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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (show all) *HUG*       #233020 - 12/21/05 07:03 AM Edit Reply Quote khyricat Reged: 08/05/04 Posts: 3612 Loc: Michigan good luck- my cousin and her husband- who sold their car because it wasn't used enough have given up and she has stayed home and he has gone to work and is staying there.. (he's a doctor and couldnt' just not go in!) -------------------- Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010) IBS - A Dairy Allergic Fructose and MSG intollerant Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: *HUG*       #233024 - 12/21/05 07:23 AM Edit Reply Quote TommyNY Reged: 04/29/04 Posts: 1530 I am just so tired of being held hostage by these people who get to retire at 55, don't pay for healthcare and make $55K with no college education. They are a disgrace to the city. I also heard that 900 of the union crossed the picket line. A small number, considering it is 34,00 strong, but a start. -------------------- Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Update 2       #233040 - 12/21/05 08:46 AM Edit Reply Quote Kiwii Reged: 09/27/05 Posts: 546 I saw some of it last night & this morning on the news. THAT is nuts. My thoughts are w/ you. I just don't understand how people who just want better wages & stuff can't get it. It's amazing how stubborn people are to hold on to money, they'll throw a city into chaos over it. Hang in there, someone's got to give in on this. Be careful out there... -------------------- Kiwi IBS-C Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Update 2       #233045 - 12/21/05 09:02 AM Edit Reply Quote TommyNY Reged: 04/29/04 Posts: 1530 Want better wages, they get to retire at 55 with healthcare and a pension. Before overtime they make on average $55,000 a year. I am sorry but I have no sympathy. Pensions where no one has to pay is bankrupting the auto industry and will bankrupt municipalities. This is why the state has taken a hard line with the union. To boot, the strike is illegal so the union is wrong either way. Sorry, I am just venting, it has nothing to do with you but if someone gets hurt out there as a result of the strike, it is on the union's hands. Plus, things are just horrible for us NYers, Just horrible. -------------------- Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Oooh, sign me up for that job!       #233050 - 12/21/05 09:12 AM Edit Reply Quote Augie Reged: 10/27/04 Posts: 5807 Loc: Illinois I'll take it! Sounds pretty darn good to me! -------------------- ~ Beth Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Oooh, sign me up for that job!       #233062 - 12/21/05 09:23 AM Edit Reply Quote TommyNY Reged: 04/29/04 Posts: 1530 Eaxctly Beth. I am not saying they don't deserve a raise, They do and they got that with the last offer that was put on the table. I have no sympathy for them, AT ALL! -------------------- Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     maybe the rest iwll follow soon...       #233077 - 12/21/05 10:42 AM Edit Reply Quote khyricat Reged: 08/05/04 Posts: 3612 Loc: Michigan and your right- these overcompensated people walked.. watch what happens when they remove a lot of that and offer non union people the jobs at less pay and less benefits and they take them.. and oh! the city gets back on its feet and they are left in the cold! I just hope it happens- I've seen it happen in a few other industries over the years.... -------------------- Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010) IBS - A Dairy Allergic Fructose and MSG intollerant Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     To the NY transit strikers!       #233099 - 12/21/05 11:38 AM Edit Reply Quote Sara-Sage Reged: 02/04/04 Posts: 5508 PLEASE STOP! It's insane and so mean! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Ugh, I made it in again       #233102 - 12/21/05 11:46 AM Edit Reply Quote Yoda (formerly Hans) Reged: 01/22/03 Posts: 3682 Loc: Canada Going to the north pole to see Mrs. Santa??? (or close enough!) -------------------- Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Update 2       #233229 - 12/21/05 09:58 PM Edit Reply Quote mindyj Reged: 05/14/04 Posts: 494 Loc: Northern Virginia So I heard on the news today that the average MTA worker salary is higher than that of the average NYC police officer...WOW! Tommy - I hope the union pays dearly for this - and not the great city you live in! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (show all)

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