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Available_Survey8834 t1_je3f4a3 wrote

Reply to comment by oreosfly in New York’s MTA Hates Transparency by psychothumbs

they should do electronic contract bidding so no personal contact happens . It s all solved in many countries , even Russia does electronic bidding. What about compensation , I heard conductors from metro north are making over 250k with overtime

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oreosfly t1_je3j6y9 wrote

LIRR conductors are worse. The agency spends an average of $200k per conductor on salary and benefits, and the job literally involves you walking up and down the train and scanning fucking QR codes. A local moron off the street can do that job.

The MTA should install fare gates on commuter railroads, downsize the conductor workforce, and use the remaining conductors to spot check... even with the fare beating increase it'll save money over paying people to do the same work.

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