’s inauguration State Supreme Court justice George Tilzer issued an attempt to prohibit the strike from taking place.
In response during a meeting with his bargaining committee, Quill stated to the mayor “You are nothing but a juvenile, a lightweight, and a pipsqueak.
You don't know anything about labor unions.” [8] The TWU felt Lindsay did not care about blue collar workers and held a very belittling attitude towards members of the union.
Lindsay felt he was doing the working class a favor and neglected to make any strong bargaining attempts.
The TWU demands consisted of a 30 percent raise, a 32 hour, 4 day week, retirement at half pay after 25 years, and better pension benefits.
Immediately before his arrest he told reporters at the Americana Hotel "The judge can drop dead in his black robes.
I will not call off the strike.’” [9] Quill spent little time in jail: his poor health soon had him transferred to Bellevue Hospital and later to Mount Sinai Medical Hospital, leaving TWU Secretary-Treasurer Doug MacMahon (a close associate of Quill's, with him since the union's founding) to lead the strike.
The mediation team met on January 12 at the Americana hotel to share their proposal for terms to end the strike.
At 1:37 A.M. on January 13, Douglas MacMahon or the TWU's chief negotiator announced that the union was recommending settlement based on the mediators' proposals.
He gave a speech to the victorious strikers and another press conference at the Americana, but the apparent improvement in his health was an illusion: he died on January 28.
It was noted the subway lacked the usual chaos and fighting, with riders appearing extra civil.
The reason for such a quick restoration was due to a plan that was created by the MTA during the strike to allow a swift return to business.
In Transit : The Transport Workers Union in New York City, 1933-1966 : Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001.