HA ha...
and the RATS take another one in the...
Posted on 04/10/2006 2:32:20 PM PDT by SmithL
NEW YORK - The union president who called an illegal strike that halted New York City's subways and buses in December should be jailed for 10 days and fined $1,000 for criminal contempt, a judge ruled Monday.
The judge said he would allow union president Roger Toussaint to remain free for the next 30 days so he could appeal the decision. The judge also fined Toussaint's two top deputies $500 each.
In staging the 60-hour walkout during the holiday shopping season, the union violated the state law, which bars public employees from striking.
A Transport Workers Union Local 100 spokesman, Jesse Derris, confirmed the decision but declined to comment. A call to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the nation's largest mass-transit system, was not immediately returned.
Toussaint is a thug, deserves more time.
A slap on the hand for breaking the law. But then it is NY.
Sounds as if he got off easy. I wonder what the people of New York think of the punishment.
Whoa! That'll show 'em!
*sheesh*
They broke the law?
Big deal, just give them amnesty, send them to Harvard for free training, and give them a free medical card for their trouble.
jaywalking fine is how much?
I'm not a NY'er, but I'd guess its not $500. :-)
Action which costs the city billions of dollars should be punishable by some serious consequences. I smell corruption in the court.
Sounds as if he got off easy. I wonder what the people of New York think of the punishment.
The trains are running, the fare hasn't gone up. Nobody much cares.
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