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The MTA's payroll costs jumped $418 million last year, driven by a nearly 16% spike in overtime payments, according to records compiled and released Monday by the Empire Center, an Albany-based ...
The MTA offered a 3% raise the first year, a 4% raise the second year, and a 3.5% raise the third year. The striking workers reportedly earn an average of about US$48,000 annually. The TWU also wanted to lower the age at which point the employee is eligible for a full pension from 55 to 50, and the number of years worked to qualify for that ...
On February 1, 2023, as part of her Executive Budget proposal to the New York State Legislature, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed raising the MTA payroll tax, a move projected to increase revenue by $800 million, and also giving the MTA some of the money from casinos expected at present to be licensed soon for business in Manhattan. [155]
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...
The eight percent wage increase would be implemented over the next five years. Melinda Carstensen , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:07 pm ET | Updated Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:14 pm ET
NYC Transit Union Demands 'Around The Clock' Contract Talks The union for subway workers says it could "consider other alternatives" if MTA brass don't want to hash out a new labor contract.
MTA Regional Bus Operations operates local and express buses serving New York City in the United States out of 29 bus depots. [ 1 ][ 2 ] These depots are located in all five boroughs of the city, plus one located in nearby Yonkers in Westchester County. 21 of these depots serve MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)'s bus operations, while the ...
Politics & Government MTA Payroll Tax Cut Praised; Full Repeal Still Sought Local leaders and business people have railed against tax since it was adopted in 2009.