A Brooklyn judge has just imposed a $2.5 million fine on Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union for its illegal three-day strike -- and suspended the union's automatic collection of dues from its members.This may mean the end of the transit workers' union as we know it and it would be a fitting end for Roger Toussaint - a way to cap his horrendous run as head of the union.
Not only are the workers still without a contract, but he's essentially run the union into the ground.
UPDATE:
Gothamist has more details on the ruling, including the fact that the suspension of dues' collection will be for three months. Also, TWU's financial situation is quite dire, which makes the $2.5 million fine all the more painful. Guess they should have thought of this before they took to the picket line. It's not like they weren't warned. They knew the Taylor Law would kick in should they go on strike, and that the penalties were harsh. If anything, the union got off lightly - considering that they were initially fined $3 million ($1 million per day), and could have been permanently prohibited from collecting dues automatically from paychecks.
Prior coverage: TWU Facing the Music, If A First You Don't Succeed, Vote Again. And Again, That's Rich, Some Free Advice For the MTA and TWU, Drawing the Line, The MTA/TWU Mess Drags On, The Train Wreck Continues, Hold Onto Your Hats: NYC Transit Workers Rejected Contract, The Cowardly Lion, Dissecting the Transit Deal, Awaiting a Deal, A Deal In Sight?, Tallying the Toll, Winners and Losers, Strike Over?, Seeing The Humor in Striking, Three Strikes and You're Out?, Rogering New York, A Pox On Both Their Houses, The Pension Gap, The TWU to NYC: We're Gonna Strike, Taking Sides in the Transit Strike.
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