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...
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I'm pleased to announce that the local 100 executive board just voted overwhelmingly to direct transit workers to return to work immediately and to resume bus and subway service throughout the five boroughs in New York City.
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Tonight the executive board voted to begin a series of strikes first out on some of the private bus lines and then extending onto MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) properties.
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The contract they offered would leave the next generation of transit workers behind, and we will not accept that. We have voted to begin a series of strikes that will start with private bus lines and then spread to MTA properties.
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The executive board voted to begin a series of strikes, first out on some of the private bus lines and then extending onto MTA properties.
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We will communicate with the MTA the results of this vote and we will reach out to meet with them in the near future.
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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.
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The Local 100 executive board has voted overwhelmingly to extend strike action to all MTA properties immediately.
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still lots of opportunities to resolve the issues.
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We are very confident that this package will meet with the approval of the members, ... It answers many of their needs, many of their urgent pleas, especially in the area of health coverage.
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Transit workers are tired of being underappreciated and disrespected.
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What they'd be saving on pensions is a pittance.
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We thank riders for their patience and forbearance. We will be providing various details regarding the outcome of this strike in the next several days.
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We thank our riders for their patience and forbearance.
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I stand here today because a judge has found me guilty of contempt of court. The truth of the matter is that I have nothing but contempt for a system that gives employers free rein to abuse workers.