My dad worked as a toll collector for the NJTurnpike for over 20 years, I can tell you the union that represented him sucked. It does not surprise me that the 'union boss' is telling collectors to take the deal. Many of the guys my dad worked with believed that the union heads were in bed with the Turnpike Authority.
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Their choice is rather simple: Accept paycuts or find another job. The > unionized change-making cashiers toll collectors on the NJ Turnpike are > considering the pay cuts this weekend. Though they have through Monday to > either accept it or reject it, their union boss is recommending it. > > Although New Jersey will be going to a cashless toll-collection system in > 2013, under their new two-year agreement, when all is said and done, > the toll-collectors pay will drop from an average $65,000 per year to > $49,5000 > on July 1, 2012, with an interim drop to $57,000 this July 1. > > Read more here: > link<http://www.app.com/article/20110429/NJNEWS10/104290328/Authority-accepts-union-contracts> > > > J > > - > > A radical thinks two and two makes five. A liberal is more conservative. he > knows two and two make four, but he's unhappy about it. - Herbert Prochnow > > The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates. - Tacitus > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:337366 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
