After six years of round-the-clock work to move our union forward, the chance for a little sleep and a rest from my cell phone maybe aren't so bad. |
An agreement will never ever, ever, ever be resolved by fear and intimidation. |
Despite the fact that there is limited time left, ... we still expect that our contract will be resolved well before midnight tonight. |
I stand here today because a judge has found me guilty of contempt of court. The truth of the matter is that I have nothing but contempt for a system that gives employers free rein to abuse workers. |
I will do 30 years before transit workers surrender. Working people have tried to obey the law, and we have gotten nothing but insults for it. |
I'd like to thank all the members of Local 100 for their unerring supporting and perseverance in the course of these very difficult past few weeks. We'd also like to thank the riders and working people of New York for their patience, forbearance and understanding, for the equally difficult time spent by this entire city. |
I'll go in. Jail is not a problem. |
I'm pleased to announce that the local 100 executive board just voted overwhelmingly to direct transit workers to return to work immediately and to resume bus and subway service throughout the five boroughs in New York City. |
If Gov. Pataki wants to play a constructive role he should get involved in these negotiations, and he should restore money to mass transit because ... the state government has taken out funds from mass transit ... (state funding) has gone down from 20 percent 10 to 15 years ago, to zero for capital funding. |
If the pension demands ... come off the table, that would go a long way to us resuming the negotiations and resolving the strike. |
It is a fight over dignity and respect on the job. To our riders, we ask for your understanding. |
Mayor Bloomberg should shut up, |
Mayor Bloomberg should shut up. |
My message is let transit workers decide and determine their own fate. Don't get involved in the business and affairs of our union. If you make a deal, stick to it. |
New Yorkers, this is a fight over whether hard work will be rewarded with a decent retirement, a fight over the erosion or eventual elimination of health benefit coverage for the working people of New York, it is a fight over dignity and respect on the job. |