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Posted by qveensboro_plaza on Sat Oct 31 13:14:52 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by jailhousedoc on Sat Oct 31 10:10:52 2020. I recall my father saying that before the TWU appeared, they worked 10 hour shifts, six days a week. The pay was never great but it was a secure job once the city took over, and that meant a lot to people who came of age in the Depression.. |
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Posted by randyo on Sat Oct 31 17:47:28 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by qveensboro_plaza on Sat Oct 31 13:14:52 2020. According to one of the IRT old timers I worked with, the “full”work week was 7 days, but since there were fewer Sunday runs than the other 6 days, many employees were off Sundays and would get Sunday work once or twice a month on a rotating basis in seniority order. It’s odd to think that back then you needed seniority to work on Sunday when now you need seniority to get it off. |
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Posted by Dyre Dan on Sat Oct 31 19:08:36 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Oct 29 12:41:55 2020. And it bothers me that you see immigrants as something we "imported". Products are imported. People come on their own initiative. People are not products. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Sat Oct 31 19:20:49 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by Dyre Dan on Sat Oct 31 19:08:36 2020. Economically, labor is a commodity. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Sun Nov 1 14:06:28 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by jailhousedoc on Tue Oct 27 11:23:09 2020. Thank you for sharing this story. It offer a lot of insight- and inspiration!! |
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Posted by Express Rider on Sun Nov 1 22:04:35 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by Joe V on Thu Oct 29 09:49:08 2020. I am not Irish, but I like and respect the Irish heritage. Both here and in Ireland.and yes, great Guiness and great music. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Nov 2 07:55:53 2020, in response to Re: The IRT pre-unification, posted by randyo on Thu Oct 29 17:36:38 2020. Then there were scores of Irish priests who wound up here. Except for our church in South Bend, every other parish I've been a part of had either an Irish pastor or Irish vicar. |
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