The strike was postponed after negotiators for both sides made a flurry of proposals and counterproposals. Though the two sides remain far apart, it was enough headway to keep hopes of a settlement alive for the next 24 hours.
A strike would directly impact about 450,000 Angelenos—-many of them Downtown office workers--who use buses or rail lines daily. But it would also have a ripple effect across the region, in part because the Teamsters and the rest of the 800,000-member AFL-CIO has pledged to honor any picket lines. That means shipments of everything from business supplies and overnight packages to food for restaurants and grocery stores could be interrupted.
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