Comments on: As fare hike loom, MTA doles out more for overtime http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:57:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2892 Chris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:04:03 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2892 John: So are many MTA employees. John: So are many MTA employees.

]]> By: John http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2826 John Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:11:56 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2826 Chris: I don't feel sorry for the NYPD at all. The force attracts pepople who want to be shoot-em-up cowboys, and I say pay em what the market will bear. Many NYPD cops are arrogant, borderline sociopaths anyway. Chris: I don’t feel sorry for the NYPD at all. The force attracts pepople who want to be shoot-em-up cowboys, and I say pay em what the market will bear.

Many NYPD cops are arrogant, borderline sociopaths anyway.

]]> By: todd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2822 todd Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:59:04 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2822 <i>Make a mistake and it could mean your job. Get someone hurt and there is a possibility of jail time.</i> Yeah, like that's not seen in any other field of work. <i>Then you have to think about the work environment</i> Don't the dispatchers don't work in climate controlled, glass-walled offices? Make a mistake and it could mean your job. Get someone hurt and there is a possibility of jail time.

Yeah, like that’s not seen in any other field of work.

Then you have to think about the work environment

Don’t the dispatchers don’t work in climate controlled, glass-walled offices?

]]> By: Genie http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2781 Genie Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:12:06 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2781 Wow... I was not aware that there are that many dispatchers. I am aware that they are trying to eliminate many of those jobs. While I think they can eliminate some jobs and maybe in about 10 years time reduce pay, in the end the pay will still be high (60-70 range) and there will be almost no way to eliminate overtime due to the increase in schedules and ridership. Many employees are paid well at transit (that is those who have anything to do with the actual train and its movement) but the perfection level is also higher than most people ever experienced. Make a mistake and it could mean your job. Get someone hurt and there is a possibility of jail time. Then you have to think about the work environment... not exactly a 50 story office building your working in. Not sure what they gonna do about all of this. Wow… I was not aware that there are that many dispatchers. I am aware that they are trying to eliminate many of those jobs.

While I think they can eliminate some jobs and maybe in about 10 years time reduce pay, in the end the pay will still be high (60-70 range) and there will be almost no way to eliminate overtime due to the increase in schedules and ridership.

Many employees are paid well at transit (that is those who have anything to do with the actual train and its movement) but the perfection level is also higher than most people ever experienced. Make a mistake and it could mean your job. Get someone hurt and there is a possibility of jail time.

Then you have to think about the work environment… not exactly a 50 story office building your working in.

Not sure what they gonna do about all of this.

]]> By: Todd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2773 Todd Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:42:42 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2773 Ben: I could've told you that Micheal Woodhouse and his gang are earning lots of overtime. They're always really busy 'holding trains' and what not. Chris: Amen. Ben: I could’ve told you that Micheal Woodhouse and his gang are earning lots of overtime. They’re always really busy ‘holding trains’ and what not.

Chris: Amen.

]]> By: J http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2770 J Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:58:49 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2770 Part of the problem is that additional full time workers get benefits and cost money to train. While overtime hours are expensive, when you factor in the costs of training and benefits for an additional employee, it isn't necessarily cheaper to hire an additional person full time to replace 40 hours of overtime. Of course, the union wants it to be less expensive to give overtime, since it insures bigger paydays for the existing workers. After the transit strike, the workers shouldn't really have enough clout to maintain that as the status quo, yet they've managed to. Part of the problem is that additional full time workers get benefits and cost money to train. While overtime hours are expensive, when you factor in the costs of training and benefits for an additional employee, it isn’t necessarily cheaper to hire an additional person full time to replace 40 hours of overtime.

Of course, the union wants it to be less expensive to give overtime, since it insures bigger paydays for the existing workers. After the transit strike, the workers shouldn’t really have enough clout to maintain that as the status quo, yet they’ve managed to.

]]> By: Chris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2746 Chris Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:42:28 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/11/05/as-fare-hike-loom-mta-doles-out-more-for-overtime/#comment-2746 And meanwhile, NYPD officer salaries start barely above the poverty line. That really goes to show you where this city's priorities are. And meanwhile, NYPD officer salaries start barely above the poverty line. That really goes to show you where this city’s priorities are.

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