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Quote by: tinybear The Union broke the law. End of discussion. |
Sometimes, you have to break the law to end oppression as long as you are willing to a) Question Authority and b) pay the price.
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Quote by: Sean I respect these guys. They are striking not for themselves but for the pension reductions the new people will be faced with. |
The final straw came when they tried to raise the amount deducted from new workers to 6%.
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The MTA offered the union a three-year contract with raises of 3 percent, 4 percent and 3.5 percent through 2008, Kelly said. The transit agency also agreed to retain the union's full pension eligibility age at 55, on condition new hires contribute 6 percent of their annual earnings for 10 years to help finance future pensions, he said.
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You mean they were going to reduce their pensions AND raise the amount they paid into it?
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Quote by: Nono Hope that's irony. The alternative to unions having negotiating power is to let Boss Hog decide everything. |
Well said.
This
is class warfare.