Transit union kept up its promise to protest outside the rail rodeo on Saturday. It didn’t seem to garner any media attention, though.
From the press release:
The Union says the agency should not spend large amounts of money on such events while they are still without a contract. Members say the MTA's refusal to negotiate is putting thousands of transit families at risk.
"We out here protesting the rodeo,” said TWU member Nelson Rivera. “They have money for the rodeo, but they don't want to respect their workers."
UPDATE: It shouldn't be forgotten that New York City Transit still kicked butt.
"MTA New York City Transit won the prestigious Rail Transit Team Achievement Award at the fourteenth Annual International Rail Rodeo, held in conjunction with the American Public Transportation Association’s Rail Conference in New York City. The winners were announced today. The MTA New York City Transit winning team included: Jesus Rodriguez (Operator), Clinton Blair (Operator), Jianmin Hsiao (Maintainer), Anton Samoylozich (Maintainer), and Brian Randall (Maintainer). " -- from the American Public Transportation Association.
-- Chuck Bennett
