US labor

[Chuck0]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> After all we've been hearing about the evil foreign countries that
> oppress labor unions - all of which is true, of course - we've got
> the beloved Mayor of NYC, Rudy Giuliani, threatening to bankrupt the
> transitworkers union if they should dare strike later this week.
> Under NY law, the strike is illegal, so Rudy's on firm ground. The
> union has been dismal, preparing neither the membership or the public
> for a strike, and showing no imagination at all (why strike? why not
> let the public ride for free instead of collecting fares?). But
> still, the most fundamental labor right of all, the right to strike,
> is denied right here in the capital of capital. How about a labor
> rights march right here, down Broadway and across Wall Street?

Doug: Why don't you give them a ring and suggest that to them? Rudy
needs to go. Giving away free rides to commuters can only endear the
citizens of NYC to the union's cause and make Rudy look bad.

-- 
Chuck0

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