There will be nothing happening in the next few days. It is too early to say what happens now. This will take some time to figure out. |
These comments don't sound like the Chairman Kalikow I know. We can only conclude that this is from the governor of New York to the people of New York City from his fund-raiser in New Hampshire. |
They'll go back right away. |
They're not going to force a lousy contract down our throats. We have told them from the beginning that this contract will be negotiated by bargaining in good faith and not by threats and not by intimidation. |
This contract between the MTA and the Transport Workers Union should have been a no-brainer. Sadly that has not been the case. |
This is a fight over dignity and respect on the job, a concept that is very alien to the MTA. Transit workers are tired of being underappreciated and disrespected. |
This is a fight over whether hard work will be rewarded with a decent retirement. |
Tonight the executive board voted to begin a series of strikes first out on some of the private bus lines and then extending onto MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) properties. |
Transit workers are tired of being underappreciated and disrespected. |
Unless there is a substantial movement by the authority, trains and buses will come to a halt as of midnight tonight. |
We are not thugs. It points to the problem at the MTA that is shared by the city fathers and the state fathers. ... We find it extremely regrettable. |
We are very confident that this package will meet with the approval of the members, ... It answers many of their needs, many of their urgent pleas, especially in the area of health coverage. |
We did not want a strike, but apparently the MTA, the governor and mayor did. |
We do not appreciate being threatened on public television nonetheless and in front of our children. Even if the governor needs this to appear to be tough to the nation for his own political ambitions, it's inappropriate. |
We extend thanks to our riders and to our members for the support that they have received in the last couple of weeks of difficulty. |