A Strike Solution or Exploitation?
December 15th, 2005
WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer says a press release that came across his e-transom this morning upped the ante on exploitation of the impending strike deadline. Online travel agency CheapSeats.com offered “an all-expense paid trip for two to Oahu, Hawaii” to union head Roger Toussaint and MTA Chief Peter Kalikow so they can “come to terms under sunnier conditions.” Says Lehrer on his blog: “We think cheapseats.com is shamelessly exploiting the misery we may shortly endure in order to promote their website. In other words, the ruse worked…”
By Hilary Russ on December 15, 2005, 11:00 amIn category: Transportation | 4 Comments »

December 15th, 2005 at 12:07 pm
That link to Lehrer’s blog needs to be fixed.
December 15th, 2005 at 12:41 pm
Done. (Sorry about that)
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