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With his back against the wall as his union's resources having been dried out, Transit Workers Union President Roger Toussaint has sworn in a court affidavit that transit workers have no intention of going on strike again "now or in the future." The affidavit was filed in hopes to have the union's automatic due payments restored, a privilege taken away after the TWU's illegal strike in 2005, a penalty that has cost it millions.
Toussaint's pledge not to strike appears to be enough for the city to allow the automatic payment to return. While it cannot absolutely guarantee that another strike could be averted in the future, a Bloomberg lawyer made it clear that another strike would bring on even steeper penalties for the TWU. Speaking on behalf of New York City Transit, Andrew Cuomo also said he would not oppose reinstatement of the payment. A hearing on the matter will take place in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn tomorrow.
The promise not to strike is one of the few times Toussaint has eaten crow, generally being prone to a fierce bravado throughout the 60-hour strike and even after he was thrown in jail for four days following it. The Times speculates that it could put into jeopardy his chances for reelection as president of the union, up for a vote in June.
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The Taylor Law needs to be repealed.
Well, I have my Xooter, in case they do. I'm not being caught without wheels like last time!
I would give the Tylor Law a lot more bite, They should have been brought up on Federal Extortion charges ...
As it stands now the TL is only used as a weapon against unions. The TL requires all parties to bargain in good faith - something Bloomberg has trouble doing. If it's not applied as it's written get rid of it and find a bargaining mechanism that does work.
Hmmm, so if a union can't strike, what is the point of the union? If the transit workers are so essential that striking is illegal, shouldn't they be paid more?
Isn't it nice when you're forced to join a union to get a job then that union gets to take dues from your paycheck whether you like it or not? If anyone but a union tried that, they'd be thrown in prison.
I have a life-size tattoo of Bloomberg on my baby toe. Someone has to stomp on that Napoleonic prick. How can anyone possibly "like" him?
People who work on the subways deserve more than punishment for wanting living wages and pensions.
@Spirit
It isn't nice when you're forced to watch real wages dwindle away, just keeping up with inflation while watching the benefits decent working people deserve slowly erode. What is it with you and #3 making criminal comparisons of unions that protect workers on the job? If there are any criminal comparisons to be made let's look a little further up the pay scale at the MTA.