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Johnywolf Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:09 PM
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MTA strike possible on Friday!
This is an outrage! People might not be able to get to work on time!
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:11 AM
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1. Outrage? I sympathize with the transit workers.
Except now it's past midnight and no one bothered to announce anything - that bugs me.
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LeftNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 10:18 AM
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2. I would sympathize with them
if the majority of them weren't so friggin' rude. I have yet to meet a nice MTA worker that sits in the token booths. 8% increases per year for the next 3 is a bit outrageous. Im all for unions but this is ridiculous.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:37 PM
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3. Transit Queens? Buy too much gold too? How ridiculous is that?
Envy those poor people? No booth worker was ever rude to me.
That's why sharks like Bloomberg get by in our city - we're too busy tearing eachother down to bother voting.
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LeftNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:10 PM
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4. Please they make almost double what I make...nt
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:34 PM
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5. How dare they? Kill the bastards! They should hand it all to Blue Cross
How easily they manipulate you!
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LeftNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:56 PM
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6. Dude please...I am going to demand an 8% increase at my job...nt
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 04:28 PM
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7. I hope you get it!
No kidding.
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LeftNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 04:44 PM
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8. Thanks...Its doubtful though
I work in non-profit...
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nick303 Donating Member (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 06:27 PM
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9. I think there is a problem with priorities
The MTA is currently spending too much on construction that is not essential (i.e. the N/R transfer to the 1 at South Ferry), as well as on the "holiday discounts". No way is that paying for itself. I would even doubt any economic activity it would generate is making up for it.

The vast majority of MTA riders are daily commuters, tourists aren't going to decide to go to NY because there is a discount on metro cards.

As for the transit workers, sure the money would be better spent on them than the aforementioned projects, but 8% a year? How many people get that kind of raise, especially in that kind of work?
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 09:32 PM
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10. I think the MTA is spending on bonuses. I had not heard that they
cannot afford those raises - they didn't claim it. It's just mean greed - the era of Bushco.
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