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post #2181 of 90973
12/21/05 at 2:57pm
30750 and counting. Woohoo!!!!
post #2182 of 90973
12/21/05 at 3:49pm
Happy First Day of Winter!!!
congrats on the pink Boyd.
Good to see CK finally on top Green.
post #2183 of 90973
12/21/05 at 4:21pm
reps out.. woooo.
post #2184 of 90973
12/21/05 at 4:22pm
40724 and counting.....

I'm having a self imposed slow day at work. What can I say I'm a slacker and rep point watching is so much fun.
post #2185 of 90973
12/21/05 at 4:39pm
slow day at work? hehe. nice. it's boring here too.
post #2186 of 90973
12/21/05 at 4:45pm
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Originally Posted by jaycat
slow day at work? hehe. nice. it's boring here too.
Ditto... I had to walk to work today, about 4 miles in freezing and windy conditions. There was too much traffic and finding parking would have been impossible.

I don't know how I'm going to get home yet... gotta love NYC.
post #2187 of 90973
12/21/05 at 4:58pm
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Originally Posted by ms82xp
Ditto... I had to walk to work today, about 4 miles in freezing and windy conditions. There was too much traffic and finding parking would have been impossible.

I don't know how I'm going to get home yet... gotta love NYC.

Not sure if its right, but the striking workers are being docked 2 days pay for every 1 day they miss on strike. It was on the news this morning. Not sure how legal it is to do that. On NPR last night they also said a judge imposed a $1 million/day fine on the union for the strike. Sounds like one big mess.
post #2188 of 90973
12/21/05 at 5:42pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by CancerKiller
Not sure if its right, but the striking workers are being docked 2 days pay for every 1 day they miss on strike. It was on the news this morning. Not sure how legal it is to do that. On NPR last night they also said a judge imposed a $1 million/day fine on the union for the strike. Sounds like one big mess.


Yah, it sure does sound like a hell of a mess, and if you have ever been to NYC, then you know how important the public transport system is....but the other side of the coin.... is that you cannot expect people to work for next to nothing while the price of Gas, natural gas etc sky rockets...people need to feed their families, heat their homes and on and on....I grew up in a "union" family, my father was a union man and in those days, the unions had some power...now, it seems more and more that people are being asked to take cuts, while the cost of living continues to sky rocket.....I have little faith in the Gov't to do anything about this situitation, I do not see any senator or congressman voteing to take a pay cut, in fact, they just voted raises again for themselves.....the sad part is that this is going to get much worse, before it ever gets any better....imagine if the transport unions in all the major cities in the US were to strike at the same time...this country would be crippled and we all need to remember that the "blue collar" workers are truely the backbone of this nation


That having been said, Cancerkiller...your almost half way there...tomorrow should bring full pinkness into your life!!
post #2189 of 90973
12/21/05 at 5:52pm
yeah what's your count now, CK?
post #2190 of 90973
12/21/05 at 5:55pm
Work for next to nothing eh? The average income for MTA employees is around 55K. I have friends that work really hard and don't even make close to that, and don't have benefits.

The strike is illegal and the fines justifiable.
post #2191 of 90973
12/21/05 at 6:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by ms82xp
Ditto... I had to walk to work today, about 4 miles in freezing and windy conditions. There was too much traffic and finding parking would have been impossible.

I don't know how I'm going to get home yet... gotta love NYC.
Why don't you call in sick?
post #2192 of 90973
12/21/05 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by Hammerhead
Why don't you call in sick?
Because I'm not.

I will be out all of next week though... they can strike all they want then.
post #2193 of 90973
12/21/05 at 6:53pm
haha
post #2194 of 90973
12/21/05 at 7:16pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ms82xp
Work for next to nothing eh? The average income for MTA employees is around 55K. I have friends that work really hard and don't even make close to that, and don't have benefits.

The strike is illegal and the fines justifiable.

ms....your going to hate this but...55k is not much money in this day and age....but, if the strike is an illegal one, then the union should be fined and there is not a real good reason they cannot negociate, while the transit workers continue on the job...especially this time of the year and it will effect people that do not work for MTA...they should go back to work, try negociate a resolution
post #2195 of 90973
12/21/05 at 7:17pm
53451 and counting....
post #2196 of 90973
12/21/05 at 7:27pm
wow CK. that's like a 1000% increase, eh? didn't you start with 5k this morn?
post #2197 of 90973
12/21/05 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by nassaumike
ms....your going to hate this but...55k is not much money in this day and age
It sure isn't. Did you know that our police officers make less?

I know a lot of people who make under 50K a year and own homes, take care of families, and get by really well.

If you lived in New York and used the subways everyday you would see how incompetent most of the MTA employees are. They don't deserve any of their demands and should be happy they have jobs.

Well... I'm off. I have a nice walk home ahead of me.
post #2198 of 90973
12/21/05 at 7:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by ms82xp
If you lived in New York and used the subways everyday you would see how incompetent most of the MTA employees are. They don't deserve any of their demands and should be happy they have jobs.
Aye well u kno wat they say, greed will devour us all.
post #2199 of 90973
12/21/05 at 11:20pm
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Originally Posted by jaycat
wow CK. that's like a 1000% increase, eh? didn't you start with 5k this morn?

Yep. 55775 now.
post #2200 of 90973
12/22/05 at 1:17am
Out of rep for tonight, will check out during the day tomororw, I'm never on here when anyone else is...sucks balls.
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