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MTA Strike (pg. 6)
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| ogvh5150 |
| quote: | Originally posted by phoenixBEBE
Union Leaders Tell Strikers To Go Back to Work
Let's hope and PRAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
wasn't too bad for me this morning...just walked around one LONG ASS BLOCK to go buy LIRR tickets...then ALL the way to the other end to wait on line to get up onto the platform. Im not looking forward to tonight, walking home in the cold -__- |
As of 2:25 PM ET the Executive Board of TWU 100 have yet to vote on calling off the strike. That article above is just wishful thinking. But unless a TWU official actually orders people back to work the strike will still continue. |
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| hitokiri |
its a done deal...
the strike is over.... an still no contract has been set toussaint has sold them out in the end.... imo the power has been shifted back to the managers yet again |
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| trunks1022 |
| quote: | Originally posted by hitokiri
its a done deal...
the strike is over.... an still no contract has been set toussaint has sold them out in the end.... imo the power has been shifted back to the managers yet again |
i'm not sure it's selling out the union. touissant got the point across. the mta didn't really try and negotiate this whole time. the union was given take it or leave it offers. i mean who runs a business like that. my bad, only someone who's run two businesses into the ground. |
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| hitokiri |
| nothing was set in stone basically they are right back where they started before the strike nowhere the power has shifted i mean granted the union has shown good faith the whole time from saying they will come back if tyhe pension was taken off and came off the strike what has the managment done in "good faith"? nothing BUT anyway if they don t like what the contract is what are they going to do go back on strike? i think not they lost that power and the public will be against them it doesn t make sense in my eyes... |
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| ogvh5150 |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
i'm not sure it's selling out the union. touissant got the point across. the mta didn't really try and negotiate this whole time. the union was given take it or leave it offers. i mean who runs a business like that. my bad, only someone who's run two businesses into the ground. |
You've been misinformed.
The TWU went on strike because the MTA illegally introduced pension reform into the negotiations which violates the Taylor Law (read previous posts for excerpts).
The TWU voted to end the strike and they did it according to VP Mooney of Stations "without details" and to "trust" Roger Toussaint. VP Mooney was held out of the negotiations recently. His department faces a major shift in the losses of token booth clerks and is one of 5 out of 7 VPs that are not aligned with Toussaint.
All those people are now working without a contract with no details as to where they are at the table until December 27th.
I have it on good authority that the following deal might happen:
In liue of dropping the pension the giveback will be a 1% contribution towards health care. This will set a dangerous precedent for the future.
Sure some people will say that this is ok but the word precedent is most likely not in their vocabulary. |
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| trunks1022 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ogvh5150
You've been misinformed.
The TWU went on strike because the MTA illegally introduced pension reform into the negotiations which violates the Taylor Law (read previous posts for excerpts).
The TWU voted to end the strike and they did it according to VP Mooney of Stations "without details" and to "trust" Roger Toussaint. VP Mooney was held out of the negotiations recently. His department faces a major shift in the losses of token booth clerks and is one of 5 out of 7 VPs that are not aligned with Toussaint.
All those people are now working without a contract with no details as to where they are at the table until December 27th.
I have it on good authority that the following deal might happen:
In liue of dropping the pension the giveback will be a 1% contribution towards health care. This will set a dangerous precedent for the future.
Sure some people will say that this is ok but the word precedent is most likely not in their vocabulary. |
yes i know the details of what happened, thanks. i was referring to kalikow with the business running into the ground reference |
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| ogvh5150 |
| Yes Kalikow who had personal bankruptcy AND bankrupted the NY Post. What a guy. |
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| BiG MiKE |
Will it be a problem for me to head into the City tomorrow night?
I'll be driving FYI. |
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| herc750iL |
| quote: | Originally posted by ogvh5150
How would you know? Have you ever had a unionized job? |
yes. I was basically forced to join the union and I hated it.
either way, I'm just glad its over. |
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| ogvh5150 |
You stayed at the job didn't you?
No one forced you to work. But instead you stayed and took the money. It's always about the money. "I hate the union but I don't mind taking home a really good paycheck". |
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| herc750iL |
| actually i quit after the interim period because they were forcing me to join. now i work at a union-free company, get paid much better with great benefits. further, the outlook for the company is excellent thanks in part to the absence of the union - and management and associates get along with each other extremely well. point proven. a non-union company will go much further these days than a union company. everyone involved will be happier: the shareholders, management, and associates. |
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| LinX |
| yay now when i hop on the bus im going to strangle the motha in bus driver.. the passengers are going on strike now! (with bats :D ) |
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