Reasons why Public Transit is less than ideal compared to private transportation:
1. Transit Strikes
2. Unions
3. Inflexible schedules
4. Terrorism (target)
5. Inflexible destinations
6. Being transported *with* the Public (as in "the masses")
Posted on 12/21/2005 9:11:05 PM PST by conservative in nyc
Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #7876
Geography Surveyed: New York DMA
Data Collected: 12/21/2005
Release Date: 12/21/2005 8:40 PM ET
Sponsoring News Organization: WABC-TV New York
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Half in NYC with Union, Half with Management: Two-thirds of New York City area residents say transit workers should not have gone on strike, according to a SurveyUSA poll of 800 metropolitan area adults conducted 12/21/05 exclusively for WABC-TV. But: when Tri-State adults are asked to choose sides in the debate, half say they are with the Union, half say they are with Management. By 5:4, New Yorkers approve of NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's handling of the strike. 47% say the $1 million a day fine levied against the Union is too much. 53% say Union leaders should be fined personally. By contrast, 33% say striking workers should be fined. 26% say Union leaders should be jailed. 24% say striking workers should be fired and replaced.
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Data Collection: 800 adults were interviewed from New York City Metropolitan Area, including 45% of respondents from the 5 boroughs of New York City and 55% of respondents from surrounding counties in Northern New Jersey, Fairfield County CT and Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties, NY.
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Asked of 800 Adults | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
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| In the transit strike ... whose side are you on? Union? Or Management? |
| 44% | Union |
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| 46% | Management |
| 11% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.4% |
| Do you think the Union should? or should not? have gone on strike? |
| 31% | Should | |
| 64% | Should Not |
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| 5% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults |
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Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Do you approve? or disapprove? of Mayor Bloomberg's handling of the strike? |
| 50% | Approve | |
| 41% | Disapprove | |
| 10% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
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| The transit workers union is being fined one million dollars for each day the strike goes on. Do you think the fine is too much? Too little? Or just about right? |
| 47% | Too Much | |
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| 22% | Too Little | |
| 30% | Just About Right | |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
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| Do you think the leaders of the transit union personally should? Or should not? Be fined? |
| 53% | Should |
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| 39% | Should Not |
| 7% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.4% |
| Do you think the striking workers personally should? Or should not? Be fined? |
| 33% | Should | |
| 63% | Should Not |
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| 4% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults |
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Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.3% |
| Do you think the leaders of the transit union should? Or should not? Be sent to jail? |
| 26% | Should | |
| 68% | Should Not | |
| 6% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.2% |
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| Do you think the striking workers should? Or should not? Be fired and replaced? |
| 24% | Should |
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| 72% | Should Not |
| 4% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 800 Adults | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Have you personally been affected by the transit strike? |
| 52% | Yes | |
| 46% | No |
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| 2% | Not Sure |
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| Statement of Methodology | |
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Ping.
BUMP
Survey says,"jail 'em then can 'em".
As if people can't dislike Kalikow et. al. and yet still be infuriated at the TWU.
Even straphangers who aren't mind-numbed liberal robots aren't thrilled with MTA management.
They need to commission another survey.
Reasons why Public Transit is less than ideal compared to private transportation:
1. Transit Strikes
2. Unions
3. Inflexible schedules
4. Terrorism (target)
5. Inflexible destinations
6. Being transported *with* the Public (as in "the masses")
There are too many people in this city whose livelihood depends on the public sector-or who are simply reflexively statist-to do any real damage to the TWU, bad public relations notwithstanding.
ping
Whoa....
New Yorkers deserve the liberal results of the economic mess they will be in! I now have NO sympathy for New Yorkers and their loss of income. BTW, I hope the gas prices go thru the roof now that Anwar is dead. You want liberal LaLa Land...live in it!
there is no way a place like NYC could run without mass transit.
what does ANWR have to do with the NYC transit strike?
I don't think they need to commission another survey (but this is a tracking poll - so there should be one tomorrow). I think they need to ask a slightly differently-worded question 1, or at least add a big NEITHER option to the question 1. The last 8 questions weren't asked yesterday, but should have been, so there's no tracking data. I guess they didn't have the time.
Survey USA is a pretty decent polling outfit. They were one of the most accurate (some would say the most accurate) at predicting state-by-state results in the 2004 Presidential election.
Sure it can. Watch!
Liberals love the idealistic, La La Land communist, eco ideas without thinking. Whether its "Unions are ALWAYS good" and "Oil drilling is always bad eco wise" libs stick to their un thought out romantic notions.
If HTML were gold, you'd be rich.
I find it hateful when Dems use class warfare to increase their approval numbers, and I find it just as hateful to use a different version of class warfare in this case. Every time Bloomie harps on what the transit workers have that private workers don't it creates the same poisonous climate as Gore and Moore do. The TWU earned its bounty in the world of NYC collective bargaining.Don't try to take it from them by feeding jealousies and envy among those who have less. We decry such rhetoric here on FR every time a demogogic Dem spouts the us vs them. Here it's Bloomie spouting them vs you.
He has to be one of the least sympathetic labor figures since the last president of the Teamsters.
I'm amazed that the reporters didn't break into hysterics when that jackass compared their walkout to the struggle of Rosa Parks to integrate Montgomery buses.
its the TWU that feels that because someone, anyone they can point the finger at, who works in the private sector in NYC that makes more then they do - that they are somehow entitled to take that money from them for themselves.
the union is all about class warfare, its in every argument they have made. every word out of their mouth is "this city has so many rich people".
Bloomberg's observations about the deal on the table for this union, versus other city unions, or what private sector people are facing in terms of pension and medical co-pays - are 100% factual.
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