Originally posted by: waggy
wow amazing story of greed. just amazing.
i really can not beleive they want a 8% raise every year for 3 years! wow.
I hope they get fired. Crap like this is one reason i hate unions.
And now, the entire city of New York and its surrounding areas all hate unions. Unbelievable that they pull this $hit a week before the holidays. :| I really hope they don't think they're gaining any form of public support from this little stunt.
Basically, the way the public sees it - they are screwing millions of people who rely on public transportation to function - people who are now basically immobilized. Millions can't get to work, or anywhere for that matter. They are essentially taking the holidays away from those who must travel to be with loved ones.
They know that they have the city by the balls, and are basically using that power to attempt to extort money out of it, and get the city to capitulate to their ridiculous demands. People aren't stupid - they see all of this, and know exactly what's going on. I really do hope it comes back to bite the MTA officials in their greedy ass - in the form of everyone calling for their heads on a pike.
As an aside, does anyone see parallels with the UAW and GM in all of this?
This is fvcking unbelievable.
EDIT: I'm thinking I *may* be OK - I live with an NYC cop. If he's going to work on Friday morning...I may be able to hitch a ride. I'm sure he's got ways around the carpool restrictions.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed...
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