TWU Prez Toussaint to the Pokey!

Damn - Transport Workers Union president Roger Toussaint has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for last December's transit strike. He was also fined $1,000. The TWU's Ed Watt and Darlyne Lawson were each fined $500 only. Other fines are still being determined (like whether or not the union itself will be reprimanded). We're sure some anti-TWU folks - and some of the TWU opposition faction - are happy with the ruling (remember all those "Jail Toussaint" opinion pieces?).

Photograph from NY1 during the Transit Strike - check out our Transit Strike coverage

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he's getting off too easy.

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No WAY! I never thought they'd have the balls to do it. Didn't the MTA say they didn't want to send him away?

Good, he and Littlejohn can make nice.

That fine is a joke. I though it should be $50,000 or something like that according to law.

Hope the union gets $3M fine. Otherwise, justice hasn't been served.

"Good, he and Littlejohn can make nice."

i can't believe the number of racists that read this site. :S where do you all come from? you're depressing.

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Only 5 comments? We've come a long way since December...

rilly all you non-union folks should just sit down and be quiet on this one. it's a union thang.

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Vanessa:

Please explain what is racist about that?

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