... So ... You are absolutely right about this. A variation of the heard mentality maybe? Another related observation--when my morning train was arriving ahead...
I was on the diabled train--the 5:20 express to Long Beach (M-7 cars). We crawled about 1/4 mile into the tunnel and then suddenly stopped. After we were...
In a message dated 9/30/2005 11:00:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... * Has given up making pithy remarks to permanently disgruntled riders who beat the same...
In a message dated 9/28/2005 7:04:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... MN & LIRR have similar pay scales, so your theory doesn't pan out, Mr UnionBasher. ...
In a message dated 9/30/2005 12:28:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... Are the Workfare employees going to join the union? Or should we just break the union?,...
Why do they need to be in a Union to clean up garbage on cars? If this happens, it will be the state's directive first of all and second, the point is to save...
The LIRR has already cut the jobs - what does the union say sbout that? Right now the work is just not being done at all, by union or non-union people. I...
Coming back in the PM rush they are disgusting garbage dumps right out of Penn. Just clean them. I don't car how they do it or who does it. Just do it!!!!...
In a message dated 10/1/2005 7:14:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... 30 bucks an hour is what is needed to live on Long Island. Or should I say exist, If you...
One dirty aisle New York City's turnaround in the '90s proved the validity of the "broken windows" theory, which says that if a neighborhood is allowed to...
The defeat of graffiti in the NYC Subway system was a two-pronged approach -- the first was the proper staffing and funding of the (then) NYCTAPD's "Vandal...
I think some people in "high places" read this little group... ... "broken windows" theory, which says that if a neighborhood is allowed to deteriorate, even...
I do believe that the labor is being paid a similar wage. Although, the LIRR labor could have negotiated a way "better" contract even though the job is the...
Why couldn't the union simply allow these measures to go through instead of automatically creating a conflict? There is a need, not only for the job to get...
The LIRR's filth is a glaring symptom of the overasll problem. But look at it in this way - the filth on the LIRR is due to people taking it for granted that...
If the unit labor cost is the same and the material cost is the same there are not too many other variables that could affect the overall cost. One would be...
Well, you opened the door, so I might as well walk thru it. I have felt that this is that case for quite some time. Now, I could be way off base, but I am just...
I would not be surprised if Joie Tyrrell reads this -- I know that the reporter previously assigned to cover the LIRR (Valenti?) did. Between the Commuter's...
So, in looking back at some old posts, some things were discussed, often at length, but we never did hear what, if anything, ever happened. In my last post, I...
It would be awesome if we got a mention in an article about an issue we initially brought up here... ... the PCAC), ... [mailto:LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com]...
The only way to benefit is via Transit Check - which allows you to pay commuting cost before taxes. I believe if one is self employed the commuting costs can...
Management costs!!!! _____ From: LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ceestand Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005...
In a message dated 10/3/2005 11:36:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jeandupree@... writes: Ahh, I wish my salary were the equivalent of $30/hour... Jean,...
You should amend that to say "Transit Check pays a PORTION of commutation costs before taxes." The benefit tops out at $105 each month, which doesn't even...
There are a variety of programs that can utilize this "Savings." Transit Check is one, my company uses Wage Works, and I am sure that there are others...
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