Well, today New York City is officially paralyzed.

[zeoniks]

Here's a short article (sorry about the link):
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid={A37D8E58-E4DC-44C0-A104-C0899307136E}&siteid=google

Anyway, I won't/can't go to school today. Any New Yorkers here who can't get around?

This is a second picture. My reason why I cannot go to school. I live on the bottom marker.
http://img459.imageshack.**/my.php?image=schoolroute3er.jpg

 

[SL65]

...and at the worst time of the year!

This might be a silly-ish question but won't that affect the local and even beyond market?

Oh well what a shame you can't go to school Shouldn't you be on holidays by now! I'v been on holz since the 6th 8)

 

[pdanev]

^ Pff, lucky bastard. I have exams on 21st 22nd and 23rd, then 24th late afternoon i'll be hopefully at home. And it won't be a long stay, my flight back is on January 5th, because I have one more exam afterwards.

 

[Lilleput]

My holiday started 45min ago! so now im going to do what all the other smucks do and rush out and buy all the christmas presents i still havent bought.

 

[hokiethang]

My holiday started 45min ago! so now im going to do what all the other smucks do and rush out and buy all the christmas presents i still havent bought.

Heh, mine officially started at 4pm last Friday, and continues until the 1st of February

But back on topic.

 

[Mischief007]

Sometimes people complain that they have it too good while others who don't have unions don't have the luxury or walking out. Seriously, the difference is less than 3%. Is it really going to impact them so much??? 3% raise is sweet to get every year. My mom's last raise was a quarter an hour more and that was the first raise in like 4 years.

Unions should be killed. They are bringing down everything.

 

[chaos386]

...and at the worst time of the year!

This might be a silly-ish question but won't that affect the local and even beyond market?

Oh well what a shame you can't go to school Shouldn't you be on holidays by now! I'v been on holz since the 6th 8)

Hey, when do you Aussies get your long break between school years? Is it during the June-August months, or is it during your summertime down-under? Like around the December-February months?

 

[Olds442]

5th avenue is looking mighty quiet this morning.

 

[BlaRo]

^ Where the hell is everybody? At home?

Jeez, I'm surprised there hasn't been mass rioting yet...has there?

 

[logo]

same here.. they threatened by striking.. but they did not, but there is still a chance that they'll strike again, those fucks.. they're demanding too much for what they do.

 

[bone]

Unions should be killed. They are bringing down everything.

HELL YEAH!!! i hate those fags, the only thing they do is complain and running companies who have nothing do with the cause in debt

 

[logo]

and they work like sissies.. it takes union workers forever to finish a half ass job.

 

[p0w3r]

i still had to go to school today

 

[monkeymax]

Amazing. Happens so often here in London that Londoners now just seem to take it in their stride (although granted, it does leave 99% of them in an even worse mood which isn't great given they're always in a bad mood anyway).

It does annoy me though. Particularly as I once made plans for an entire day in London, and then found out that the tube workers were going on strike... Ruined my plans. At least we get some notice I guess.

But don't you have alternative means of transport - like buses? Amazing how much something like this cripples a city...

Also amazing it's illegal to do this over there - not so over here...

 

[watto]

...and at the worst time of the year!

This might be a silly-ish question but won't that affect the local and even beyond market?

Oh well what a shame you can't go to school Shouldn't you be on holidays by now! I'v been on holz since the 6th 8)

Hey, when do you Aussies get your long break between school years? Is it during the June-August months, or is it during your summertime down-under? Like around the December-February months?

November to March (for me anyways being a Uni student) school kids get December to February... So yes, our summer time over christmas. Time to go to the beach, have a perve, a swim, beer, BBQ and all that typical summer stuff 8)

 

[p0w3r]

Amazing. Happens so often here in London that Londoners now just seem to take it in their stride (although granted, it does leave 99% of them in an even worse mood which isn't great given they're always in a bad mood anyway).

It does annoy me though. Particularly as I once made plans for an entire day in London, and then found out that the tube workers were going on strike... Ruined my plans. At least we get some notice I guess.

But don't you have alternative means of transport - like buses? Amazing how much something like this cripples a city...

Also amazing it's illegal to do this over there - not so over here...

its illegal to strike on public jobs...so those that worked for the private bus companies wont be fined.

So far all buses and subways are on strike. However, some trains like the Metro North are not on strike.

 

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Good on the judges for imposing the fines, down with unions! Unions have beeen outdated since the 60's and are ruining the North American economy.

 

[SL65]

...and at the worst time of the year!

This might be a silly-ish question but won't that affect the local and even beyond market?

Oh well what a shame you can't go to school Shouldn't you be on holidays by now! I'v been on holz since the 6th 8)

Hey, when do you Aussies get your long break between school years? Is it during the June-August months, or is it during your summertime down-under? Like around the December-February months?

November to March (for me anyways being a Uni student) school kids get December to February... So yes, our summer time over christmas. Time to go to the beach, have a perve, a swim, beer, BBQ and all that typical summer stuff 8)

...but only when the police say it is ok to go to the beach

My hols are from Dec 6 to Jan 31 (my b-day!!).

 

[watto]

...but only when the police say it is ok to go to the beach

hehehe, sucks to be in Sydney!

 

[bihus]

Unions should be killed. They are bringing down everything.

HELL YEAH!!! i hate those fags, the only thing they do is complain and running companies who have nothing do with the cause in debt

VW's factory here in Portugal is probably going to end, because people is complaining about big raises, and VW isn't willing to do that. Well, if you could move to the new EU countries, with lower salaries and big incentives to big companies, would you be willing to raise salaries even more? Stupid unions. They only complain about rights, without talking about their duties, too.