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Re: Time for labor to sacrifice / MTA unions must do fair share — Lhota {Op-Ed}

Posted by J trainloco on Wed Jun 20 18:45:17 2012, in response to Re: Time for labor to sacrifice / MTA unions must do fair share — Lhota {Op-Ed}, posted by Mr RT on Wed Jun 20 11:49:27 2012.

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You are correct,but in NYC you have to pay the previaling wage.

I'm not sure how prevailing wage law applies to this.

I have been for safety in the system vs. cost saving thru reduced staff,e.g. Conductor,Token Booth Clerk.

The rape at 21st-Van Alst a few years back pretty much dispels the notion that staff makes you inherently safer.

Cutting these folks is a drop in the bucket compared the way the MTA is very good at spemding & wasting money.

Actually, labor costs within the operating budget are the MTA's largest annual expense.

- How much is the rehab on the Brightion line costing,Fulton Street complex,etc.
- East Side Access is going to cost over $8 Billion dollars
- 2nd Ave Stubway is going to cost over $5.5 Billion dollars

Keep in mind:

1. As previously mentioned, these are two totally separate budgets. Capital expenditure comes largely through either FTA appropriations or state/agency borrowing. It cannot be used to pay operational expenses. Nor should it be. Borrowing to pay operating costs is bad buiness 101.

2. Rehab projects, such as Brighton, Sea Beach and the West End structural rehab are critical to keeping what we have operating. New construction projects are critical to keeping the ability to move people where they need to go as the population grows. New projects could even pay for themselves through increased land values and reduction of the use of less efficient modes of transportation.

The politians are also afraid to raise the fare while at the same time they dip into the money earmarked for the MTA and spend it on other things.

That's because the MTA is set up to be a whipping boy: pols can blame them for being 'out of touch' with the riding public when they want to raise fares while also slashing their other sources of funding. It's a no-win situation for the MTA, but that's what they're there for.

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