Comments on: Avoiding pay raises; raising the spectre of labor unrest http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/27/avoiding-pay-raises-raising-the-spectre-of-labor-unrest/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 00:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nomarko http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/27/avoiding-pay-raises-raising-the-spectre-of-labor-unrest/#comment-64412 nomarko Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:45:34 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2774#comment-64412 Hey everyone, it's Labor Day! I'm happy with my extra day off, and I am planning to doing something fun that will probably involve a moto trip and seeing something new in Gardena I haven't seen yet. You write something new on this Monday at the labor day? ... hAppy bLogGINg! Hey everyone, it’s Labor Day! I’m happy with my extra day off, and I am planning to doing something fun that will probably involve a moto trip and seeing something new in Gardena I haven’t seen yet.
You write something new on this Monday at the labor day? … hAppy bLogGINg!

]]> By: Max Katz http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/27/avoiding-pay-raises-raising-the-spectre-of-labor-unrest/#comment-60459 Max Katz Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:45:13 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2774#comment-60459 Fairness, when 1 out of every 6 dollars in this country is going to medical expenses, "TWU is the only large union in the city that has it’s members paying towards there medical" doesn't sound particularly fair. Companies all over the country are placing more of the burden of healthcare on employees. You're not being singled out. "Economic downturn" and "recession" and "depression" have been thrown all over the news over the last year. Does everyone deserve a raise and improved benefits? Honestly? Can labor demand what management can't afford? When it's time to negotiate, MTA should bring that news footage to the track inspector who clocks in and spends the day at a bar to the bargaining table. They need to bring their books and say "OK unions- find me the money in this book and we'll work it out". Fairness, when 1 out of every 6 dollars in this country is going to medical expenses, “TWU is the only large union in the city that has it’s members paying towards there medical” doesn’t sound particularly fair. Companies all over the country are placing more of the burden of healthcare on employees. You’re not being singled out.

“Economic downturn” and “recession” and “depression” have been thrown all over the news over the last year. Does everyone deserve a raise and improved benefits? Honestly? Can labor demand what management can’t afford?

When it’s time to negotiate, MTA should bring that news footage to the track inspector who clocks in and spends the day at a bar to the bargaining table. They need to bring their books and say “OK unions- find me the money in this book and we’ll work it out”.

]]> By: grrrumpy miner http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/27/avoiding-pay-raises-raising-the-spectre-of-labor-unrest/#comment-60455 grrrumpy miner Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:23:00 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2774#comment-60455 Rhyrun.....honestly,I don't want to go on strike again.It destroyed a lot of people including me.However I would accept Full zeros across the board in exchange for the 20/50 plan so those with age and years can retire....or let this ongoing contract arbitration wait for at least 3 years so that when money is replenished and the economy is back to snuff....than,we shot for the 4/4/4/4 we should get.Oh that retropay could be a new car or a down payment on a house. Rhyrun…..honestly,I don’t want to go on strike again.It destroyed a lot of people including me.However I would accept Full zeros across the board in exchange for the 20/50 plan so those with age and years can retire….or let this ongoing contract arbitration wait for at least 3 years so that when money is replenished and the economy is back to snuff….than,we shot for the 4/4/4/4 we should get.Oh that retropay could be a new car or a down payment on a house.

]]> By: Fairness http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/27/avoiding-pay-raises-raising-the-spectre-of-labor-unrest/#comment-60430 Fairness Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:21:55 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2774#comment-60430 Ben I hope when you "roll out" these stories in the coming weeks about the MTA you include ALL of the many unions. Not just bashing the TWU like you usually do. That is only one of many unions that the MTA deals with and it represents the lowest paid workers in the entire MTA. The unions in the LIRR and MNR are alot stronger and better taken care of than TWU a very weak union for it's size. TWU is the only large union in the city that has it's members paying towards there medical. TWU is the only of the MTA unions that has taken a zero in a contract over the last 15 years. Ben I hope when you “roll out” these stories in the coming weeks about the MTA you include ALL of the many unions. Not just bashing the TWU like you usually do. That is only one of many unions that the MTA deals with and it represents the lowest paid workers in the entire MTA.

The unions in the LIRR and MNR are alot stronger and better taken care of than TWU a very weak union for it’s size.

TWU is the only large union in the city that has it’s members paying towards there medical. TWU is the only of the MTA unions that has taken a zero in a contract over the last 15 years.

]]> By: Rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/27/avoiding-pay-raises-raising-the-spectre-of-labor-unrest/#comment-60429 Rhywun Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:21:08 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2774#comment-60429 Oh boy... things could get ugly pretty easily. Another strike, anyone? Oh boy… things could get ugly pretty easily. Another strike, anyone?

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