TTC bashing

This posting is dedicated to BLASTING the TTC walkout.

If you work for a union and stand strongly behind what a union believes in, then you should stop reading this posting. Otherwise, you will definitely be offended. These are my opinions and sarcasms so don't give me a lecture on this cause today ain't the time.

I am sick and tired of hearing that the TTC union is threatening to strike or walk out. After all these years of unionization, have they not figured out a better way to deal with these type of situations without inconveniencing millions of other people. Give me a break ! Talk about being stuck in the past. Unions to me in this day and age are as useless as a friggin floppy disk. They can be useful (if you still have a floppy drive) but overall, there are better tools out there.

I really don't care which party is right or wrong. What I do know is that walking out on the job and inconveniencing millions of other people is as selfish as it gets.
And don't even begin to tell me that the TTC forced you to walkout. BS ... every decision starts with a choice. TTC workers CHOSE to walkout. Whether they were bullied into it or freely made the decision, they did make it. They DID have a choice.

So what are the issues on the table? As far as the media and ATU (Amalgamated Transit Union) website has advertised:

1. TTC drivers are being verbally and physically abused over payment of fare.
2. 53 janitors and 53 subway track workers will be permanently moved to the night shift from day jobs as part of a cost-savings measure.

If this is it, then you MUST be joking ! Also, the president of the ATU, Bob "Dumbass" Kinnear keeps mentioning that the union was "locked out" yet their website says that their members "walked off" the job. Now, how much respect can we all have for this guy. NONE ! This guy is as bright as a black lightbulb.

My comments to the issues on the table.

1. I have taken the TTC a lot in my lifetime and I have never ever seen a driver be abused over a fare dispute. Maybe times have changed but if so, why is it that I have not heard anything on the news about it. Everytime a cab driver gets assaulted, we hear about it. So when a TTC driver gets assaulted, they keep quiet? I find this hard to believe. Trust me, I have seen and heard more of drivers that are rude, lack customer service, lack transit knowledge, possess poor attitudes, and are plain unfriendly. I'm sure some drivers do get abused but come on, walking out on the job is not the way to deal with it.

2. One hundred and six workers are being asked to move to the night shift. I can understand the difficulties of a lifestyle change but give me a break. If you don't like it, then quit ! A job does not need to "baby" you. You will only see this in a union environment where 106 workers who don't want to change shifts can influence the rest of its employees to walkout on their jobs and inconvenience millions of other people. The ATU is a joke. How can I take this group seriously.

In the end, everyone has issues with their jobs. Some are more serious than others but it is wrong to inconvenience others to get what you want.

It is times like this that reinforce my disrespect for the TTC workers.
The TTC will always be a joke to me whether I CHOOSE to use it or not.