Roger Toussaint
Roger Toussaint
Roger Toussaintwas the President of Transport Workers UnionLocal 100, the union of New York City Transit Authority employees in New York City and former Vice President of Strategic Planning for the parent union, an international organization...
tired transit workers
Transit workers are tired of being underappreciated and disrespected.
binding possible
We, of course, will do everything possible to keep it out of binding arbitration.
cannot check dollars dues face fight finances impending loss millions paid price standing
We paid the price in millions of dollars in fines, 10 times that for our members, and face impending loss of dues check off which is going to hemorrhage the finances of our union. But you cannot take on a fight like this and not get bloodied. We are still here standing before you bloodied but unbowed.
behavior morning move selfish thugs trains wake
We wake up at 3 and 4 in the morning to move the trains in this town. That's not the behavior of thugs and selfish people.
meet near reach results vote
We will communicate with the MTA the results of this vote and we will reach out to meet with them in the near future.
bus city depends insult subway transit workers
That is an insult to transit workers and an insult to every person in this city who depends on our bus and subway system.
lots resolve
still lots of opportunities to resolve the issues.
ammunition contract deal decided decision hopes order poison pour provide seems sink state voted
What the MTA has decided to do is pour poison on the deal in order to provide ammunition to the opposition, in hopes of having the contract voted down. It seems as if a decision was made by the state to sink the contract.
bargain contract deadline deal past tried
We tried to bargain with the MTA. We negotiated well past our contract deadline because we wanted to get a deal done, and we still do.
authority buses halt midnight movement trains unless
Unless there is a substantial movement by the authority, trains and buses will come to a halt as of midnight tonight.
couple extend last members received riders support thanks weeks
We extend thanks to our riders and to our members for the support that they have received in the last couple of weeks of difficulty.
needs pension proposal
Were it not for the pension piece, we would not be out on strike. All it needs to do is take its pension proposal off the table.
deadline good precious progress time
We have no progress to report. That's not good because we have precious little time before the deadline approaches.
progress
We have no progress to report, and that is not good.