strike

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Dec 19th, '05, 21:57

leaving for whistler out of LGA tomorrow at 2pm..
I am tempted to leave my house and start driving at 7am if this strike happens... I'm not about to let this thing ruin a ski trip I've been planning since february.

what would you do?

SPORE · Post by **SPORE** » Dec 19th, '05, 22:02

I am hoping they strike...I wanna work from home tomorrow and the rest of the week for that matter

»¦« · Post by **»¦«** » Dec 19th, '05, 22:04

Steve wrote:leaving for whistler out of LGA tomorrow at 2pm..
I am tempted to leave my house and start driving at 7am if this strike happens... I'm not about to let this thing ruin a ski trip I've been planning since february.

what would you do?

Fly out of Newark!

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Dec 19th, '05, 22:20

»¦« wrote:
Steve wrote:leaving for whistler out of LGA tomorrow at 2pm..
I am tempted to leave my house and start driving at 7am if this strike happens... I'm not about to let this thing ruin a ski trip I've been planning since february.

what would you do?
Fly out of Newark! :lol:

Actually, Newark would be even worse - the problem isn't so much getting to LGA as it is picking up my friend who is taking care of my car for a week (which is helpful to him because he needs a car for xmas and helpful to me because of the rides to/from the airport)

my friend, however, lives in brooklyn and works in manhattan..

»¦« · Post by **»¦«** » Dec 19th, '05, 22:24

Sorry Steve, couldn't resist. I'm sure you'll work it out. Hope you have a great trip!

Post by **spanky** » Dec 20th, '05, 03:24

Strike is on! You might want to reconsider that plan of sharing your car with your friend. Park at the airport. Tell your friend if he wants to use the car, he can go get it.

Edit: You better leave NOW! Good luck steve-o

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Dec 20th, '05, 06:11

sorry, but even without the flight out, I have to say that those cocksuckers are a bunch of spoiled children.

I was reading (for the first time) the issues that they're going on strike over.. and I must say I have no sympathy for these miserable bastards at all. Moving the retirement age from 55 to 62 for employees who haven't even started yet (when the rest of the country retires at 65??!)

Contributing 1-2% of their salary to their heathcare benefit (when the rest of the country's premiums are up at least 10%?!)

This is what these shitfukers are crippling the city over less than a week before christmas?!?

I hope to god that Pataki follows through on his threats to punish these workers individually. I hope their children get nothing for christmas this year because dad can't afford it. I hope to see some homeless bus drivers in February after they can't make rent payments. And to ensure all this happens, I hope the politicians give special compensation to lawyers who sue these cocksuckers individually (lawyers are key - they would extract every penny they could out of them)..

St. Jerry · Post by **St. Jerry** » Dec 20th, '05, 06:23

Got my walking shoes on today. "Fortunatly" I only have 40 blocks to walk.

Yea, screw the employees. That's complete BS the 24% raise, 55 retirement age, and 1-2% of salary for health care. I hope they all get pay cuts because of this.

shortski · Post by **shortski** » Dec 20th, '05, 06:25

Steve wrote:sorry, but even without the flight out, I have to say that those cocksuckers are a bunch of spoiled children.

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From Associated Press
It is illegal for mass transit workers to strike in New York, which means the 33,000 bus and subway employees will incur huge fines

How about Mayor Michael Bloomberg or Governor George Pataki grow some and fire their asses like Regan did when the Air Traffic controllers went on strike, and don't tell me it can't be done, that's what they told Regan...it would cripple the country, it would ruin the economy, there weren't enough controllers outside of the union to replace those fired, blah, blah, blah...Regan went ahead and fired them replaced them with military controllers and life went on. I'm sure there are enough people in NY with commercial drivers licenses, who would love to take these jobs with the current benefits to replace these losers. It would also save the city and state a crap load of money because the new drivers would be at the bottom of the salary scale because they would be new hires.

BigKahuna13 · Post by **BigKahuna13** » Dec 20th, '05, 06:28

shortski wrote:
Steve wrote:sorry, but even without the flight out, I have to say that those cocksuckers are a bunch of spoiled children.

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From Associated Press
It is illegal for mass transit workers to strike in New York, which means the 33,000 bus and subway employees will incur huge fines

How about Mayor Michael Bloomberg or Governor George Pataki grow some and fire their asses like Regan did when the Air Traffic controllers went on strike, and don't tell me it can't be done, that's what they told Regan...it would cripple the country, it would ruin the economy, there weren't enough controllers outside of the union to replace those fired, blah, blah, blah...Regan went ahead and fired them replaced them with military controllers and life went on. I'm sure there are enough people in NY with commercial drivers licenses, who would love to take these jobs with the current benefits to replace these losers. It would also save the city and state a crap load of money because the new drivers would be at the bottom of the salary scale because they would be new hires.

Bloomberg has no authority over transit workers. The MTA is a state agency.

shortski · Post by **shortski** » Dec 20th, '05, 06:39

BigKahuna13 wrote:
shortski wrote: or Governor George Pataki grow some and fire their asses like Regan did
Bloomberg has no authority over transit workers. The MTA is a state agency.

Big K did you miss this part, or just worried over missing the bus or train

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Dec 20th, '05, 06:55

shortski wrote:How about Mayor Michael Bloomberg or Governor George Pataki grow some and fire their asses

With cause!!!! Not only will you be fired, but you will lose your pension.
Then, you'll get a taste of how the rest of the world lives (retire at 65 or later, pay their own health, etc.)

I used to know people who were fired as a result of the Air Traffic Controller strike. "I'll never join a union again."

I want Pataki to make sure that these shitfukers made the worst mistake of their lives by going on strike today.
95 years old - "If you had it to do over again, what would you do different?" "I wouldn't have listened to that damn union."

Post by **SkiDork** » Dec 20th, '05, 07:32

I got in fine this morning.

LIRR was packed starting at Jamaica. Sardines.

Train stopped at Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Woodside. Platforms were packed. Doors opened. Nobody could get on. Doors closed.

I took the PATH from 33rd to WTC. They're running express service direct. No problem. Actually quite mellow, I got a seat.

So far so good.

HelmetCam · Post by **HelmetCam** » Dec 20th, '05, 07:34

Steve wrote:
shortski wrote:How about Mayor Michael Bloomberg or Governor George Pataki grow some and fire their asses
With cause!!!! Not only will you be fired, but you will lose your pension.
Then, you'll get a taste of how the rest of the world lives (retire at 65 or later, pay their own health, etc.)

I used to know people who were fired as a result of the Air Traffic Controller strike. "I'll never join a union again."

I want Pataki to make sure that these shitfukers made the worst mistake of their lives by going on strike today.
95 years old - "If you had it to do over again, what would you do different?" "I wouldn't have listened to that damn union."

Pataki will not do anything. He's got plans for the oval office. No way is he going to piss off unions across the country.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Dec 20th, '05, 07:42

HelmetCam wrote:Pataki will not do anything. He's got plans for the oval office. No way is he going to piss off unions across the country.

If only he realized how much respect he'd gain from doing something ballsy like that.
And how much he'd lose if he comes across as a wuss..

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