NYC workers strike

[ferlo]

Get back to work or go to jail, sure that's legal. They stole their candy and now their panties are bunched like never before. BTW, who was Taylor, let me guess, a guy/politician who owned a majority stake in a transportation company?

If nobody ever takes a stand, we will have two classes in this country again. The ultra rich, and those that serve.

 

[pilotyip]

You are still missing the point, if somehow all the pilots walked off the job, union, non-union, everyone and forced a 100% increase in wages, more days off and a 1:1 duty rig, those costs would be passed along to the flying public. The flying public would make other choices, a good percentage would not fly they would drive, take a bus, or stay home. There would be a lot less airplanes flying, a lot less jobs, and a few pilots at the top would make out. The airlines are not like NYC, the TWU as no completion, people can not make other choices they are the only way into and out of NYC. The walkout fantasy is like looking at the hottie on the beach, it is fun to imagine

 

[ferlo]

So because people need to take the bus, the driver has no rights? They weild this guilt over his head and expect him to ingest whatever they want to cram down his throat, or pull out of his wallet? Because he drives the bus, he bears the burden. All they did was turn the table and put the burden on managment. Also, remember that a fair/equitable contract in the first place would have avoided all of this.

The bottom line is bloomberg wants to be the unchallenged master, and the thought of the peasants dictating anything to him, is so reprehensible, he would obviously rather cost the citizens 400 million a day, then be reasonable with the TWU. The blame for this rests on the commander. Bloomberg caused this, not a bus driver. As far as "you better obey the law" is concerned, recall that it was the law for a long long time that blacks had to be segregated. Just because it's in writing does not make it right. I guess that's obvious to those of us with a keen sense of justice and common sense.

 

[pipejockey]

Against the law to strike?? WHAT? My question is this; why should any labor group be forced to work without a contract. The MTA had plenty of time to present something acceptable. No contract, no work!! I think the MTA thought they were dealing with airline workers, pilots in particular. But as it turns out they were dealing with the TWU as they quickly learned, a far cry from the likes of airline pilots who don't dare challenge management.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Against the law to strike?? WHAT? My question is this; why should any labor group be forced to work without a contract. The MTA had plenty of time to present something acceptable. No contract, no work!! I think the MTA thought they were dealing with airline workers, pilots in particular. But as it turns out they were dealing with the TWU as they quickly learned, a far cry from the likes of airline pilots who don't dare challenge management.

Remember PATCO? Reagan went after them with a vengeance. He not only fired them but went after their benefits (they became ineligible for welfare.)
Of course, his VP Bush I was in bed with Frank Lorenzo, too, but that's a different can o' worms.

 

[pipejockey]

Yes I do remember, and it was unconscionable! As I believe I said before, peoples wages should be based, in part, on the importance their job has to society. If all the lawyers walked of the job, life would go on and few would feel any inconvienience, it actually might be a breathe of fresh air! Same goes for accountants, their absence for a week would be of no consequence. Also football players and the like. The economy would keep on plugging along without even noticing every athlete just walked of the job. Remember the Hockey strike-lockout last year? All of these million dollar fools are of no conseqence to society. Now take a week long strike by every ailrline pilot in the country, and many things would come to a standstill, the economy would be staggered. It would take people days to go from NYC to LA. All of our time critical freight would take days to get to where it is going. Ahhh, it would be glorious!!!