Comments on: MetroCard turnstile readers as the next labor battle ground http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:05:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paulp http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-88744 Paulp Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:42:46 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-88744 Again wrong information. Cleaners do scrub tiles, cleaners mop & disinfect, remove garbage and do it for $21-$22 per hour. The reasons the stations are sometimes dirty is the MTA is far below the numbers of cleaners they need. simply put the stations look like crap because there are not enough cleaners rather than they do no work. An AMNY report of a few months ago detailed all of this. Again wrong information. Cleaners do scrub tiles, cleaners mop & disinfect, remove garbage and do it for $21-$22 per hour. The reasons the stations are sometimes dirty is the MTA is far below the numbers of cleaners they need. simply put the stations look like crap because there are not enough cleaners rather than they do no work. An AMNY report of a few months ago detailed all of this.

]]> By: Sharon http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-88297 Sharon Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:14:22 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-88297 the cleaners make $25 an hour before benefits. Far more than school cleaners(custodian helpers). Maybe it is time to privitize cleaning functions. My biggest problem is these cleaners don't clean, they don't scrub tiles. the stations are gross. At the price they are paid, far higher then the going markert, the station should be spotless the cleaners make $25 an hour before benefits. Far more than school cleaners(custodian helpers). Maybe it is time to privitize cleaning functions. My biggest problem is these cleaners don’t clean, they don’t scrub tiles. the stations are gross. At the price they are paid, far higher then the going markert, the station should be spotless

]]> By: Sharon http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-88296 Sharon Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:11:32 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-88296 funny back in the day agents left the booths on their own to empty turn Styles of tookens. At $25 an hour before benefits cleaners can clean metro cards slots. One of the main problems with the union contract is it restricts every little task into one titles job or another. I sometimes put a drop of purel on my metrocard to clean the slot myself. the union contract needs to be thrown out and every title made more flexible for the benefit of the riders. I was at newkirk ave station on the Q two weeks back and watched for 20 min a cleaner walking inside and outside the cleaning closet with a mop in her hand while the station was gross. Garbage can overflowing with trash. At $25 an hour it is a crime funny back in the day agents left the booths on their own to empty turn Styles of tookens. At $25 an hour before benefits cleaners can clean metro cards slots. One of the main problems with the union contract is it restricts every little task into one titles job or another. I sometimes put a drop of purel on my metrocard to clean the slot myself. the union contract needs to be thrown out and every title made more flexible for the benefit of the riders. I was at newkirk ave station on the Q two weeks back and watched for 20 min a cleaner walking inside and outside the cleaning closet with a mop in her hand while the station was gross. Garbage can overflowing with trash. At $25 an hour it is a crime

]]> By: Cutting the services that make a pleasant commute :: Second Ave. Sagas http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-87678 Cutting the services that make a pleasant commute :: Second Ave. Sagas Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:53:24 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-87678 [...] Greater New York’s mass transit system.” We’ve already heard about the plan to scale back on turnstile cleanliness, a move that will save the authority $1.8 million, and Grossman highlights a series of other cuts: [...] [...] Greater New York’s mass transit system.” We’ve already heard about the plan to scale back on turnstile cleanliness, a move that will save the authority $1.8 million, and Grossman highlights a series of other cuts: [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-87657 Andrew Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:14:36 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-87657 So what's your solution? So what’s your solution?

]]> By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-87276 Alon Levy Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:09:45 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-87276 If <i>it's not their job</i>, as Scott assumed, then they get fired. If it’s not their job, as Scott assumed, then they get fired.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-87246 Larry Littlefield Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:17:26 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-87246 "Second, when the MTA finally implements a contact-less fare payment system, this petty argument won’t matter any longer." Are you sure some provision in the TWU contract won't require Metrocard turnstile cleaners to keep their job after there are no metrocard turnstiles. “Second, when the MTA finally implements a contact-less fare payment system, this petty argument won’t matter any longer.”

Are you sure some provision in the TWU contract won’t require Metrocard turnstile cleaners to keep their job after there are no metrocard turnstiles.

]]> By: Paulp http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-87188 Paulp Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:22:12 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-87188 Again more wrong information, Station Agents are required to perform what is called finger tip maintenance. During their tour usually at the beginning of the tour and as needed. But their must be someone in the booth or a cop outside the booth. Again more wrong information, Station Agents are required to perform what is called finger tip maintenance. During their tour usually at the beginning of the tour and as needed. But their must be someone in the booth or a cop outside the booth.

]]> By: Arnold Rothstein http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-87182 Arnold Rothstein Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:19:33 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-87182 Simplistic thinking. MTA bigshots are only out to protect their interests in real estate, trucking and bonds. Not the public interest as they are supposed to be. Get rid of them. Replace them with New Yorkers and workers who understand the system. Simplistic thinking. MTA bigshots are only out to protect their interests in real estate, trucking and bonds. Not the public interest as they are supposed to be. Get rid of them. Replace them with New Yorkers and workers who understand the system.

]]> By: Paulp http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/26/metrocard-turnstile-readers-as-the-next-labor-battle-ground/#comment-87169 Paulp Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:08:56 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=6502#comment-87169 No you are wrong. The MTA in their own memos state that in unstaffed areas the supervisors are charged with cleaning turnstiles and doing checks on emergency communication equipment. So it's not the union it's MTA policy. No you are wrong. The MTA in their own memos state that in unstaffed areas the supervisors are charged with cleaning turnstiles and doing checks on emergency communication equipment. So it’s not the union it’s MTA policy.

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