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The Brian Lehrer Show / November 02, 2007 / MTA Bears No Grudge

MTA Bears No Grudge

Friday, November 02, 2007

WNYC reporter Beth Fertig explains the controversy over the MTA's stand to support allowing, conditionally, the TWU to start deducting union dues automatically again -- without first promising never to strike. Gene Russianoff, staff attorney for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) Straphangers Campaign, agrees with the MTA stand. The Bloomberg administration objects.


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  • [1] Tony from Brooklyn November 12, 2007 - 10:30AM

    I'm CWA so I may be biased but while I acknowledge the hardship of the city caused by the strike by the TWU taking away their right to strike is immoral. The MTA his proven time and again that they will not bargain on good terms. Surpluses suddenly appear months before bargaining and they voted themselves a raise. Months later, there's no money so they demand givebacks. Even now, they are demanding givebacks by the straphangers by way of a fare raise. Let the Union start collecting dues again so there is somebody keeping the MTA in check because the city and politicians aren't.

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