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who cares about Yankee fans.,,,,Willie Brown should be ashamed of himself sorta reminds me of the Baltimore Colts leaving Baltimore in the middle of the night..under cover
I think SEPTA should insist as part of this settlement that there be a single union representing all of its employees, whether they work in the city part of the system or the sub-urban part of the system.
The TWU screwed up in the way it went on strike. They should have sent out a mass warning like 3 hours before they actually walked, and sent a press release to the media explaining why they are walking away from the table. The TWU lost whatever public, and political support they might have had before the strike.
You expected better from a unoin that is making demands representing un skilled labor, whether they admitted or not, in a down economy, where people would flock to have those jobs at less than their current contract, from an agency losing money. Hmmm
A court order is required to safeguard the public health by ordering all workers back to work and negotiations supervised by a judge until a settlement is reached. Legislative action must be taken to bar transit workers from striking and to treat them like police and firemen who are not permitted to strike at all. This provision can be extended to public servants and teachers as well. The right to strike while employed in a public capacity should not be a right lightly taken at a moment's whim. If they are not happy, tell them to look for jobs in the private sector.
The economic lesson is the same everywhere. The more valuable your service, the more you should get paid and the better your benefits should be. With the transit workers on strike and those passengers forced to find other means to get around, how valuable is the service they provide to you?
Want to show the union that they're barking up the wrong tree? Deal with the traffic congestion with a smile. And when the strike is over, don't use public transportation. Continue to drive and sit in traffic. That'll show them.
I guess it would've been better if SEPTA struck at noon leaving tens of thousands stranded at work.
What lunatic fringe would have the TWU rank and file walk out of well paying, secure jobs in this economy? A union run by a gang like this who would frame their SEPTA negotiations within the context of Dr Martin Luther King's historical civil rights efforts obviously cares neither for their rank and file or their ridership. This is about small personalities with a sense of victimhood and entitlement exacting revenge because they were not "rewarded" for keeping their workers on the job during the World Series. One can only feel sorry for the TWU workers who have to endure such self destructive behavior on the part of their leaders (even though they voted these guys in to those positions). I hope the drivers make their voices heard loud and clear.
I find it impossible to have sympathy for the SEPTA strikers. The offer they have of 11.5% pay increase over 5 yrs with an 11% increase in pension contributions, no additional healthcare contributions, and a $1250 signing bonus is VERY generous considering the economic climate. Try getting anything close to that in a private company, or better yet, ask the people who are unemployed how good that offer sounds. They are trying to get blood from a stone. Do they not pay attention when every year the subsidies have to increase to keep the system running? This is not a self-sustaining enterprise! How do they think these increases will be paid for in the future?
Then I heard this morning that they think SEPTA can pay more because of stimulus money. IDIOTS! The money is a one-time thing that funds projects, not payroll. Their demands of a 20% increase for 5 years with a 20% pension increase is ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS! Sorry guys, that's reality.
...union members are sheep. They pay dues so that their leaders can lead lavish lifestyles without actually doing any real work.
Yet more reasons to go non union...
You throw the dems. out and put in people who will stand up to the unions. Oh yes, this is philadelphia. They would be shot.
I'm as proud a Democratic voter as they come, but I don't stand with the union on this one at all.
My way of expressing appreciation for the TWU when service returns? I'll leave my garbage on the train.
The only thing worse than a union is its president. I hope the TWU ends up with NO jobs.
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