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32. Boy You Really Don't Know How It Works

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #31)

Mon May 6, 2019, 10:23 AM

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Want To Know The Reason NY TRansit Systems Don't Get Fixed? [View all] Me. May 2019 OP

Visibility Me. May 2019 #1

The real reason is... clementine613 May 2019 #2

That Is Part Of It Me. May 2019 #6

No. This is all in Trump's fault clementine613 May 2019 #8

Exactly! The people of New York would be much better off hughee99 May 2019 #40

When an organization's budget is billions of dollars, these kinds of articles tend to be hit pieces WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #3

Actually Me. May 2019 #5

How would the unions "use" this article? WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #9

Will Disagree Me. May 2019 #10

Spell it out for me, then. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #11

Thes Salaries Are Not The Average...They Are Management Me. May 2019 #12

They are not management. They are covered by the collective bargaining agreement, except for WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #13

Nonsense Me. May 2019 #14

Some do, through overtime and seniority and punitive contracts. Contracts the LIRR keeps agreeing WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #15

Apparently You And I Are Not Going To Agree On This Me. May 2019 #16

There's nothing to agree or disagree on. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #20

Like I Said...I Don't Agree With You Me. May 2019 #24

Why don't you think rank-and-filers can make good money? WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #26

THey Do Me. May 2019 #27

I can tell you as wife of retired train operator marlakay May 2019 #17

As a legacy system, LIRR is going to have a much different contract than BART. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #22

Have no knowledge of that marlakay May 2019 #23

Precisely Me. May 2019 #25

Not one friggin woman on the list. nt UniteFightBack May 2019 #4

I Noticed THat Too Me. May 2019 #7

I would guess that there are very few female madville May 2019 #18

I have worked in retail management for 20+ years Mosby May 2019 #19

Every city has an article like this done every year or so madville May 2019 #21

THe Point Is Me. May 2019 #28

NY is an expensive place madville May 2019 #29

Overtime Is Of Course Part Of A Contact Me. May 2019 #30

"2 1/2 is more elusive" WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #31

Boy You Really Don't Know How It Works Me. May 2019 #32

You keep telling me I'm wrong, and then insisting these are somehow base salaries, WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #34

I Never Insisted Those Huge PayDays Are Base Salaries Me. May 2019 #35

Oh, you called them salaries in the OP. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #36

I Called Them Salaries For The Few Me. May 2019 #37

But...they aren't salaries. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #38

Former contract administrator here Rambling Man May 2019 #33

Hmm, I wonder how the logistics work out on this... hughee99 May 2019 #39

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