Comments | gothbabe: Be glad we're not in NYC (an editorial)

gothbabe

Be glad we're not in NYC (an editorial)

Dec 22, 2005 11:49

Frankly, I think we should be grateful that we're not in New York right now for this transportation shut down! ( It's been three days without the subway or buses. )

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aeia December 22 2005, 13:43:12 UTC

But looks like NYE will be a mess in London...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4550830.stm

gothbabe December 22 2005, 14:14:16 UTC

Drat and here I was thinking that NYE would be a "life's bureaucracy" free affair.

Anyway, see you at B Movie!

thepaintedone December 22 2005, 14:35:58 UTC

over here, things are negotiated more civilly, there is tea, Metro articles and long speeches in Parliament on the subject and things actually get resolved

No they don't, the tube drivers go on strike at the drop of a hat and thier management keeps giving into the bastards, so they keep doing it because it clearly works. They are particularly fond of strikes in the run up to Xmas (threatened this year) and New Year (just announced).

gothbabe December 22 2005, 14:40:37 UTC

Right, so basically this means that the worker has the power and the boss is giving in so as not to piss off the republic? It just seems that things still function despite a protest whereas in America, they don't.

gothbabe December 22 2005, 14:41:00 UTC

do you prefer the American way of handling a strike?

neonchameleon December 22 2005, 17:05:12 UTC

Although the UK has been America's footservant for over a decade now

I would have said that you were out by a factor of 4...

gigib January 3 2006, 12:51:44 UTC

Hmmm... I have to disagree with you here. It seems to me that striking here is frequent and often pointless and brings the whole city to a standstill. It's pretty much impossible to get around London without the tube, whereas in NYC you can get most places on foot in a reasonable amount of time (provided that you live in Manhattan) so the action is more effective yet less disruptive. Everything in this country seems fairly backwards and SLOW. Oh, and expensive.

At least I live in town now, so the tube bollocks no longer effects me. Huzzah!

gjo_gj January 27 2006, 08:59:46 UTC

it seems that nowadays to be heard you need more drastic means than a few years back. As over here in the netherlands we use the "polder" model (discuss until you drop) strikes are an exception. This last administration however has quit the "polder" model. And the number of strikes and work debates increased. it is all a matter of communication.
GJ