Posted on 12/22/2005 8:09:56 AM PST by areafiftyone
After meeting with both sides through the night, state mediators have devised a preliminary framework for a settlement of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority contract dispute that would allow strikers to return to work later today, according to four people close to the negotiations.
The people emphasized that the details of a final settlement would take at least a day or two longer to be finalized, although buses and subways would be running before that.
The agreement, they said, would give every side some of what it asked for.
It would allow Gov. George E. Pataki to save face because the final negotiations would not take place until the strikers return to work, the people said, and it would apparently allow the union's president, Roger Toussaint, to save face because, they believe, the authority's pension demands - which are at the crux of the deadlock - have been significantly scaled back.
The mediators were appointed by the state's Public Employment Relations Board on Tuesday afternoon after the union declared a strike at 3 a.m. that day and the authority said the talks had reached an impasse.
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We have a winner!! I'm sure Kalikow threw that in to force a strike and try to turn public sentiment against them. You can say that the union has screwed the public, but if you do, don't forget him. He's as culpable as anyone...
huh?
THere was this kid years back who was driving the subway trains. He was really good at it too. I can't recall the details but he got in a lot of trouble.
WE NEED HIM NOW : )
Sadly I bet you he would not even qualify for the job.
I wish they were all fired ala Reagan/ Air controllers.
My anger on this matter is just unable to be put to words.
A Freeper was beat up by union thugs at a Clinton Rally.
The FReeper was charged and the Teamsters thugs got off scott free.
The result was a march on the Clinton White House by massed Free Republic protesters.
There may be lawsuits still under way.
Any way, Philadelphia is not a fit place for good people.
I think this kid ( now man)would better run the TWU then the idiots that currently are.
All networks - TWU votes 36-5-2(?) to end the strike and continue negotiations.
The two abstained from voting
FIRE THEM ALL!
JAIL THEM!
MAKE THEM WATCH BRITCOMS AND DRINK WARM BEER!
RE-NAME ALL TRAINS AFTER OBSCURE 17TH CENTURY POETS
The question mark was because I also heard 38-5-2. Whatever. Naming all trains after 17th century poets might be cool, though.
All those people posting "Fire them all!" for three days might have taken its toll on me.
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