The dispute has become focused on a move to driver-only operation of trains, which unions say has safety risks and could downgrade the number or quality of jobs in rail.
At the centre of the dispute between unions and Southern is the move to driver-only operation of trains, which unions say is a safety issue, as well as potentially seeing many rail jobs lost or conditions downgraded in the future.
ALBANY, Oct. 8 — Opponents have decried Gov. Eliot Spitzer's move to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants as a "passport to terror" and a "frightening" policy shift that is "dangerous and inconceivable".
This system has its roots in the 1970's, after many of the city's large garage fleets, for whom taxi drivers worked as employees on commission, shut down because of the recession and a move to unionize drivers, said Bruce Schaller, an industry consultant and a former policy analyst with the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.
The move to offer drivers 'welfare' is the latest in a steady war of attrition to attract both customers and the drivers that transport them around.
The company might move to offer drivers the option of full ownership in the future, but for now the main focus is to build a business around a different premise.
Mouton debuted in rallying as a co-driver but quickly moved to the driver's seat, steering an Alpine-Renault A110 in national rallies.
When he turned 16, the future head of G.M. design moved to the driver's seat himself.
"One cop, he moved to the driver's seat and he turned the air-conditioning on and pointed it at himself".
Moving to the driver's side, he pointed to the lower edge of the rear side windows, which now tilt upward at a slight angle, instead of being nearly flat.
The girl then moved to the driver's seat and followed the gunmen's car, the witnesses said, suggesting that she had helped lure the Israeli into a trap.
