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**dgdhgjjgj** · 12-15-2005, 04:04 PM

"I have said that a settlement won't come from courts, injunctions or intimidation, " Mr. Toussaint said.
Pardon me, but isn't the threat of a strike INTIMIDATION?

The union is looking for someone to blame the strike on so they do not bear the brunt of public distain. But i don't think they are in much of a position to avoid that, considering the individual mentioned in the other piece earning $44K a year after only a few years on the job was earning more than I was after 2 years as an engineer with a meritous Ivy League graduate degree! (It is also higher than the average in the profession for that time... so...)

I think the MTA workers union is only hastening their own demise and the increased push for automated train systems.

If I were them, I would look for a way to guarantee tenure for those currently working rather than quibbling about raises that few can see the merit in.

12-15-2005, 04:04 PM	#20
dgdhgjjgj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	"I have said that a settlement won't come from courts, injunctions or intimidation, " Mr. Toussaint said. Pardon me, but isn't the threat of a strike INTIMIDATION? The union is looking for someone to blame the strike on so they do not bear the brunt of public distain. But i don't think they are in much of a position to avoid that, considering the individual mentioned in the other piece earning $44K a year after only a few years on the job was earning more than I was after 2 years as an engineer with a meritous Ivy League graduate degree! (It is also higher than the average in the profession for that time... so...) I think the MTA workers union is only hastening their own demise and the increased push for automated train systems. If I were them, I would look for a way to guarantee tenure for those currently working rather than quibbling about raises that few can see the merit in.
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