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kpete

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Thu Dec-22-05 11:23 AM
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New York transit strike 'over'

Transit Workers to Return

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1010 WINS Strike Watch
Bloomberg: It Needs To End
New York transit strike 'over'
MSNBC, other news agencies claiming employees to return to work soon.

Dec 22, 2005 11:08 am US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) BREAKING: A state mediator says the striking union and the transit authority have agreed to resume negotiations while transit workers take steps to return to work.

Transit workers will take steps to restore service to New York's buses and subways while the union and transit authority resume negotiaitons after a three-day strike, a state mediator announced Thursday morning.

No timetable was announced for the restoration of bus and subway service, which was halted Tuesday, affecting millions of riders.
http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_356054551.html

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yellowcanine

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Thu Dec-22-05 11:25 AM
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1. It appears that Bloomy blinked.

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MadisonProgressive

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Thu Dec-22-05 11:26 AM
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2. I think everyone blinked!

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yellowcanine

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Thu Dec-22-05 11:28 AM
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4. Probably right, I just wanted to be the first to say "Bloomy blinked."

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IndyOp

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Thu Dec-22-05 11:27 AM
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3. Heavy Hitters in Media - NYT, etc - saying its victory for Bloomi...

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Warpy

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Thu Dec-22-05 11:38 AM
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5. Yeah, the same ones that blamed the TWU for the strike

Edited on Thu Dec-22-05 11:53 AM by Warpy

They're liars. I'm sure Bloomberg blinked. He never expected them to strike. He thought he could swing his dick around and get them to give up everything they've struggled for. Asshole.

The thing antiunion people on this board keep missing is that NOBODY WANTS A STRIKE. It's an absolute last resort, something that should be avoided whenever possible. It creates hardship for everyone, ESPECIALLY the striking workers.

My guess is that Bloomberg realized he couldn't just go to a bunch of day laborers gathered on a corner in Harlem and put them to work running the subway system, that the job took skill and experience.

Let's hope the TWU get what the workers need. Let's hope the corruption at the MTA is exposed for what it is. Let's hope the rich all over the country realize there's just so far they can push all of us before we start to push back.

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IndyOp

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Thu Dec-22-05 11:46 AM
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6. I am with you...

The media's take on "Bloomi's Win" seems about as accurate as their carrying water for the White House and * claims that the "renewal of the patriot act in the Senate was a win for *" --

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