news MTA files alert about plans to pinkslip 750 employees, majority from bus division

[smoothoperator]

MTA files alert about plans to pinkslip 750 employees, majority from bus division

 

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/04/29/2010-04-29_750_mta_layoffs_loom.html#ixzz0mYSnNICJ

[smoothoperator]

What a joke

 

MTA to Add New Light Rail Trains to LIRR About a dozen new, smaller diesel trains have been approved for the Long Island Rail Road in a plan that will cost the cash-strapped department $78 million.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36851021/

[MattTrain]

We need bus operators, they are the superheroes of the roads. (NYCT) needs bus operators to operate their buses everyday and this is just a huge downgrade! Yuck!

[Jah]

I don't understand how they say the majority of the layoffs are coming from the buses when 500 out of 750 are station agents!

[Will-Bx-718]

Well because the 750 layoff number is an entirely different layoff number and layoff pack all together. They have already laid us off and look to layoff 500 B/O's and maintenance workers.