Justice Delayed

At least someone out there is taking a hard line against the selfish, illegal, dangerous strikers at the helm of the Transport Workers Union.  TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint and his cronies have still not had to answer for their leadership role in the Christmastime strike that cost the city so much money and put so many people in needless danger.

One such person was firefighter Matthew Long, who, while bicycling to work during the strike, was struck by a private bus hired by a bank to shuttle its employees to and from the office.  Long survived, but was seriously injured.  Now his mother Eileen Long wants a little accountability from those whose lawlessness led to her son's injuries.  In a letter to Justice Theodore Jones, the Brooklyn State Supreme Court judge overseeing the case, and cc'd to Governor Pataki and Attorney General and Gubernatorial hopeful Eliot Spitzer, Mrs. Long had this to say:

Dear Justice Jones:

Ninety-five days have passed since my son NYC Firefighter Matthew Long was struck by a private bus during an illegal strike called by Roger Toussaint and Transit Workers Union.

When I attend the next court session on April 7th, I hope that you will grant no further adjournments in this case and will act in the best interest of the citizens of New York. Keeping in mind that "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied".

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Eileen F. Long

Toussaint and the other union leadership could face a day in jail for each day of the strike (of which there were 3).  Let's hope the Longs get satisfaction.  I'll be curious to see how incarceration would affect Toussaint's bargaining power in the ongoing negotiations with the MTA, which are now finally at the cusp of binding arbitration.

Previously:
Transit Tribulations Roll On
New Yorkers Do It Underground
A Taste of Their Own Medicine
Decision Time for Illegal NYC Transit Strikers
Fat Lady Iced
What a Deal
Roger Toussaint's Billion Dollar Christmas Present
Back on Track
The [Unofficial] Not For Tourists Guide to NYC - Strike Edition
Strike 3 (Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $62,000)
Transit Strike Update
TWU Walks Out On New york
New Yorkers Behaving Like New Yorkers
T-Minus 1 Hour: Transit Union Walks Out
No Progress on Transit Negotiations
Bracing for Bedlam
Bloomberg Steps Up
New York's Looming Illegal Transit Strike