It's worth saying that though the MTA strike is proving a pain in the ass, the government really forced the walkout. I wonder how Labor feels about Bloomberg now? The unions, incidentally, should deploy their strikers to carry trays of hot chocolate all throughout the city. The problem with a strike like this is that the union position intrinsically inconveniences the public, and since it's the workers who left the job, it's easy to blame them. Flooding the streets with helpful, apologetic strikers who are clearly having a shitty time of it but can explain the importance of the action would be a good idea. Better, at least, than simply carrying signs.