55 Quotes by Roger Toussaint

Unless there is a substantial movement by the authority, trains and buses will come to a halt as of midnight tonight.

We extend thanks to our riders and to our members for the support that they have received in the last couple of weeks of difficulty.

Were it not for the pension piece, we would not be out on strike. All it needs to do is take its pension proposal off the table.

We have no progress to report. That's not good because we have precious little time before the deadline approaches.

We have no progress to report, and that is not good.

What the MTA has decided to do is pour poison on the deal in order to provide ammunition to the opposition, in hopes of having the contract voted down. It seems as if a decision was made by the state to sink the contract.

We tried to bargain with the MTA. We negotiated well past our contract deadline because we wanted to get a deal done, and we still do.

New Yorkers, this is a fight over whether hard work will be rewarded with a decent retirement, a fight over the erosion or eventual elimination of health benefit coverage for the working people of New York, it is a fight over dignity and respect on the job.

I'd like to thank all the members of Local 100 for their unerring supporting and perseverance in the course of these very difficult past few weeks. We'd also like to thank the riders and working people of New York for their patience, forbearance and understanding, for the equally difficult time spent by this entire city.