The media is very definitely NOT pro union. Laurie Blake again today
said that the drivers had "walked off the job" when the were actually locked
out after the Met council refused to negotiate further.
Bell and Pawlenty appear to be willing to trash the Hiawatha Line to
prove that they can have it their way. How much will the lack of a light
rail line cost the city? How much is the delay going to really cost
everyone who could be benefiting from it?
Dan McGuire
Ericsson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason C Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Minneapolis Issues Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Media Outlets too Pro-Union in Bus Strike?
>
> The excuses I heard on MPR were 1) they were one time savings and 2) there
would be a 5-10% drop
> in ridership that would require an aggressive marketing campaign. It
doesn't add up for me.
>
> Jason Stone
> Diamond Lake
>
> --- Mark Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As has been widely reported, Met Council saves $220,000 per weekday the
> > buses don't run. Today was weekday #21. Multiply 21 x $220,000 and you
get
> > $4.6 million. A week from today, it'll be up to $5.7 million.
> >
> > Why aren't these savings being put on the table in order to help reach a
> > settlement? That strategy was used successfully in 2001 by Gov. Ventura
to
> > resolve the state employee strike after only two weeks.
>
>
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