Grass8989 t1_iwpttr3 wrote
Reply to comment by mp90 in Impending fiscal cliff ‘will destroy MTA’ without state aid: watchdog by LunacyNow
The MTA lost 150+ employees to Covid. They need to have conductors to keep the trains running. You have to pay overtime if they work more than 40 hours a week. The civil servants aren’t the problem.
organizim t1_iwqarcg wrote
Remember when Cuomo visits a train yard that was supposed to have a bunch of people working OT and NOONE WAS THERE? They ain’t all bad but there’s a ton of folks getting OT and not showing up.
Understanding_Naive t1_iwpubat wrote
They were laid off or did they quit?
Grass8989 t1_iwpufxw wrote
They died.
Understanding_Naive t1_iwpuimz wrote
Whoa i didnt know that, how sad.
GettingPhysicl t1_iwpvj0i wrote
Theres gotta be fucking trains that do not need conductors. they run on the same damn track its not a car.
lovemeinthemoment t1_iwq277b wrote
You go first. Let us know.
GettingPhysicl t1_iwsci62 wrote
...are you under some impression that its more dangerous and i wouldnt try it? i use the subway. please, automate my line first if you want i mostly use the 1.
Grass8989 t1_iwpwn0k wrote
Reworking the entire subway system to have conductorless cars would cost probably 100X what they pay the conductors in overtime.
chug84 t1_iwq7nha wrote
So, you'd rather see people lose their jobs instead of the entire agency get audited for corruption and theft?
GettingPhysicl t1_iwq9e4x wrote
id rather both. we don't hire people for its own sake. if you want universal basic income just say that don't hide it behind jobs we do not need.
socialcommentary2000 t1_iwq7l2q wrote
This city still custom fabricates replacement parts for installed equipment who's original fabricators haven't existed for the better part of a century.
If the USA had an actual social contract and wasn't just a loosely associated group of assholes that happen to sit under the same legal system, we'd have modernized our marquee transit system in our Alpha World City ages ago.
Alas, we have shit culture so we get shit results.
73577357 t1_iwq3lgv wrote
You're not going to win any union votes with that kind of attitude.
Understanding_Naive t1_iwpvyh9 wrote
They need something to make sure everything is clear and the train can leave the train station. I think recently a guy was dragged to death because his foot got caught between the train and the platform.
Mustard_on_tap t1_iwq5lr1 wrote
So the live, human conductor here helped how ??
Understanding_Naive t1_iwqdfww wrote
My point was it's dangerous. So imagine not having one at all.
139_LENOX t1_iwqfxcx wrote
Pretty sure the 7 is like that. It's called CBTC.
That said, conductors are not the problem here.
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