N.J. Turnpike Authority reimburses union workers for $250K in tolls

[Harry 1,076]

[float=left][/float]Justifying their decision this week to revoke free train and bus rides for non-union employees, NJ Transit officials cited similar steps taken at other transportation agencies, including a vote two years ago to eliminate toll-free rides for employees on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.

 

But the NJ Turnpike Authority, which oversees the two major toll roads, has quietly reimbursed approximately 1,900 union employees for money spent on tolls after an arbitrator ruled the authority wrongly took away the privilege, The Star-Ledger has learned.

 

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[mfs NJT459 170]

I'm pretty sure Gov. Christie is upset over this

[Quill Depot 1,570]

Tolls are high as hell... don't make em higher is all I say. PANYNJ has the highest cost of tolls.

[theaveragejoe 282]

No wonder why the state of New Jersey is in the mess that it is in!