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Are there any "rank and file" employees of the MTA that are non-union these days?
They probably just hopped on the bandwagon during the late 1960's.
Depends on your definition of 'rank and file' How low on the structure of employees do you want to go? Looking at IT people as an example. The one's that perform the actual work of answering job tickets, setting up and maintaining the networks ARE union at the LIRR, but they are NOT union at Metro-North.
They probably just hopped on the bandwagon during the late 1960's.
Depends on your definition of 'rank and file' How low on the structure of employees do you want to go? Looking at IT people as an example. The one's that perform the actual work of answering job tickets, setting up and maintaining the networks ARE union at the LIRR, but they are NOT union at Metro-North.
Are they "independent contractors" or working through agencies and not directly for M-N aka "permatemps" with no benefits, etc.?
I don't like THAT either. But too often that is what happens as a result of corporate greed and also as a result of over-entitled unions scaring the crap out of employers so bad that they don't even want employees on their books at all.
I like a happy medium. Not too much power and resultant abuse on either the employer or employee side. Why is that so hard?
Are they "independent contractors" or working through agencies and not directly for M-N aka "permatemps" with no benefits, etc.?
I don't like THAT either. But too often that is what happens as a result of corporate greed and also as a result of over-entitled unions scaring the crap out of employers so bad that they don't even want employees on their books at all.
I like a happy medium. Not too much power and resultant abuse on either the employer or employee side. Why is that so hard?
No, they are actual MNR employees, with the usual benefits.
[quote=PJN7;15913445]How many of you out there feel we should ask (insist) for her resignation? This entire season/year has been a fiasco.
She continues to send out the trains with "equipment trouble/problems" on "broken rails" .... thus, the trains are constantly late and or cancelled (duh)... then she says, this year was very "challenging." And then, right after she slaps us with yet another increase (after crying and whining DOOMSDAY budget!), she FINDS money to renovate Penn Station.....Yeah, I'd say it is time for her to Resign. Right now. No, yesterday. Buh bye.
p.s duh....did our latest January Fare increase just pay for the Penn Station renovation, because if so, I WANT A REFUND.
How many of you out there feel we should ask (insist) for her resignation? This entire season/year has been a fiasco.
She continues to send out the trains with "equipment trouble/problems" on "broken rails" .... thus, the trains are constantly late and or cancelled (duh)... then she says, this year was very "challenging." And then, right after she slaps us with yet another increase (after crying and whining DOOMSDAY budget!), she FINDS money to renovate Penn Station.....Yeah, I'd say it is time for her to Resign. Right now. No, yesterday. Buh bye.
p.s duh....did our latest January Fare increase just pay for the Penn Station renovation, because if so, I WANT A REFUND.
HAHA it went to pay for the Jamba Juice lol
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Yes, she should resign
