http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/01/02/the-mtas-real-endgame/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/01/02/the-mtas-real-endgame/#comment-58170 Grrrumpy Miner Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:55:46 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1907#comment-58170 No signifigant downside?Tell that to the at least 500 clerks who lose their jobs via layoffs and may find massive problems paying rent,bills,school,food on their families tables.Also tell that to the remaining rank and file of station agents who have to pick twice a year why they have to pick crazy houses like Times Square and Columbus Circle in which we paid our dues to get away from.Most of the Agents in the SCA program have heavy seniority and will pick out other clerks who will have to go scrambling and find other stations to work.So before you use that hallowed phrase "No signifigant downside" think a little bit harder that could impact those who get you from Point A to Point B. No signifigant downside?Tell that to the at least 500 clerks who lose their jobs via layoffs and may find massive problems paying rent,bills,school,food on their families tables.Also tell that to the remaining rank and file of station agents who have to pick twice a year why they have to pick crazy houses like Times Square and Columbus Circle in which we paid our dues to get away from.Most of the Agents in the SCA program have heavy seniority and will pick out other clerks who will have to go scrambling and find other stations to work.So before you use that hallowed phrase “No signifigant downside” think a little bit harder that could impact those who get you from Point A to Point B.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/01/02/the-mtas-real-endgame/#comment-58103 Marc Shepherd Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:20:52 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1907#comment-58103 It strikes me that some of these ideas might be worth implementing regardless of what the legislature does. From the MTA's own description, the SCA (station agent) program hasn't been very successful. It looks like there's a substantial savings if they terminate it, with no significant downside. It strikes me that some of these ideas might be worth implementing regardless of what the legislature does. From the MTA’s own description, the SCA (station agent) program hasn’t been very successful. It looks like there’s a substantial savings if they terminate it, with no significant downside.

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