Gothamist: For the Umpteenth Time, Transit Workers Don't Want Arbitration

mister pink

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 22:03:22 -0500

The scores of violins playing for the NYU grads are making me deaf.

billtron

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:21:17 -0500

I find it odd that TWU disapproves of binding arbitration because it might not favor them while graduate student workers at NYU are trying to get the university to agree to any arbitration at all. As it stands, NYU is entirely unwilling to relinquish any control over the labor deal it has with 1000 of its workers. Oops my bad. Even though those 1000 people are working for the university, they aren't called workers because that's not their only relationship to the university. How patronizing. Imagine if TWU members weren't allowed to unionize because they took the subway or bus to work, which would make them primarily MTA passengers.

Subway Jared

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:53:12 -0500

I think the holiday discounts cost almost exactly the dollar amount the MTA is behind! Crazy.

Brightliner

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:32:23 -0500

Tough noogies, Rog. You gambled, you lost, now you'll have to let somebody else make the decisions for you. I hope the arbitrator really, really, REALLY sticks it to the union. 1% pay raise for each of the next 10 years sounds good to me.

timbnyc

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:54:26 -0500

That's pretty standard after a strike - those who cross the picket lines get punished. Even as genteel an organization as the baseball players union did it.

pugsley

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:31:18 -0500

Roger is overplaying his hand. A few weeks ago, when he stripped seniority and voting rights and tried to impose fines on TWU members that didn't participate in the strike he showed how desparate and mean-spirited he is.