Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Newsday: Transit Strike Will Go For At Least One More Day
From Newsday:
Irene Cornell on WCBS-AM 880 reported that TWU Local 100 can only afford two days in fines before they will be bankrupted.
If that's the case, then this strike could be pretty short, especially since the parent union of TWU Local 100 has not sanctioned the strike and won't share in the fines.
So far there have been no new contract negotiations since the union called the strike at 3:00 AM this morning. NYC Educator wrote on his blog that Mayor Bloomberg told New Yorkers today there should be no new negotiations until the TWU ceases its strike.
So how does Bloomberg expect the strike to come to an end if there are no negotiations?
Oh, wait - I bet I know.
Bloomberg figures TWU members should just take whatever the MTA puts on the table because it's "probably a good offer," as he said last week on his radio program.
In other words, Bloomberg believes the TWU should take the crumbs from the power elite's table, stop whining, stop striking, and be glad they're being given crumbs at all.
Boy, this "ownership society" is fun!
A Brooklyn judge slapped the transit workers union with a $1 million a day fine and exposed an internal rift, as a mediation session aimed at stopping the walkout was slated for this afternoon.
But any prospects for a quick resolution were tempered by the rhetoric of striking workers, with Union President Roger Toussaint in televised reports saying the strike could stretch on for days.
"I think we will have the growing support of working men and women of New York," said the union leader. "I regret that the MTA, the mayor and the governor did not do their public duty to avoid this crisis."
Toussaint said he does not see the union sending workers back to their duties tomorrow, but maybe they will the next day, he said. He also said he is willing to return to the bargaining table tonight.
Irene Cornell on WCBS-AM 880 reported that TWU Local 100 can only afford two days in fines before they will be bankrupted.
If that's the case, then this strike could be pretty short, especially since the parent union of TWU Local 100 has not sanctioned the strike and won't share in the fines.
So far there have been no new contract negotiations since the union called the strike at 3:00 AM this morning. NYC Educator wrote on his blog that Mayor Bloomberg told New Yorkers today there should be no new negotiations until the TWU ceases its strike.
So how does Bloomberg expect the strike to come to an end if there are no negotiations?
Oh, wait - I bet I know.
Bloomberg figures TWU members should just take whatever the MTA puts on the table because it's "probably a good offer," as he said last week on his radio program.
In other words, Bloomberg believes the TWU should take the crumbs from the power elite's table, stop whining, stop striking, and be glad they're being given crumbs at all.
Boy, this "ownership society" is fun!
