Elephant Ears

This blog is dedicated to the political happenings in the Valley and Southwest Virginia. As the the name implies, this blog will have posts based on what is heard by this elephant's (GOPer's) ears. It is also a great treat to get while at the county fair or a carnival.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Court Fines Union

The New York Transportation Workers have been fined $1 million per day for their strike in New York City which began today. The judgement is being appealed, but this is a great sign. This type of behavior by unions needs to be broken up.
Bravo for our court system (for once!).

posted by GOPHokie @ 4:32 PM  

3 Comments:

  • At 12/20/2005 5:35 PM, Blogger GOPHokie said…

    That mostly depends on your opinion of unions I guess.
    The purpose of unions is to give the employees a way to have their collective voice heard, not to hold a city hostage.

     

  • At 12/20/2005 5:35 PM, Blogger CR UVa said…

    I actually find this incident rather amusing. Not because of the people stuck walking to work but because of a conversation I had with a friend a few weeks back. He was arguing that we should have a universal public transportation system, almost entirely forsaking the automobiles that we have driven for the last century. Though I did not think of this argument at the time, it certainly is a strong one. At the very least, this may provide a lesson for people who believe the government should provide everything for us.

     

  • At 12/21/2005 7:00 PM, Blogger GOPHokie said…

    You make a very good point, but things such as this may prove the opposite. NY is a very pro-union state. That could all change if this type of thing happens often enough.
    Also, the city hasn't shut down without these workers. I would argue this strike has provwen people don't absolutely need them.

     

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