The Daily Background

Quickie here. Speaking of Bloomberg (the son of a bitch from the previous entry), it seems he’s again at odds with the NYC public. This rich white republican mayor hates the union, and wants them to stop the strike immediately. Meanwhile, the people side with the union and the workers. In other words, the people side with the people. Even if it does mean walking to work on Christmas Eve.

In a WWRL poll, 71% of respondents blamed the MTA and only 14% blamed the transit workers, which Bishop said he found “a little surprising. I would have thought it would have been more even.”

Almost every station that took calls found support for the transit workers. “I’ve used the transit system for years,” said Margaret, a caller to WOR, “and I’ve talked with many workers about the horrible conditions. We need to support them.”

“Perhaps surprisingly, there’s a lot of support for the strike,” said WOR news director Joe Bartlett. He suggested residents were coping with the strike “because this is a city that doesn’t cave under pressure. New Yorkers thrive on adversity.”

From MyDD.

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