MTA Finances
MTA White Collar Jobs Continue To Be Saved
Over the last few months, the biggest story on this blog & in the world of local mass transit has been the MTA’s financial crisis. The crisis has been the biggest sticking point in the latest round of the never ending war between the much maligned transit agency & Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU […]
Editorial Shows No Grasp On MTA’s Full Problems
It is no secret that the MTA is the midst of arguably its worst financial crisis ever. There is plenty of blame to go around whether it be elected officials, union workers, or the MTA itself. Thursday’s edition of the New York Post contained an editorial which squarely pushes the agenda of the financial woes […]
Bill S3772-A Stalls In The State Assembly
Last Wednesday, I strongly opined on a terrible piece of legislation that would derail the MTA’s much needed plans to save during their financial crisis. The legislation in question was Bill S3772-A which passed in the State Senate. It would have prevented the MTA from laying off many positions under the false paradigm of security […]
MTA Eliminates 120 More Workers
The cost cutting via blue-collar workforce positions within the MTA continued this past Friday as the agency laid off 120 more workers. At the same time, they filled a new white-collar management position by hiring Diana Ritter Jones & giving her a $217,000 annual salary. Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News has more: […]
MTA To Save $10M Via Consolidating Functions
Just a short time ago, the MTA issued a statement to announce it will save $10M by consolidating redundant functions. Here is the complete statement which I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that it will be consolidating a number of redundant functions, projected to save the agency more than $10 million annually. […]
