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sin_lagrimas
post Dec 20 2005, 12:53 PM
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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 ermm.gif So now normal passengers have to carpool or walk to work, school and so forth. Mind you, it's like 30 degrees outside.. cry.gif 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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post Dec 20 2005, 07:17 PM
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In one of my classes i had only 5 people..including me!!!
I thought it would be a short day..since it was a 2-hour delay..i it turned out to be a long empty day for me
 
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post Dec 21 2005, 07:12 AM
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QUOTE(Shortiiex @ Dec 20 2005, 7:17 PM)
In one of my classes i had only 5 people..including me!!!
I thought it would be a short day..since it was a 2-hour delay..i it turned out to be a long empty day for me
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Hah... in my school, the entire junior class fit in one classroom. About 1/10 of the school was there yesterday.

My school's in Manhattan & I live in Queens, so my friends and I decided to carpool (there's a 4 person minimum rule in effect)... It took us two hours to get there (it only takes me about 15 minutes to get there by train).

Right after 2nd period, we were all dismissed & were told that if the strike continues, we won't have school until after Christmas break.
 

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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
Chii   QUOTE(salcha @ Dec 20 2005, 3:37 PM)That suck...   Dec 20 2005, 07:47 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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