A judge has sentenced Transportation Workers Union head Roger Toussaint to ten days in jail for spearheading an illegal strike of the New York City transit system earlier this year.

William Weld is the first gubernatorial candidate with a reaction. His camp sent this out to reporters:

Bill Weld today applauded a judge's ruling to jail and fine Transit Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) President Roger Toussaint who called for an illegal strike that immobilized the city of New York for three days last December.

Weld said, "I applaud the judge's ruling. Mr. Toussaint not only broke the law but he also recklessly endangered the health and safety of each and every New Yorker. His actions were shameful, selfish, and illegal. The emotional and economic consequences from his intransigence were monumental and cost the city, and its residents, millions of dollars."

Weld also points out that the TWU is a significant backer of state Sen. David Paterson, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor and gubernatorial frontrunner Eliot Spitzer's running mate.

You can read Weld's full statement here.

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