by Publius Plunkett
The guy retired, therefore his year end total is inflated by his sick, personal and vacation payouts. He was probably one to not refuse an hour of overtime, lived on the Rail Road because of it and it inflated his totals. So what? To earn the salary that he did, required hundreds of hours of overtime. Unless someone wants to spend their life among trains and railroad workers, they won't make that kind of salary.
If the public and our elected officials are outraged, then they should attack the MTA and the LIRR for allowing an environment requiring hundreds of hours of overtime, to exist. Unions really have nothing to do with it. The Rail Road needs experienced personnel and they have to pay for it. I don't see what the big deal is.
If the public and our elected officials are outraged, then they should attack the MTA and the LIRR for allowing an environment requiring hundreds of hours of overtime, to exist. Unions really have nothing to do with it. The Rail Road needs experienced personnel and they have to pay for it. I don't see what the big deal is.