On the way to get falafel, I came across this scene in front of City Hall. Trash was everywhere. I was informed that the sanitation workers were on strike and many had purposely dumped out trash bags on to the street.
For employees to intentionally litter seems unnecessary (and stupid considering who is going to most likely be cleaning up the mess when the strike is over). Trash is one thing...but now the train employees are striking. Thousands and thousands of tourists are stuck at the airport trying to figure out how to get to Paris. Many end up paying close to one hundred USD for a taxi ride. When striking makes a public square dirty or makes television networks play reruns for a few weeks, life goes on. But when people rely on a transport system to get them to meetings, jobs, flights, and school, I think the strikers are being a little selfish. Not that they shouldn't have the right to strike, but they are causing so many people problems who have nothing to do with whether or not the employees get what they want.
For employees to intentionally litter seems unnecessary (and stupid considering who is going to most likely be cleaning up the mess when the strike is over). Trash is one thing...but now the train employees are striking. Thousands and thousands of tourists are stuck at the airport trying to figure out how to get to Paris. Many end up paying close to one hundred USD for a taxi ride. When striking makes a public square dirty or makes television networks play reruns for a few weeks, life goes on. But when people rely on a transport system to get them to meetings, jobs, flights, and school, I think the strikers are being a little selfish. Not that they shouldn't have the right to strike, but they are causing so many people problems who have nothing to do with whether or not the employees get what they want.
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