NYC Transit Union got PWNT HARDCORE!

[Hundreth 10+ year member]

I want a job there...they get paid more than cops I heard

Hundredth where in Queens? Im in the Ozone Park/Jamaica area

I'm in Forest Hills/Rego Park.

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

my wife use to live in forest hills

but what sux is ...i suppose to build my box this week but i cant becuz i hate to sit in traffic

and the city is fuc.ked rite now..i feel trapped in yonkers..i'll go to the bronx..but thats it

i just put 100bucks in my ezpass and i cant even use the bit.ch..i wanted to go over the whitestone bridge and i cant becuz the shit is pack with traffic on the dam hutch..and the van wick i know is hell on earth

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[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

sorry double post

delete this post

keep the other one

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[Hundreth 10+ year member]

Yup, traffic is nuts today... I almost missed my final.

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Dammn I could only imagine. When I went to NY there was already mad traffic which you guys probably don't complain about since you live there. Now your complaining so I could only imagine how packed it is on the roads

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

The idea of a union is a great idea,some of the peeps running the unionare dishonest and pick YOUR pockets as well as the employer to fund their own

perks..

Don't get me wrong, I am in NO way shape or form trying to say they're perfect. I just lost dental from my union. I'm wondering what is next. I personally hate the fat cat Business Agents that run the locals. They were once a worker just like me and now they think their shit doesn't stink anymore and aren't drumming up anymore work then they were before. They forget that its the union members that pay their salaries. They need alot of work but I will take what I have over working in a non union atmosphere (where I have NO workers rights) any day of the week.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

Im going to say that the majority of unions are corrupt.....I know a couple of guys who got screwed with them. I also many other horror stories (including my mother).

question: arent laws what keep work hours/ethics stable rather than unions?

another question: who here backs the NYC transit strike?

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Im going to say that the majority of unions are corrupt.....I know a couple of guys who got screwed with them. I also many other horror stories (including my mother).
question: arent laws what keep work hours/ethics stable rather than unions?

another question: who here backs the NYC transit strike?

Guess how these laws are around now?? Thats right the unions. The unions are responsible for most of the workers rights that we have today regardless if you work in a union shop or not. The unions fought for and brought us alot. Including:

- 40 hour work week

- breaks

- time + 1/2 after 40 ( of course in my union we get time and a half after 8 hours every day.)

- weekends, (thats right..........weekends.)

- non discrimination laws for employment

These are just a few of the workers rights that exist today because of the unions fighting for them back in the day. We should all be atleast somewhat thankful for unions in some way.

Of course there are horror stories but there are ALOT of unions in the world and you only really hear about the really bad ones where people have lost pensions from corrupt people fuking them. They're NOT all corrupt. And if you wanna talk corrupt.............how are the unions anymore corrupt then our own gov't.?? Think about that.

Oh and BTW.......................I DO support the strike.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

I dunno man....their benefits as well as every cent they earn is paid for by NYC tax payers....and the NYC taxpayers in return are getting screwed. These guys want to retire at the age of 50. They also want free health care. I dont get it! They are getting paid better than the NYPD.

The TWU signed a contract which included a NO STRIKE CLAUSE and have not abided by it....I believe thats a breach of contract.

BTW...Adam..thanks for clearing that up for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

GO STEELERS!!!

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Did anyone watch Conan O'Brien the other night when he rented a van and picked up some peeps. That shit was funny as hell.

I agree they need to get back to work. This is not the time to do it when people in large cities such as NY need transportation the most. For christ sakes its christmas. What asshats!

 

[Hundreth 10+ year member]

Did anyone watch Conan O'Brien the other night when he rented a van and picked up some peeps. That shit was funny as hell.

LOL yeah i saw that... good stuff.

The funniest part was when he was looking for more people to pick up and some hot chicks passed by and totally ignored him... then he was like "its high school all over again!" and started acting like a stalker haha.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Yeah man I forgot all about that. He does some crazy stuff. I liked it when he went and got the christmas tree and the next scene was him driving down 48th street with the tree on top of the rented van. Classic stuff there.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

I'm in Forest Hills/Rego Park.

I used to live in Forrest Hills and Ozone Park when I was in Queens a while back

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

The TWU signed a contract which included a NO STRIKE CLAUSE and have not abided by it....I believe thats a breach of contract.

If the contract duration is over, there is no breach of contract. It is against the law in most places for government workers to strike. The military cannot strike, teachers and police cannot strike, and neither can transit workers. They are doing this illegally. I am undecided whether this is fair or not.

 

[HeatSeeker 10+ year member]

Just goes to show the people really do run the country. Piss them off, and youre ****ed worse than being hogtied over a bench in a prison shower. Imagine if the military went on stirke? Who would be able to tell them to get back in line? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif