Re: NYC Transit Strike: TWU declares series of strikes
 

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The law that apply here is the Taylor Law, which is a NY law. which forbids any state or municipal employee from striking.

There is another law that applies to federal employees that was enacted after the postal strike

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I think the Ty Law may also apply. The Ty Law is a cornerback for the Jets

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At first I was a neutral observer in this whole strike mess (although I was definitely secretly rooting for a strike for just today to make it a 3-day weekend).

Then I read that a subway cleaner makes about $40k/year, and a station agent makes over $50K (and both obviously get some very nice union benefits).

And that's when I realized that the MTA should just let the TWU walk off the job, and then turn around and hire 33,000 people in this city who would kill to make $40 G's for picking up trash or $50 G's for sitting in a box and reading a newspaper (or magazine, if that is your preference).

They'd probably fill all spots in about 24 hours.

Edit: I don't share this opinion on the bus drivers at ~ $63K. I think they should get a significant raise and deserve it. That's a tough-ass job. I'd never, ever, ever, want that job.

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Really? Bus Driver seems the best job of the three (the shittiness of the first is obvious and the second seems mind numbingly noring). It's also the highest paying. If I had to choose one of the three, call me Otto.

Re: NYC Transit Strike: TWU declares series of strikes
 

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I think the Ty Law may also apply. The Ty Law is a cornerback for the Jets


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Gold.

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If I had to choose one of the three, call me Orenthal the bus drivin' murderer

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Re: NYC Transit Strike: TWU declares series of strikes
 

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you think its fair that they should have to work with out contract and fair pay?

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Isn't it strange how many people, both union and non-union workers work without collective bargaining contracts and still get paid and receive benefits?

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Brilliant, JBB.

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you think its fair that they should have to work with out contract and fair pay?

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These arguments are retarded. No one has to work for less then fair pay. If they were getting paid less then they were worth they would quit and work somewhere else. Unions may have had a place when it was hard to move and single companies employed entire towns but now they just cause structural ineffeciencies and benefit no one in the long term.

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benefit no one in the long term.

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Try telling that to the union bosses. They get plenty of benefit from unions.

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this is bad news for those boys from coney...the warriors...good luck boppers.

rj