Came across this article about the 1979 strike that came out just before the misguided strike 0f 2013...
https://www.silive.com/news/2013/01/as_staten_island_city_brace_fo.html
But this Times article doesn't gloss over the violence the strike experienced ...
https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/22/archives/strikers-cut-tires-break-windows-to-disrupt-school-transportation.html