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Wow...excellent stuff Ms Flowers. Let's not forget the medical coverage for erectile dysfunction!
Fire them all - plenty of non-skilled workers looking for work out there!
actually, $50,000 a year isn't that much when you're raising kids, saving for retirement, and paying a mortgage.
and it's awfully funny to see someone from a high-paid field, a lawyer, looking down her nose at blue collar workers.also funny to see the woman who claims "my words didn't kill george tiller" calling for violence against transit workers. way to raise the discourse.
Once again, Ms. Flowers nails it! She needs to become a daily columnist!!!!
A masterpiece, Flowers. I live in South Philly and must walk to my work in Center City. I have also spent time in New York and Boston, cities that have subway sytems. I may be a Democrat, but I have lost respect for unions that disrupt. This union falls in this category and you are right on the mark in our common view of the Transit Workers Union.
Next time you play the outraged populist, leave out the part about not thinking twice about paying for a thirty block cab ride. And may we have a look at your paycheck too? We would like to compare it to Septa workers. Next time management screws you, who will you blame in print? Of course, the internet. Your bosses love employees like you.
Brendan - unless someone corrects me the $50K/yr includes the monies paid for all their benefits -- If Christine were less "Conveniently Blue Collar" I would agree with some of her observations. Her opening sentance is similar to a failed school teacher's comments last evening. Both of them share the same concern for the working class,,, it's nice to use them when you want to attack someone else. When the workers Christine is so concerned about hope for a fair chance to a living wage, or Health Care Coverage for them or their children, Christine abandon her Dorothy Day Populist Tweed, and go with the Frenchie Marie Antionette Parisian "Let them eat Cake" attitude.
Excellent column. Great stuff here. It speaks the truth.
@ Brendan and his ilk--what of all the riders who make significantly less than $50K and rely on Septa to get to those jobs? And have to raise families on that money? Where's the sympathy for them? What of the riders who are far more educated and have real skills and still only make $50K? Where's the outrage on their behalf? Break this union. And stop voting straight Democrat for everything in this City. The unions back all of those Democrat politicians.
Philadelphia is a city of union thugs,for union thugs and by union thugs. The Democratic machine is run by union thug Brady. Why would anyone be surprised at the inordinate greed of these union members the politicians up to fast eddy Rendell are bought and paid for by the unions.
fantastic article Ms. Flowers.
Second try: Unlike Ms.Flowers, I have always been pro-union. But in this case, I can understand her anger. She is also right to include management as being at fault here. Why is it taking so long to negotiate a contract? This is not about class or mere inconvenience or having to walk three miles to work. (Sorry but I am still chuckling about the "375 funeral parlors" on Broad Street.) Many people depend on public transportation for frequent life-saving treatments like dialysis or radiation, and this is just not fair to them. Macte, Cristina, macte.
I actually agree with Christine this week. What this union is doing amounts to legalized extortion. I have no respect for union mentality. This is what your employer is offering. If you don't like the job, do something else. If it's not enough money for you, learn to live within your means. I don't see how it's your employer's problem if you have children to feed. We all make our own bed that we have to sleep in. Don't take your problems out on the rest of society.
Ms Flowers how much do you make? Could you survive making 52K a year? I support the union and it is their right to strike. Some of these people deal with a lot every day, if you don't think they do then try doing their jobs.
Ms. Flowers. You are self serving arrogant liar...I mean "lawyer." Labor did build this country and I don't need you in your ivory tower telling me that these people are out of line. Let me as you a question? Did the average working bus driver cause this economic collapse? The answer is no! Greedy, Greedy corporate trash who "needed" the extra money to buy another yacht or another BMW or another vacation house caused this collapse through being dishonest and unethical in their dealings. What did the bus driver do? He carted their butts to 30th street station everyday so they could go to wall street and rape and pillage the American "working stiff." It's always the greedy working man and unions bringing down companies in the eyes of people like you. The "greed" these people have is so they can support their families and send their kids to college and maybe retire with a little dignity. I'll make a deal with you, when the people at the top of these companies start taking it in the backside, than I'll start pointing fingers at the bus driver making 52K a year. You better believe the people at the top of corporate America are still receiving their incentives and bonuses...when they caused this whole thing to crumble. I ask you one more time...what did the bus driver making 52K a year have to do with the greatest economic collapse in 72 years? Nothing...let's start point blame in other areas...it isn't their fault the unemployment rate is as high as it's ever been. Write me a column about greed in corporate American and then maybe I will respect your opinion. Until then you are a joke.
Oh and before you accuse me of being a “union pig”…I would like you to know that I am an IT Consultant who has a salary doubles that of union bus driver with a masters degree. Unfortunately, most of the people driving the buses don’t have degrees as protection to find other jobs in hard economic times. Get a clue.
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