According to todays Pioneer Press, the transit union has 2,200 members. 1,000 people at a support rally amounts to less than half of the actual union members. Hardly a big show of public support... and if the union can't even get their own members to show up, what does that say?
Bob Treumann, St Paul > On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 06:59:13 -0600 "Thomas Searles" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - - - While 1,000 people showed up for a rally at the capital on > Thursday, I'm not see a huge outpouring of support for the striking > workers. Maybe I just don't watch enough TV news. - - - > COMMENT: > Some people who support the workers were at work during the rally. > Others were unable to take the bus to get there. Some people never go to > rallies. Getting a thousand people at a rally is a major accomplishment, > given the circumstances. > _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
