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12-21-2005, 12:02 AM
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Re: NYC transit strike
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Actually, there is a state law in New York which does make it illegal for them to strike. [/ QUOTE ] Yes. An oppressive law. How can legitimately you force someone to labor against their will? [/ QUOTE ] They're not being forced to work. They simply aren't being allowed to strike. They have the freedom to quite their job if they don't want it. [/ QUOTE ] Is there another (oppressive) law preventing them from being fired if they "strike" (as opposed to "not showing up")? 
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12-21-2005, 01:22 AM
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Re: NYC transit strike
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Actually, there is a state law in New York which does make it illegal for them to strike. [/ QUOTE ] Yes. An oppressive law. How can legitimately you force someone to labor against their will? [/ QUOTE ] They're not being forced to work. They simply aren't being allowed to strike. They have the freedom to quite their job if they don't want it. [/ QUOTE ] Is there another (oppressive) law preventing them from being fired if they "strike" (as opposed to "not showing up")? [/ QUOTE ] I dont understand how this law is oppressive. A strike would cripple the economy of the city, thus the workers are not allowed to strike. Their salary increase demands are pretty damn steep if you ask me, they will never get what they demand.
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#3
12-21-2005, 02:11 AM
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I dont understand how this law is oppressive. A strike would cripple the economy of the city, thus the workers are not allowed to strike. Their salary increase demands are pretty damn steep if you ask me, they will never get what they demand. [/ QUOTE ] My understanding that the strike was mainly over pension and benefits.
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#4
12-21-2005, 03:08 AM
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Re: NYC transit strike
Not realy, initially they wanted 8% salary increase a year for 3 years. The MTA offered 3 percent, 4 percent and 3.5 percent, considerably lower than what the union demanded. The previous proposal included 3 percent raises each year.
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#5
12-21-2005, 03:13 AM
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Re: NYC transit strike
The city must have thought that because there are laws against striking in New York, that they can exploit the workers forever without any consequences.
I think it is repulsive that a state can have laws that punish workers to such a high magnitude.
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12-21-2005, 06:03 AM
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Re: NYC transit strike
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The city must have thought that because there are laws against striking in New York, that they can exploit the workers forever without any consequences. I think it is repulsive that a state can have laws that punish workers to such a high magnitude. [/ QUOTE ] The subway operators are being "exploited" at a current salary of $62,438 a year. Train conductors make $53,000. Subway booth clerks make $50,720. Bus drivers make $62,551. The increase in salary being asked for would push subway operators salaries up to $78,654 a year. Exploitation indeed. 
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#7
12-21-2005, 06:17 AM
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Re: NYC transit strike
Q.E.D.
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12-21-2005, 10:02 AM
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Re: NYC transit strike
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] The city must have thought that because there are laws against striking in New York, that they can exploit the workers forever without any consequences. I think it is repulsive that a state can have laws that punish workers to such a high magnitude. [/ QUOTE ] The subway operators are being "exploited" at a current salary of $62,438 a year. Train conductors make $53,000. Subway booth clerks make $50,720. Bus drivers make $62,551. The increase in salary being asked for would push subway operators salaries up to $78,654 a year. Exploitation indeed. [/ QUOTE ] How do these wages compare to other jobs in the NYC area? What about in relation to the cost of living in that area?
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