In a piece critical of New York City’s mayor, The Post’s David Seifman calls Michael Bloomberg’s noise on the MTA/TWU flap just politics. While the mayor has expressed his displeasure with the arbitration finding in favor of the TWU and while he is currently engaging in what I’ve termed a faux-populist takedown of the MTA, he won’t join the MTA in appealing the TWU decision. While a city spokesman says that the Mayor’s Office will be “vigorously supporting” the MTA in its appeal, the city won’t join the suit because its lawyers do not believe it is a “affected party.” Support by any other name…
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Bloomberg can say that he staying out of the MTA/TWU fray,but that doesn’t mean that he isn’t behind the scenes supporting the MTA.Bloomberg has always had a dislike and disdain for the NYC Transit workers because we shut down his town at the height of the holiday season.Whats scary now is,when the MTA loses its appeal and has to pay retro,as sure as sh8 the papers and the MTA are going to be using us as scapegoats in why the might cut fares and service.Everyone needs to realize,we are not the enemy,99% of us do actually work for our livelihoods.
Correction……..Raise fares and cut service.