Extortion on a Grand Scale not surprising in the Land of the Mobster

Citywide Strike Halts New York Subways and Buses - New York Times

Shivering, intrepid and occasionally befuddled, New Yorkers yesterday faced down the first citywide transit strike in a quarter-century, walking, biking and car-pooling through their city as transit workers and the state agency that employs them remained locked in intransigence.

Millions of subway and bus commuters stood at street corners, clutching paper coffee cups, waiting for private buses, taxis or drivers willing to take urban hitchhikers out of the 20-degree morning chill just hours after the Transport Workers Union announced a general strike.

Every day and in every way, the modern labour union is becoming indistinguishable from the Mob.

That's a nice city you have there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it.

With proper labour laws, I think we could dispense with this extortion completely.