Are you paid to do your own electrical, tiling, and plumbing? More importantly, are you paid the same rate to do those jobs as you are to "work with numbers"?...
It's my understanding that they are asking for 10% over the life of the contract - 3 years or so. When you consider the increases in the cost of living and...
Just a heads up... With all this talk of a subway strike (BTW, it won't happen) just a little tidbit for the message board: The BLE&T( the union that...
Remember that a HUGE part of these negotiations is the proliferation of conductorless trains in the subway system. Granted, the union's stance on this is an...
Hey, Mike, no taxation without reciprocation BY JAKE NOVAK Comedy writer Jake Novak is a contributor to Punchlines. November 30, 2005 Maybe you've heard that...
That's pretty funny. I just don't think it's fair for NYC to tax other NYS residents, especially without representation. While the article deals primarily...
Dealing with fourteen different LIRR unions is a bit absurd. And those who have survived downsizing in the private sector take on more work, sometimes their...
There was another broken rail this morning. This one on the montauk branch. That makes 3 broken rails in, I think, the last 2 weeks. Don't they have that...
Now THAT was worth the read...very funny ... the commuter tax. ... the best way to fight this is not by voting or holding a demonstration. ... I'm just the man...
If they do, it is not working very well....and it is not even cold yet - that is what scares most of us ! The broken rail this morning delayed my Patchougue to...
It does seem like a lot of broken rails in a short time. The question it raises is whether or not the increased weight of all these new cars is affecting the...
How about Nassau and Suffolk adding their own NYC commuter tax - dollar for dollar everything NYC gets from LI residents who commute in, LI should get from NYC...
Thank you. Thank You!!! I am tired of blanket Union bashing..... ... From: LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mr...
To be fair the bad situation at the LIRR (or GM) is not completely the fault of either side - there is plenty of blame to go around. Look at the companies that...
In a message dated 12/2/2005 9:21:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ian_greenbaum@... writes: Should one really receive full retirment benfits at 55? Is it...
First, November was not a good month for me and the LIRR. About half my AM trains were short cars, and many trains were in the 5 – 10 minute late category....
And if what was negotitated backrupts the system...And just because something always has been, doesn't mean it should continue to be that way. Remember, we,...
I see all the posts relating the LIRR situation with GM and the Airlines, but I think the kicker in the LIRR situation is they have no competition in the...
... get a ... Agreed, but the opposite is true also. If you did not get an increase in salary, and company paid medical benefits went up, didn't you ...
In a message dated 12/2/2005 10:03:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: Agreed, but the opposite is true also. If you did not get...
One other point that has not been mentioned is how much employees at other companies are getting for raises. These days 3% is the norm. A public sector...
... concerned ... insurance, 7%. ... raise. It ... ground. ... So is everybody else in the world. If I get a 3% raise, my taxes still go up, I pay just as...
Do you think it's possible that you're not concerned with a raise in medical benefits, because you're used to having the company pay them for you, as medical...
So why don't we ALL go out on strike. It seems like the feeling I get reading things here is that the rising costs seem to only affect the MTA employees,...
I agree with most of what you have written...Btw...when i went into manhattan last thursday evening for my professional associations monthly meeting,my train...
Just thought that you should know...there is talk behind the scenes of creating a new pension tier...called "tier-5'' which would require the worker to work...
In a message dated 12/3/2005 11:03:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: Now I've had to pay for my own insurance for the last 10...
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