• Why not take a moment to introduce yourself to our members?

What is your view of the TWU strike?

  • The TWU should strike

    Votes: 20 35.1%
  • The TWU should NOT strike

    Votes: 34 59.6%
  • Undecided

    Votes: 3 5.3%

  • Total voters
    57

jhale

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leo said:
it's like what roger said about rosa parks, she broke the law when she chose not to get up from her seat on a city bus but the fact that it was illegal doesn't neccessarily make wrong.

that's a bad analogy.

the law rosa parks broke was an unjust racially biased law.

the taylor act is a law meant to prevent what is happening now.
peoples lives are being severely inconvenienced, business's are being put in jeopardy, along with peoples lives.
 
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i know, i know....it is a bad analogy, but you have to admit that the MTA can have it's way if they don't want to offer a good contract (not neccessarily the case here), and the taylor law leaves the union and it's members pretty much helpless.

Jose btw, not leo

yes don that is the point i was trying to get across
 

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jhale said:
the taylor act is a law meant to prevent what is happening now.
peoples lives are being severely inconvenienced, business's are being put in jeopardy, along with peoples lives.


...aLso, tHe law that Rosa Park broke, did everyThing mentioned above but for white f0Lks ? wh0 wrote and made the laWs :smokin: :yo: inconvenience wHite foLks, put theiR businesS in jeopardy and put their liveS (livelihood) at riSk
 

jhale

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leo said:
i know, i know....it is a bad analogy, but you have to admit that the MTA can have it's way if they don't want to offer a good contract (not neccessarily the case here), and the taylor law leaves the union and it's members pretty much helpless.

I agree the Taylor act does not leave the option to strike, legally, perhaps there needs to be provisions written in to the law to help the workers bargain with the MTA. I don't know what they would be. but I agree it's slanted.

however they were written to try to prevent the mess that's happening now.
 

jhale

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inkblue said:
...aLso, tHe law that Rosa Park broke, did everyThing mentioned above but for white f0Lks ? wh0 wrote and made the laWs :smokin: :yo: inconvenience wHite foLks, put theiR businesS in jeopardy and put their liveS (livelihood) at riSk

this was not the same. it maybe pissed off racist white people, but it was a whole different game.
 
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i wouldn't think of going on strike as an EMT, no matter what anyone told me...union or anyone else, it would be wrong in so many ways. but how does the taylor law help us??we've had no contract for way longer than the TWU workers, try comparing a couple of days to a decade. i'm really not on either side as i don't have the magical calculator that tells me how much everyone should get paid based on the job they do and effort they put in. but i don't think the mayor and all others own one of these either, but the mayor mta governor and many others can't get the words illegal and taylor law out of they're voc. when arguing about the strike on tv trying to make the twu and it's workers look like criminals.

i believe there is an inbalance, and IMO the cause is the taylor law. the strike is neccessary, if not for other reasons for this ONE reason: the law needs to be revised to insure everyone is dealt a just deal.

maybe the mta and the union should both be fined for not being able to reach an agreement.


Jose
 

jhale

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leo said:
maybe the mta and the union should both be fined for not being able to reach an agreement.

I like that. they are both culpable they should share the fines ;)

But fines are not going to make the trains run :sigh1:
 

jackson6745

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I was looking through the gallery any many of you guys have serious algae problems. Go clean your reefs and give the discussion a rest. No one is accomplishing anything here. Of course you're free to do as you wish in a respectful manner ;)
 
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jackson6745 said:
I was looking through the gallery any many of you guys have serious algae problems. Go clean your reefs and give the discussion a rest. No one is accomplishing anything here. Of course you're free to do as you wish in a respectful manner ;)
Hey Rich
Hows the clam and the tank looking ? :)
 

ShaunW

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DEEPWATER said:
Shaun
I have 2inch sand bed ,not algea here
Well I was exaggerating, when I had a sand bed algae really wasn't a problem either.

I was just thinking a DSB vs BB debate may be more on point, :D :D :banghead: :lol: !
 
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DEEPWATER

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solbby said:
Well I was exaggerating, when I had a sand bed algae really wasn't a problem either.

I was just thinking a DSB vs BB debate may be more on point, :banghead: :lol: !
no more debates.. :banghead: :knockedou
 

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