NWR: Venting about comments about the strike

Original post by Sapphire77

Dec 21, 2005 12:30 PM

I am soo pissed off right now with some of you brides making comments about the strike that you know nothing about, only what you hear on the news or read in the papers. Especially about fine all of them because they're azz'z or they should get fired and go on welfare. It's really disgusting what comes out of some peoples mouth.
My FH works for transit and he is losing 2days pay everyday because of the union president and his executive board who make at least $90,000 a yaer voting to strike and the 33,000 MTA workers who are affected by it. When this is all over the workers and their families are the ones who will be hurt by this. Sure peolple have a hard time getting to work but you know what at least you're getting there, until this is over FH can't work!

That's all that I have to say.

Sapphire77 Posted: Dec 21, 2005 06:02 PM

Re: NWR: Venting about comments about the strike

Posted by jax2718

Its kind of hard for me to have symapthy for transit workers or there families because I am a cop and now I do not get to see my family cause i have to work 12 hour tours 3am to 3pm get home by 5:15pm eat something pass out and start my day all over again and go and watch the transit works so they do not get out of hand. oh by the way your fh could go back to work when ever he wants he just has to is walk pass the picket line and go to work just like over 1,000 transit workers have done already. no one in the union had to go on strike just cause there president said to. if he told them to jump off a bridge would all the transit workers do that as well I mean its common sense you do not want to strike then go to work. Besides police officers this strike is hurting all Long island family and city familys. oh by the way with the union being fined 1 millions dollars a day now I hope your FH knows that 1 million a day is not coming out of the union pocket but out of his pocket and all tranist workes when they pay there dues so no matter how you look at it the transit works are losing a lot more then they will get out of this contract!!! this is my opinion. well now I have to go to sleep at 5:30 just to get up at 1:30 am to go deal with all these crazy people good night all!!!!

If you want to address me please FM me. Thank you. Some places it's easier for people to go to work. His depot is closed. And another thing I never asked for anyones sympathy.