{"id":279717,"date":"2021-06-21T00:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T21:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/subway-worker-shortage-threatens-nycs-office-reopenings\/"},"modified":"2021-06-21T00:35:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T21:35:55","slug":"subway-worker-shortage-threatens-nycs-office-reopenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/subway-worker-shortage-threatens-nycs-office-reopenings\/","title":{"rendered":"#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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An MTA worker shortage could derail New York\u2019s push to lure workers back to Manhattan offices \u2014 with mass subway cancelations and overcrowded cars.<\/p>\n

As around-the-clock services resume and workers return to their commutes, the Big App<\/a>le\u2019s public transportation agency is struggling to man the trains, internal records obtained by The Post show.<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday marked a pandemic high of over 2.5 million trip<\/a>s, according to official MTA stats \u2014 but transit dispatchers had to cancel a whopping 114 scheduled trips because they could not find anyone to drive.<\/p>\n

A lack of subway operators or conductors forced the cancellation of 5,355 trains through the first 18 days of June \u2014 which is already more than four times the number of canceled services in June 2020. <\/p>\n

More than 8,000 scheduled trips were nixed in May, the internal documents show, with June on pace to record more than 8,700 canceled trains. <\/p>\n

In pre-pandemic times, just 500 or so of the MTA\u2019s 200,000-plus monthly scheduled trips were canceled because of a lack of workers, sources said.<\/p>\n

Compounding the problem, officials have now been forced to spread out the trains that do make it out of the terminal, sources said \u2014 which in turn increases wait times and crowding.<\/p>\n

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Mass subway cancelations and overcrowded cars can be expected with a worker shortage.<\/figcaption>
Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe subway\u2019s convenience hinges on frequent service,\u201d said Danny Pearlstein of Riders Alliance. \u201cWithout it, people will choose other modes or continue working from\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Insiders said the shortage stems from the COVID-19 pandemic, which killed over 150 transit workers and spurred many hundreds more to retire. <\/p>\n

Officials also instituted authority-wide hiring and wage freezes as they mulled massive budget cuts due to depleted ridership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen attrition \u2014 hundreds of positions in the division of Rapid Transit Operations, which is the conductors, train operators and tower operators,\u201d said Eric Loegel, Transport Workers Union Local 100 Vice President for Rapid Transit Operations. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe hiring hasn\u2019t kept pace with regular attrition, let alone the attrition because of COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Officials have been forced to spread out trains that do make it out of the terminal.<\/figcaption>
Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a result, Loegel said, \u201cmore and more scheduled trips need to be canceled.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MTA experienced a net loss of over 2,800 employees since the start of the pandemic, according to official figures. The worker shortage has also plagued MTA bus operations, The Post reported in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, New York lags behind other US cities when it comes to workers returning to the office.<\/p>\n

Transit management has tried avoid train cancelations by paying out overtime, but sources said it will take months to get the workforce up to size.<\/p>\n

Conductors require up to three months of training, while train operators require up to eight \u2014 meaning a motorman hired today won\u2019t be driving trains until the beginning of next year. <\/p>\n

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\nThe MTA experienced a net loss of over 2,800 employees since the start of COVID-19.<\/figcaption>
Taidgh Barron\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t just hire someone and put them on a train,\u201d said Lisa Daglian of the MTA\u2019s in-house advisory council. \u201cThere\u2019s an entire process, and that timeline can\u2019t be diminished.\u201d<\/p>\n

MTA spokesman Tim Minton on Sunday confirmed the staff shortage\u2019s adverse impact on ridership. <\/p>\n

Still, Minton noted that subway \u201cperformance continues at historic highs,\u201d and pointed to public stats<\/a> that show bus performance changed little since September.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt ongoing\u00a0crew shortages, as well as some challenging issues with our tracks and signals, had an impact on service in recent weeks,\u201d the rep, Tim Minton, said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to prioritize reliability for our riders and are working as quickly as possible to hire and train new crews as we recover from an unprecedented hiring freeze.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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