STRIKE!!, mta |
 Dec 20 2005, 12:53 PM
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 sacred beauty--  Group: Member Posts: 152 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 131,432  |
Today was the official start of the strike for MTA in New York.. So there are no buses, no trains.. Nada.. The transit workers have been tryin to negotiate with the MTA for improvements in healthcare, pensions and so on..This negotiation has been goin on for like 2 weeks and no agreement was made
 So now normal passengers have to carpool or walk to work, school and so forth. Mind you, it's like 30 degrees outside..  It's crazy..People are walking from manhattan to brooklyn (across bridges).. Taxis and Car Service are almost impossible to get.. Why is it so hard to reach an agreement? It's costing New York, businesses losts of money.. And the MTA is not offering anything different for the transit workers...
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Dec 20 2005, 07:47 PM
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 dakishimetainoni... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,322 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,318 |
QUOTE(salcha @ Dec 20 2005, 3:37 PM) That sucks. Maybe the students can start a strike against the strike.  how would that work? we already get free metro cards so it's not like they're losing lots of money. QUOTE(DaTru KataLYST @ Dec 20 2005, 4:33 PM) Sometimes its the city being selfish, but in this case the Union is being selfish. "Wahwahwah, we want dignity, we will make millions of people's lives miserable for the holidays to get dignity! wahwahwah. " There's your terrorists. QUOTE(yo pusha @ Dec 20 2005, 7:18 PM) the union is being selfish sucks huh? no school but you cant do anything either. lol the twu get paid 55k a year for doing nothing, letting women get raped, falling asleep in the booths, etc - and they are just being greedy. but hey, they realize that they got power and that new york cant live without them, so they are just doing it cause they can. the last time this happened i believe it lasted for 11 days. have fun new yorkers, hey its finals week too! oh excuse them for standing up for themselves. the MTA had this billion dollar surplus, they have the money to pass around. the strikers also want better health benefits and to raise the age of retirement. i am not one to let rape pass by unnoticed but sh*t happens. nothing is fool proof, they can't watch everyone 24/7. plus, they are being fined 1 million dollars a day so it's not like they're doing this just for the hell of it. |
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sin_lagrimas STRIKE!! Dec 20 2005, 12:53 PM
salcha That sucks. Maybe the students can start a strike ... Dec 20 2005, 03:37 PM Tribal J_Rome suuuucks for busriders Dec 20 2005, 03:42 PM silver rain Hmm, I agree that this is costing the city million... Dec 20 2005, 03:59 PM dahding ^^do you know my sister by any chance? i know that... Dec 20 2005, 04:26 PM
silver rain QUOTE(DaTru KataLYST @ Dec 20 2005, 4:33 PM)S... Dec 20 2005, 04:41 PM jooleeah Oooh. That sucks. Dec 20 2005, 04:26 PM DaTru KataLYST Sometimes its the city being selfish, but in this ... Dec 20 2005, 04:33 PM Shortiiex In one of my classes i had only 5 people..includin... Dec 20 2005, 07:17 PM Alk3 QUOTE(Shortiiex @ Dec 20 2005, 7:17 PM)In one... Dec 21 2005, 07:12 AM krnxswat QUOTE(Alk3 @ Dec 21 2005, 7:12 AM)Hah... in m... Dec 21 2005, 11:20 AM yo pusha the union is being selfish
sucks huh? no school b... Dec 20 2005, 07:18 PM yo pusha QUOTE(Chii @ Dec 20 2005, 4:47 PM)oh excuse t... Dec 20 2005, 08:28 PM celticsluvr i heard about that on the spanish channel, even th... Dec 20 2005, 09:21 PM sin_lagrimas oo things got a lil heated here for a second..lol.... Dec 20 2005, 10:06 PM Stately Lover Ugh that's terrible...I found this as well.
... Dec 21 2005, 01:20 AM sin_lagrimas honestly..its all just stupid.. there are other pe... Dec 21 2005, 10:00 AM gigiopolis Yeah, that was one of the first stories on the new... Dec 21 2005, 10:08 AM xnofearx I was heading over into the city in the morning an... Dec 21 2005, 11:24 AM not_your_average Ooh, I was wondering about you Eddie. Yeah, they d... Dec 21 2005, 12:32 PM DaTru KataLYST QUOTEWow... if you don't know what you're ... Dec 21 2005, 04:24 PM krnxswat QUOTE(DaTru KataLYST @ Dec 21 2005, 4:24 PM)B... Dec 21 2005, 04:28 PM yo pusha what better time to strike than the holiday season... Dec 21 2005, 07:00 PM BrandonSaunders This shit better end soon. There's no way I ca... Dec 21 2005, 07:25 PM mocassinsx29 QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Dec 21 2005, 7:25 PM)... Dec 21 2005, 09:28 PM annabel_x i got a 2hour delay from school..o.- Dec 21 2005, 08:16 PM Smoogrish Yeah, I'm just glad I don't live in New Yo... Dec 21 2005, 08:32 PM Asheia_Productions Buisnesses are not losing money on this. Only the... Dec 21 2005, 08:34 PM mipadi QUOTE(Asheia_Productions @ Dec 21 2005, 8:34 ... Dec 21 2005, 10:18 PM DaTru KataLYST wth is that union trying to do? Show they are impo... Dec 21 2005, 10:35 PM Miss Criss Oh! My friend told me about that. She's a ... Dec 22 2005, 04:30 AM |
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