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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Aug 28 21:34:35 2014, in response to Why Does LIRR Cosy 30% More to Operate Than Metro-North?, posted by heypaul on Wed Aug 27 12:28:53 2014. It all comes down to cost of labor. All LIRR crafts make an average of 10-15% more (except engineers) than MN crafts. Simple example, a ticker seller in Penn Sta (LIRR) makes $1500 for a 40 hr week whereas an MN ticket seller in GCT makes close to $1200 for the same 40 week.This wage disparity has been going on since the Rockefeller years. Back in the late 60s, the LIRR MP 54s were falling apart en masse. Between 20 & 30 trains a day were canceled back then. Enter the M-1s to save the day. Didn't work out that way, right away. They had so many de-bugging problems that kept them out of service which in turn gave a stay of execution to all those MP-54s. They got a new lease on life, fresh duct tape & chicken wire to keep them "running". So Gov Rockefeller proclaims that soon the LIRR will be the best commuter railroad in the country. With that proclamation, our generous gov gives the unions unprecedented raises to boost morale & encourage productivity. As the M-1s came on line & the MP54s got the one way barge ride down the East River, train cancelations came down & Rockefeller came out smelling like a rose. Those increases created a huge base pay gap compared to what then ex NYC/NHRR were getting. Thus the parity issue, which to this day is a thorn in the side of high seniority MN employees. New hirees are told to shut up, don't bitch & be glad you have a job. |
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