{"id":200019,"date":"2021-03-12T00:46:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T21:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-calls-off-wage-freeze-after-biden-signs-covid-stimulus\/"},"modified":"2021-03-12T00:46:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T21:46:22","slug":"mta-calls-off-wage-freeze-after-biden-signs-covid-stimulus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-calls-off-wage-freeze-after-biden-signs-covid-stimulus\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#MTA calls off wage freeze after Biden signs COVID stimulus<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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MTA officials have called off plans to renege on schedule wage increase \u2014 after receiving an influx of $6.5 billion from the new stimulus bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that Congress \u2014 under the leadership of Senate Majority Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and the bipartisan New York delegation \u2014 has app<\/a>roved an additional $6.5 billion in federal aid to the MTA, we are able to\u00a0implement all previously negotiated general<\/a> wage increases as scheduled and\u00a0move ahead with contract negotiations,\u201d MTA Chairman Pat Foye said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hardworking employees have been the heroes moving heroes throughout the pandemic, and we will continue to negotiate in good faith with our labor partners to find a path forward that recognizes their dedication and safeguards the MTA\u2019s long-term financial health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transit officials floated the wage freeze at February\u2019s MTA board meeting \u2014 to the outrage of labor leaders, who accused them going back on a negotiated 10 percent salary bump over the next four years.<\/p>\n

The MTA\u2019s move to withdraw the wage freeze was first reported by Politico.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TWU Local 100, which accounts for all but 100 or so of the impacted workers, called it a \u201cmajor victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MTA head Pat Foye announced that more police will be added to the subway and bus systems to combat the growing problem of fare evasion, which costs the city more than $225M a year.<\/figcaption>
Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a smart move. It\u2019s the right move,\u201d TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano said in a statement. \u201cThey were on a collision course with TWU Local 100, and they would have had the fight of their lives on their hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Utano said the MTA should proceed to negotiate contracts with the rest of its unions.<\/p>\n

More than 140 MTA employees have died from COVID-19 in the last year, according to official figures. But transit officials spent the bulk of 2020 mulling service cuts, layoffs and other measures to rein in spending as revenue from fares, tolls and taxes fell.<\/p>\n

The influx of federal cash has allowed the agency to call off most of the cuts and resume work on its $54 billion capital program. <\/p>\n

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TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano said the MTA should proceed to negotiate contracts with the rest of its unions.<\/figcaption>
Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018\u201dAmtrak Joe\u2019 has delivered a historic amount of funding for transit agencies across the country and for New Yorkers,\u201d Foye said in a separate statement on Thursday, using a nickname for noted train lover President Biden.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis significant $6.5 billion in critical federal funding will allow us to focus more on welcoming back riders instead of doomsday budget planning.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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