[Mpls] Media Outlets too Pro-Union in Bus Strike?

[Jason C Stone]

The excuses I heard on MPR were 1) they were one time savings and 2) there would be a 5-10% drop
in ridership that would require an aggressive marketing campaign.  It doesn't add up for me.

Jason Stone
Diamond Lake

--- Mark Snyder <snyde043 at tc.umn.edu> wrote:
> As has been widely reported, Met Council saves $220,000 per weekday the
> buses don't run. Today was weekday #21. Multiply 21 x $220,000 and you get
> $4.6 million. A week from today, it'll be up to $5.7 million.
> 
> Why aren't these savings being put on the table in order to help reach a
> settlement? That strategy was used successfully in 2001 by Gov. Ventura to
> resolve the state employee strike after only two weeks.


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