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BART strike set for Friday; only 'miracle' could save train service [Bay Area Rapid Transit, Calif.]
San Jose Mercury News ^ | 10/17/2013 | Mike Rosenberg

Posted on 10/17/2013 8:05:49 PM PDT by Lonely Bull

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1 posted on 10/17/2013 8:05:49 PM PDT by Lonely Bull
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To: Lonely Bull

Oh the humanity! How can those nasty unions (Tea Party) do that to the ridership (”the people”)?

They’re every bit as worse than (the KKK)


2 posted on 10/17/2013 8:08:22 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Shut the Mother down")
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To: Lonely Bull

Taking a hard tone like their boss


3 posted on 10/17/2013 8:09:08 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Lonely Bull; a fool in paradise

If I had a boring job sitting on my ass all day doing nothing, getting bored, I’d demand higher compensation too!


4 posted on 10/17/2013 8:11:46 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Revolting cat!

Couple of women ...

“Grace Crunican, General Manager of the Bay Area Rapid Transit, addresses to members of the media after negotiations between BART management representatives and union workers did not agree on a new contract at Caltrans Building in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Roxanne Sanchez, president of SEIU Local 1021 announced a BART strike beginning tonight at midnight. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)”


5 posted on 10/17/2013 8:12:49 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Lonely Bull

the Tea Party strikes again! In case it was missed, that was sarcasm.


6 posted on 10/17/2013 8:15:31 PM PDT by sport
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To: Pikachu_Dad
... addresses to members ...

This sort of thing is cute when a preschooler says it.

7 posted on 10/17/2013 8:22:50 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: Lonely Bull

BART union thugs. HOLDING OAKLAND HOSTAGE!!! It’s okay for the Neanderthals to shut the joint down but don’t let the Pubbies dare try it.


8 posted on 10/17/2013 8:31:33 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hold on to your sombrero! Here comes amnesty! The GOP is on a roll!)
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To: Lonely Bull

So, is Dan Pfieffer of the White House going to be calling the union strikers terrorists for causing a shutdown? (rhetorical)


9 posted on 10/17/2013 8:33:56 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: Lonely Bull

Smack dab in the middle of Norcal Obamaland, well behind enemy lines. They can choke on it.


10 posted on 10/17/2013 8:37:03 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Lonely Bull

Where is Nancy Pelosi to declare these workers ‘hostage takers’?


11 posted on 10/17/2013 8:39:15 PM PDT by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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To: Lonely Bull; choirboy; CounterCounterCulture; ColdOne; Drango; EggsAckley; GSWarrior; ...

The entire staff of BART could be given a 50% pay cut, and they would still be handsomely paid for what little work they do.


12 posted on 10/17/2013 8:39:20 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Lonely Bull

You guys know what BART train operators do? Nothing! The system was designed to operate without operators, like your typical airport shuttles.


13 posted on 10/17/2013 8:40:55 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

their RACIST as well....I mean, its probably going to hurt only the minorities....


14 posted on 10/17/2013 8:46:52 PM PDT by cherry (.in the time of universal deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary.....)
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To: Lorianne

“Rapid Transit Jihadist’s... that what they are...”


15 posted on 10/17/2013 8:48:00 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: Lorianne

“Where is Nancy Pelosi to declare these workers ‘hostage takers’?”

Her and Obama are just busy writing a joint statement saying that.
It just takes a bit of time to write, I’m sure it will be coming shortly.


16 posted on 10/17/2013 9:18:40 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Under the Democrats; the Lincoln Memorial is closed; but the southern border is open)
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To: Lonely Bull

BART goes dark...bwahahahahahahaha.


17 posted on 10/17/2013 9:20:06 PM PDT by Conservative4Ever (A pox on the House of Apple and the ios7 horse they rode in on.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
It’s okay for the Neanderthals to shut the joint down...

It actually is okay. It's a free country. If any group wishes to withhold their labor, they should be free to do so.

The problem is the federal law that requires employers to rehire strikers after a strike is over. The workers are free to strike. The employers should be free to hire permanent replacements.

18 posted on 10/17/2013 9:29:41 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Leaning Right

Gee 80k$ per year to do Nothing ain’t snuff I guess. Haven’t taken mass transit here in years. #1. Bike. # 2. Car. For lotsa stuff /2kds. Or long distance. Screw the bus BART all that crap. Get yerself where ya need to be that’s what I say.


19 posted on 10/17/2013 9:41:07 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the guvmint you deserve)
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To: editor-surveyor

Riding BART is like a mobile version of the Post Office. They hire “token whites” too. And surly too, you bet!


20 posted on 10/17/2013 9:43:44 PM PDT by vette6387
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