First duty

First duty we owe is to procure a great contract that will protect all of us. It is not fair because we work hard and New Yorkers rely on us for their transportation needs. Many public sector pensions are earning more, everyone should be able to keep what they built - no one wants to see changes in their pension arrangements. However, we cannot be fooled with the rhetoric that the public sector pensions are far batter than the one of the private sectors. If that is the case then we are seeing 401K and 457K plans take a nose dive which definitely does not instill confidence. We have heard too much about the global economy storm.

We need to make a difference, TWU Local 100 stands for fighting for fairness for all of us, and fighting injustice imposed onto us by the MTA. Our commitment to TWU Local 100 now is more important than ever - as MTA is imposing demands that are unfair and trying to make us unequal. For the MTA fairness is a luxury that it cannot afford in tough times.

Fairness can be delivered in tough times however we are expected to listen from the people who presided over the biggest disaster of banking and finances as if they had nothing to do with it.