Comments on: A defense and another Day of Outrage from the TWU http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 04:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anon http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-66380 Anon Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:57:17 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-66380 "According to the official Consumer Price Index calculation, life has gotten cheaper for the first time in decades. If the government can show statistically that the cost of living has gone down, not up, then they can make the case for not giving a cost of living increase to social security recipients. But does this match reality? Using older calculations of CPI, the cost of living has actually increased – by roughly 5 percent!" http://www.house.gov/htbin/blog_inc?BLOG,tx14_paul,blog,999,All,Item%20not%20found,ID=091102_3587,TEMPLATE=postingdetail.shtml “According to the official Consumer Price Index calculation, life has gotten cheaper for the first time in decades. If the government can show statistically that the cost of living has gone down, not up, then they can make the case for not giving a cost of living increase to social security recipients. But does this match reality? Using older calculations of CPI, the cost of living has actually increased – by roughly 5 percent!”
http://www.house.gov/htbin/blo.....tail.shtml

]]> By: david http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-66122 david Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:47:16 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-66122 The contract doesn't even come close to inflation. It is, essentially, a pay cut. The contract doesn’t even come close to inflation. It is, essentially, a pay cut.

]]> By: david http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-66121 david Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:45:36 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-66121 Actually, the 207th St. protest was very well attended and a lot of media showed up. 207th St. and East New York are two places where the workers are. If we protest in Midtown we have to leave work, which would be seen as a job action. Actually, the 207th St. protest was very well attended and a lot of media showed up. 207th St. and East New York are two places where the workers are. If we protest in Midtown we have to leave work, which would be seen as a job action.

]]> By: Thompson 2009 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-66072 Thompson 2009 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:22:28 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-66072 What a joke! Our genius mayor and the MTA both know this is a cost effective contract, which amounts to 8.3% over 3yrs in dollars & cents. The power elite once again, want all the federal tax dollars for themselves, so they can continue to throw it down the black holes they call capital improvement. What a joke! Our genius mayor and the MTA both know this is a cost effective contract, which amounts to 8.3% over 3yrs in dollars & cents.
The power elite once again, want all the federal tax dollars for themselves, so they can continue to throw it down the black holes they call capital improvement.

]]> By: Anon http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-65996 Anon Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:24:13 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-65996 I'm sure the job was desirable to *begin* with---I'm sure he's super excited he could return to run the show. Walder deserves a raise as much as the workers do. To argue that there is no inflation this year is not right. The feds went to the printing press and those dollars are inflated. No one ever lost money speculating on subway tokens. Let's just hope we won't lose with the Oyster. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/schmidt5.html I’m sure the job was desirable to *begin* with—I’m sure he’s super excited he could return to run the show.
Walder deserves a raise as much as the workers do.
To argue that there is no inflation this year is not right. The feds went to the printing press and those dollars are inflated. No one ever lost money speculating on subway tokens. Let’s just hope we won’t lose with the Oyster.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/schmidt5.html

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-65994 Benjamin Kabak Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:26:46 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-65994 So what you're arguing is that because one person who had to uproot his entire life and family from London to come be the head of a giant organization is getting paid more, so should ever single TWU worker? That's a rather significant increase in expenditures from the $40,000 extra the MTA will pay Walder. So what you’re arguing is that because one person who had to uproot his entire life and family from London to come be the head of a giant organization is getting paid more, so should ever single TWU worker? That’s a rather significant increase in expenditures from the $40,000 extra the MTA will pay Walder.

]]> By: Anon http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-65985 Anon Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:32:54 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-65985 So Walder can make 13% more than Sander this year http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/new-mta-chief-salary-expected-to-be-13-percent-higher-1.1336444 and TWU is not entitled to less than this in *3* years from now? So Walder can make 13% more than Sander this year
http://www.newsday.com/long-is.....-1.1336444

and TWU is not entitled to less than this in *3* years from now?

]]> By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-65843 rhywun Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:28:54 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-65843 Open up your wallets a little further, folks. That sound you hear is next year's promise of no fare increase going up in smoke. Open up your wallets a little further, folks. That sound you hear is next year’s promise of no fare increase going up in smoke.

]]> By: zerotonone http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-65841 zerotonone Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:46:55 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-65841 Think of it from the court's perspective. Their calendar is already full. over-ruling binding arbitration would open the floodgates. Think of it from the court’s perspective. Their calendar is already full. over-ruling binding arbitration would open the floodgates.

]]> By: zerotonone http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/10/21/a-defense-and-another-day-of-outrage-from-the-twu/#comment-65840 zerotonone Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:42:40 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4101#comment-65840 MTA has zero to none chance of getting this overturned. Needless posturing. MTA has zero to none chance of getting this overturned. Needless posturing.

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