{"id":23617,"date":"2014-06-25T09:20:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T14:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=23617"},"modified":"2014-06-25T09:20:36","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T14:20:36","slug":"gop-and-democratic-members-of-congress-call-on-mta-to-adhere-to-peb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/gop-and-democratic-members-of-congress-call-on-mta-to-adhere-to-peb\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP and Democratic Members of Congress Call On MTA To Adhere to PEB","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/June2014LIRRLaborLettertoMTA.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/letter-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"letter\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s not every day that members of the GOP and the Democratic Party agree on anything. \u00a0It&#8217;s especially rare when they agree to both stand behind union members in a strong show of support. That is what happened this past week when 10 members of New York&#8217;s Congressional delegation called upon the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to adhere to the findings of two Presidential Emergency Boards set up to stop a strike that would affect Long Island commuters. The text of the document is available <a href=\"June2014LIRRLaborLettertoMTA\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nAt a rally this past Saturday, members of congress and local leaders called on the MTA to do the right thing and adhere to to PEB recommendations.<br \/>\nRepublican State Assemblyman Joe Saladino told the crowd that all members of the New York State Assembly from Long Island were strongly pro-labor. \u00a0\u201cRepublicans and Democrats, all of us are unified, because we stand with you,\u201d Saladino said.<br \/>\nKevan Abrahams, a Democratic Nassau County assemblyman, who is also running for Congress, agreed with Saladino.\u00a0 \u201cParties do not matter.\u00a0 People are what matter.\u201d \u00a0Another<br \/>\nAccording to the process outlined in the Railroad Labor Act of 1926, once the PEB report is submitted, both labor and management must maintain the status quo for an additional 30-day cooling off period, but once the cooling off period is over, each side is free to act in its own economic interest (unless they agree to extend the cooling off period). \u00a0This means that management can impose any proposal it wants or force a lock out, and labor can strike.<br \/>\nA strike would be devastating to the Long Island economy, particularly that of eastern Long Island, according to Democratic Congressman Tim Bishop.<br \/>\n\u201cThe pillar of the eastern economy is travel and tourism,\u201d Rep. Tim Bishop announced while slamming the MTA for its contingency plan that does nothing but tell people to stay at home in the event of a strike.\u00a0 \u201cIf people stay home and don\u2019t come to Eastern Long Island,\u201d Bishop said, \u201cThat\u2019s the death knell of the eastern Long Island economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not every day that members of the GOP and the Democratic Party agree on anything. \u00a0It&#8217;s especially rare when they agree to both stand behind union members in a strong show of support. 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