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two-faced. dominique strauss-kahn wants a u.s. judge to dismiss a lawsuit against him linked to a sexual assault case. the criminal charges were dropped but the accusers filed a civil case. the former imf chief claims he has diplomatic immunity when the case was filed. i'm zain verjee in world business today starts next. good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hodson. this is world business today. the top stories this tuesday, september 27th. at home and abroad, greek transit workers stage another strike as prime minister prepares to meet in berlin. delhi's plan to redraw the...

Transit workers claim a passenger spat on me. 51 of them took an average 64 day off. have you ever been spit on? >> yes. i don't like it. but i wouldn't get 6 for 4 days off. >>reporter: we have had folks sat upon that have gotten hepatitis. spitting the eye and got eye infection and have taken significant amount of time fall for that. >>reporter: union always have reasons why taxpayers must pay. why do government officials agree to the deal? >> unions do what union do. if you are dump enough to negotiate the stupid deals that the mta management has negotiated then shame on them. >> most elect...

Middle class with benefits like these. union transit workers reached top pay grade after three years. they take lots of they can get to a good pension before 85. >> why isn't that fair? >> most people work until 65 or longer. >> let's address that. we work in disgusting conditions work warned human fecal matter dead rat and breathe in steel dust all day long getting the system running when folks like you are sitting in the studio interviewing guys like me. is that fair? >> to make that fair you get to retire at age 55. >> absolutely. >> cops and firefighters think they deserve that pay because...

Logging and most dangerous of all fishing. much more dangerous than police are tran it. logger don't require at 55. people who fish for a living. >> i don't know about them. >> i look at most deadly jobd. fishing isn't up at the top logging garbage woshtion transit workers way down. >> this is the richest country in the world. we can't afford you any more. >> that is absurd statement. >>reporter: bill school man bus company come petitions with the mta. >> they are paid, so much higher than what a private distance can afford to pay. it is a corrupt practice to see the way they burned taxpayer d...

Just three. 83 transit workers claim a francity worker spat on me. 51 took an average 646 days off. >> have you ever been spit on? >> yeah, actually. i wouldn't like it but i wouldn't get 501 da -- 51 days . >> they have been spit in the eye and got eye infections and have taken significant amount of thyme for drops. why do the government officials deal with people? union dells union deals. most of those elected are managers we are not egypt of managing 222 million people in the public sector. >> some didn't seem to care. he became governor of new jersey. many negotiated a fat union