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21-12-2005, 00:09

Can we get this Judge and give him a job here. Man, wouldn't you just love to see the likes of ILDA/NBRU get this kind of treatment next time they are sufferning from "stress". This is the way to deal with this carry on. Nice one.

Court Fines NYC Transit Strikers $1M a Day
AP - 23 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Commuters trudged through the freezing cold, rode bicycles and shared cabs Tuesday as New York's bus and subway workers went on strike for the first time in more than 25 years and stranded millions of riders at the height of the Christmas rush. A judge slapped the union with a $1 million-a-day fine. State Justice Theodore Jones leveled the sanction against the Transport Workers Union for violating a state law that bars public employees from going on strike. The city and state had asked Jones to hit the union with a "very potent fine."

PaulM · 21-12-2005, 09:25

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Originally Posted by Thomas Sheridan

that bars public employees from going on strike.

This is what we need more of.

microlicious · 21-12-2005, 10:18

Under the emergency measures, cars carrying fewer than four passengers were being turned away at bridges and tunnels into Manhattan.

They're being very practical.They're having police also issuing summonses besides turning people away. Bloomberg is emphasizing the idea of public service when referring to the strike and public transit. One of the complaints is that the workers feel unappreciated and disrespected by the public.....*looks away, whistles*... illegally striking in the freezing winter right before Christmas bringing sympathy to the TWU, hmmmmmmmm.

Thomas J Stamp · 21-12-2005, 10:33

there was a strike there about 25 years ago whcih led to the law being passed that they cannot go out on an all out strike. What is the nature of the dispute anyway? If there hasnt been any strikes or such for 25 years things must have been ok twixt the union and the city.

microlicious · 21-12-2005, 11:52

They want more money and they are also ticked about the Metropolitan Transit Authority wanting new workers to pay more for their healthcare benefits. The bit about how they feel disrespected by the public is just ridiculous, it's always really about money, none of the strikers truly gives a flying rats bum about the public. Breaking the Taylor Law to negotiate their contracts is not doing them any favors. Bloomberg is saying no negotiations till after they return to work.

21-12-2005, 12:12

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The bit about how they feel disrespected by the public is just ridiculous, it's always really about money, none of the strikers truly gives a flying rats bum about the public.

Here they use "stress" instead of feeling disrespected. I am sure the NBRU are taking note though.

21-12-2005, 00:09	#1
ThomasS Posts: n/a	New York, New York! Can we get this Judge and give him a job here. Man, wouldn't you just love to see the likes of ILDA/NBRU get this kind of treatment next time they are sufferning from "stress". This is the way to deal with this carry on. Nice one. Court Fines NYC Transit Strikers $1M a Day AP - 23 minutes ago NEW YORK - Commuters trudged through the freezing cold, rode bicycles and shared cabs Tuesday as New York's bus and subway workers went on strike for the first time in more than 25 years and stranded millions of riders at the height of the Christmas rush. A judge slapped the union with a $1 million-a-day fine. State Justice Theodore Jones leveled the sanction against the Transport Workers Union for violating a state law that bars public employees from going on strike. The city and state had asked Jones to hit the union with a "very potent fine."

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21-12-2005, 10:18	#3
microlicious New to the board Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Under the emergency measures, cars carrying fewer than four passengers were being turned away at bridges and tunnels into Manhattan. They're being very practical.They're having police also issuing summonses besides turning people away. Bloomberg is emphasizing the idea of public service when referring to the strike and public transit. One of the complaints is that the workers feel unappreciated and disrespected by the public.....looks away, whistles... illegally striking in the freezing winter right before Christmas bringing sympathy to the TWU, hmmmmmmmm.

21-12-2005, 10:33	#4
Thomas J Stamp Chairman/Publicity Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Home of Hurling Posts: 2,708	there was a strike there about 25 years ago whcih led to the law being passed that they cannot go out on an all out strike. What is the nature of the dispute anyway? If there hasnt been any strikes or such for 25 years things must have been ok twixt the union and the city.

21-12-2005, 11:52	#5
microlicious New to the board Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	They want more money and they are also ticked about the Metropolitan Transit Authority wanting new workers to pay more for their healthcare benefits. The bit about how they feel disrespected by the public is just ridiculous, it's always really about money, none of the strikers truly gives a flying rats bum about the public. Breaking the Taylor Law to negotiate their contracts is not doing them any favors. Bloomberg is saying no negotiations till after they return to work.