Comments on: Aren’t you Glad … http://joscafe.com/2005/12/21/arent-you-glad Live, Laugh, Love Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Blog For All http://joscafe.com/2005/12/21/arent-you-glad/comment-page-1#comment-3166 A Blog For All Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:07:25 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2005/12/21/arent-you-glad/#comment-3166 <strong>Three Strikes and You're Out?</strong> Today marks the third day of the NYC transit strike, and Roger Toussaint has a date with a judge later this morning that could result in his being sent to jail for being in contempt of court for violating court injunctions against striking (and that'... Three Strikes and You’re Out?

Today marks the third day of the NYC transit strike, and Roger Toussaint has a date with a judge later this morning that could result in his being sent to jail for being in contempt of court for violating court injunctions against striking (and that’…

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]]> By: Bor1977 http://joscafe.com/2005/12/21/arent-you-glad/comment-page-1#comment-3144 Bor1977 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:33:53 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2005/12/21/arent-you-glad/#comment-3144 Hi Jo, I read your article about the transportstrikes in NYC. Let me first tell you, I'm belgian (Yes, I'm part of those soft europeans) and here we have a law that allows people to strike. Everybody has a right to voice his or her nuisances. I don't really know why the transport sector in NYC is on strike but I can imagine they want higher wages and more security on late shifts (something the belgian transport sector has demanded too a few months ago after a wave of violent clients). It's who you want to affect and who is in charge. I'm not sure about the transport sector but I can imagine that they belong to the city. So they want to "hurt" the city. They did a pretty good job with their strike yesterday. It's what you said, the image of NYC is smudged. The reliable metro has stopped running in over twenty years. It was a gutsy strike, and ok the workers will loose some money, but who said no pain, no gain. Or you have to break eggs to make an omelet (my favourite). If they are working for an idependant organisation (like public transport in Belgium) they would better work but let all rides be for free (in belgium we had some "paystrikes" ;-)) and that gets the public on your side and the bosses don't like it;) A strike is something powerfull and should be used only as last resort. With a strike the niceties (hopefully spelled right) are swept off the table and knifes are drawn. I for one hope the workers demands are met by the city. That way the metro will run again, the workers will be happy and more motivated and people will continue riding that subway and going to work. I know, another wish is world peace ;) but lets try to get the little victories first ;) Hi Jo,
I read your article about the transportstrikes in NYC. Let me first tell you, I’m belgian (Yes, I’m part of those soft europeans) and here we have a law that allows people to strike. Everybody has a right to voice his or her nuisances.
I don’t really know why the transport sector in NYC is on strike but I can imagine they want higher wages and more security on late shifts (something the belgian transport sector has demanded too a few months ago after a wave of violent clients).
It’s who you want to affect and who is in charge. I’m not sure about the transport sector but I can imagine that they belong to the city. So they want to “hurt” the city. They did a pretty good job with their strike yesterday. It’s what you said, the image of NYC is smudged. The reliable metro has stopped running in over twenty years. It was a gutsy strike, and ok the workers will loose some money, but who said no pain, no gain. Or you have to break eggs to make an omelet (my favourite).
If they are working for an idependant organisation (like public transport in Belgium) they would better work but let all rides be for free (in belgium we had some “paystrikes” ;-)) and that gets the public on your side and the bosses don’t like it
A strike is something powerfull and should be used only as last resort. With a strike the niceties (hopefully spelled right) are swept off the table and knifes are drawn.
I for one hope the workers demands are met by the city. That way the metro will run again, the workers will be happy and more motivated and people will continue riding that subway and going to work.
I know, another wish is world peace but lets try to get the little victories first

]]> By: Stacy http://joscafe.com/2005/12/21/arent-you-glad/comment-page-1#comment-3142 Stacy Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:29:46 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2005/12/21/arent-you-glad/#comment-3142 It's things like this that really make me grateful I work from my home. It’s things like this that really make me grateful I work from my home.

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