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...
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.
jail
I'll go in. Jail is not a problem.
demands pension
If the pension demands ... come off the table, that would go a long way to us resuming the negotiations and resolving the strike.
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.
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.
imposed saying talking
We're not talking about a new strike. We're saying that we want a negotiated settlement, not one imposed through arbitration.
apparently governor mayor
We did not want a strike, but apparently the MTA, the governor and mayor did.
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.
ask dignity fight respect
It is a fight over dignity and respect on the job. To our riders, we ask for your understanding.
members stand sure together
Our members will stand together and stand firm, and make sure the organization is not broken.
agenda chairman explains stake taking
That explains why he has been muscling and intervening in these negotiations all along, why the chairman has been taking instructions from the mayor. There's an agenda at stake here.