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I did a quick flip through the MTA budget. The biggest chunk are employee expenses, both current and retired.
To get the MTA budget under control, they need to aggressively cut headcount, reduce the benefit package, and cut retiree health care expenses.
If this means going to war with the transit unions, so be it.
haha. Good luck.
Have you seen who works for the MTA? As someone else has said, it's a jobs program for the entitled uneducated.
Good luck telling these people what the real world values their "skills" at. The majority of these people would be working low wage (min wage- $15/hr) jobs with no benefits if they weren't working for the MTA. That's not an exaggeration.
What if I'm walking past and don't want those apparently ultra-sensitive meters taking a "swipe" off of my card?
The CTA in Chicago uses such a method, and trust me, none of them are that sensitive. A bigger issue was when people would put their whole purse or wallet onto the pad, and their credit cards that have the chip in them were also being charged.
I never had that issue, and it's apparently been fixed, but I've always taken the card out of my wallet to tap it for that reason.
And I would have it cease to be such. A lot of the jobs can be automated now, and more in the not to distant future (Train conductors, motormen, bus drivers.) for the rest, I might not cut salaries per se, but benefits, especially retirement would be scaled back. And as far as health care, they can get Obamacare. Maybe there would be some contribution toward that.
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Originally Posted by wawaweewa
haha. Good luck.
Have you seen who works for the MTA? As someone else has said, it's a jobs program for the entitled uneducated.
And I would have it cease to be such. A lot of the jobs can be automated now, and more in the not to distant future (Train conductors, motormen, bus drivers.) for the rest, I might not cut salaries per se, but benefits, especially retirement would be scaled back. And as far as health care, they can get Obamacare. Maybe there would be some contribution toward that.
Irrelevant what you would have it to, you are neither the mayor nor the governor nor a high ranking person in the state legislature. In short your opinion counts for nothing and all you can do is hate on those who apparently have better benefits and salaries than you (especially on retirement).
Have you seen who works for the MTA? As someone else has said, it's a jobs program for the entitled uneducated.
Good luck telling these people what the real world values their "skills" at. The majority of these people would be working low wage (min wage- $15/hr) jobs with no benefits if they weren't working for the MTA. That's not an exaggeration.
Not true. They are actually very dangerous machines and very dangerous electrical equipment. It takes years to be fully skilled on these types of jobs.
Many people in unions have to take certain classes or get certain certifications BEFORE they join the union.
Applicants for train operators have either the equivalent of 5 years full time experience and/or 4 years college education (a bachelors) plus one year of work experience.
Are you telling me you cannot afford 30 dollars for a weekly metrocard? Wow, your own professional qualifications must not be that good.
Not true. They are actually very dangerous machines and very dangerous electrical equipment. It takes years to be fully skilled on these types of jobs.
Many people in unions have to take certain classes or get certain certifications BEFORE they join the union.
Applicants for train operators have either the equivalent of 5 years full time experience and/or 4 years college education (a bachelors) plus one year of work experience.
Are you telling me you cannot afford 30 dollars for a weekly metrocard? Wow, your own professional qualifications must not be that good.
First off, the number of conductors/ train operators is a relatively small percentage of the entire MTA workforce. For every 1 conductor, you probably have 8-10 maintenance and cleaning personal.
My father had a friend who was an electrician with the MTA. Do you know what his job consisted of? Checking and changing light-bulbs. Very skilled.
It's not about the few dollars in increases. I have a monthly and it gets taken out of my paycheck pretax.
It's about 1 component of NYC which adds to the high cost of living for no reason other than to support an enormous and bloated government sector.
Whoever is part of the system has it good but those that are not, are left to suffer due to the high COL.
My parents arrived from the Soviet Union and over there it was the same. Those plugged in to the system led comfortable lives but those that weren't suffered.
Just because I have it good doesn't mean I don't acknowledge that the system has major drawbacks.
Bloomberg acknowledged this and that's why he always fought the city workers. Government work always traded security and stability for pay and benefits. Now city workers have security, stability, pay, and benefits. It's absurd.
I always wondered how bad NYC would burn if MTA had a "surge" pricing during rush hour like METRO does down here in the DC area. enjoy your 2.75 rate. I pay almost $10 a day to ride the train( not including parking )
I always wondered how bad NYC would burn if MTA had a "surge" pricing during rush hour like METRO does down here in the DC area. enjoy your 2.75 rate. I pay almost $10 a day to ride the train( not including parking )
Surge Pricing?
The MTA cannot even figure out a way to get the Metrocards to work. Even tokens were more reliable.
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