Peter Bell has used the comparison between private and public bus systems as justification for not budging against the striking drivers.
A compelling argument can be made that the private bus companies pay too little. This gambit is an old one. What bothers me about the private bus drivers is that as long as they drive their buses they insulate their riders against the hardships us city peons face. And they are the constituents of Tim Pawlenty and many Republicans. What the governor and Peter Bell have said to the ATU members is that they make too much money and not only are they not going to give them a raise they are going to renege on past promises and take money back. I would strike too! This strike is causing me great personal hardship I wont go into but I support the strikers. Tim Connolly Downtown __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
