{"id":14740,"date":"2020-06-25T00:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/union-boss-rips-mtas-coronavirus-response-costly-consultants\/"},"modified":"2020-06-25T00:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T21:46:00","slug":"union-boss-rips-mtas-coronavirus-response-costly-consultants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/union-boss-rips-mtas-coronavirus-response-costly-consultants\/","title":{"rendered":"#Union boss rips MTA\u2019s coronavirus response, costly consultants"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Union boss rips MTA\u2019s coronavirus response, costly consultants<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 24, 2020 |<\/span> 5:46pm <\/p>\n

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\n Consultants being paid big bucks by the MTA to study coronavirus safety measures \u201cwhitewashed\u201d the agency\u2019s response to the pandemic, a union leader charged Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MTA is using high-paid consultants to rewrite history and whitewash its own failings, but transit workers who saw more than 130 of their co-workers die know the sordid and painful truth. The MTA failed its employees,\u201d Tony Utano, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Engineering firm WSP \u2014 which the MTA is paying up to $100,000 for coronavirus-related consulting \u2014 told Wednesday\u2019s agency board meeting that the MTA took \u201cproactive steps\u201d to combat the spread of the virus, even as thousands of workers fell ill in the initial weeks of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been presented with a lot of evidence from MTA that they took early, proactive and decisive action to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 to their employees and riders,\u201d WSP\u2019s John Gasparaine told board members.<\/p>\n

In particular, Gasparine lauded the MTA\u2019s March 27 \u201cpretty bold\u201d decision to distribute mask to its workforce, 12 days before the CDC began recommending face coverings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey felt the right thing to do what to begin distributing masks to their employees in advance of that change in public health guidance and, in this case, they were right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But the MTA\u2019s decision came after a protracted fight with its workforce, many of whom complained about a lack of protective gear and cleaning supplies at the beginning\u00a0 of the outbreak.<\/p>\n

Just three weeks before the MTA began to distribute masks, an official agency memo obtained by The Post said they were prohibited because \u201cmasks are not medically necessary as a protection against COVID-19, and not part of the authorized uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gasparine\u2019s presentation made no mention of that history.<\/p>\n

Utano said the MTA\u2019s course correction was too little, too late, and called for \u201ca comprehensive study on why the transit workforce was hit so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking credit for being out in front of the CDC is not an actual accomplishment. More than 130 dead transit workers isn\u2019t cause for celebration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pressed for a response after Wednesday\u2019s board meeting, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said the report was \u201caccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe changed our app<\/a>roach before the CDC did \u2014 and long before the World Health Organization did,\u201d Foye said. \u201cThe MTA was early aggressive and innovative in taking action to minimize public health risks to our customers or employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday, 132 MTA employees had died of COVID-19 \u2014 the vast majority of them TWU members.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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