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Originally Posted by Billy the Kidd The union reps planned ot have thier negotiations around this time of year so that the threat of a strike and shutting down the city would be more terrifying. |
i guess it didn't work, just seems to make their plight less empathisizing...resulting in people..."It has become an angry refrain as New Yorkers walk, bike and hitch their way through the cold with the striking MTA workers in mind: "Why don't they just fire them all?"
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-320174c.html
this article makes some good points, but why can't they start training replacements now? If neither side aren't going to budge, what difference does it make if it's already not running?