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Posted by RiverLINE3501 on Sun Oct 25 20:17:51 2009, in response to SEPTA Strike or not?, posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Oct 25 11:15:10 2009. A respondent on Philly.com wrote this statement [and backed it up with facts and figures] and I wholeheartedly share his feelings; THE TWU IS OUT OF THEIR FRAKIN MINDS!"Unbelievable. Does this Union live in a bubble? They want 4% raises when many of the rest of us are taking pay CUTS---that is if we're lucky enough to have kept our jobs. Some stats they should consider: 1) The Philadelphia Area experience the largest year-over-year decline in food and energy prices since 1959, with housing experiencing only a modest increases. This means we're in a period of deflation, indicating that without getting a nominal payraise, SEPTA workers have received a payraise in real terms as the money they earned goes farther. The year-over-year decline in CPI was 1% in August, but food and energy were even bigger in Sept at -3.9% and -9% respectively. 2) Philadelphia area wages decreased by 1% year-over-year in August. 3) The Philadelphia Metropolitan area had a 10.7% unemployment rate in August and had lost over 90,800 jobs between Sept '08 and Sept '09. So while the rest of us don't have the job security of a job at SEPTA, we're getting laid off at a greater and greater rate and making less money if we have or get a job, these yahoos want a freakin' 4% payraise!!!!!! And they'll strike during the World Series too? Nobody will cry if you MORONS get fired for striking in the middle of a recession... and the World Series. Get a grip." These assholes are in la-la-land! |
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