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Re: Why are MTA workers not striking due to tonight's conductor assault? |
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Posted by Jsun21 on Sat Jul 20 06:59:46 2019, in response to Re: Why are MTA workers not striking due to tonight's conductor assault?, posted by Nilet on Fri Jul 19 23:17:19 2019. "Because an assault on a conductor is not, in any conceivable sense, a labour issue. It has nothing to do with MTA management, it could not have been realistically prevented by any agreement with MTA management, and as such, striking could not possibly compel MTA management to ensure it never happens again, as the matter is entirely outside their control. "That's not true, being face to face with the public during a disruption or any negative situation is an intense situation. Part of that is created by the current PR campaign that MTA workers are lazy, pension defrauding thieves. Now you're stuck underground and the public begins looking for people to 'hold accountable'. The number one cause of OOS bus drivers is public assault, because they know there is no police presence except on SBS. You have to realize that the MTA has its own Police force, so saying its entirely outside their control is complete BS but it is something that gets suggested. If there are enough police to sit in every break room, or monitor attendance at railroad facilities then they can spare a few people to sit on a bus or roam trains. As far as bail, I don't think there should be a price tag on justice. If someone is a danger then they should be remanded, if not RoR. But it doesn't work as it should, people like the subway chord puller who has the ability to tamper with safety equipment and has a specific mission to cripple the City's infrastructure. That's insanity. The answer to the strike question is, in brief, its illegal. |
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