It seems that the mainstream media might have gotten it all wrong again. The New York Daily News reports today that the starting salary for bus drivers is much lower than the $62,000 figure that was trumpeted non-stop during the three day strike. The following information is in the Daily News today.
Bus drivers, the largest job title, have a starting salary of about $35,000 a year and a top salary, not including overtime, of about $50,000. Including scheduled overtime, the base pay rises to about $58,500.
$35,00 is not much money to live on in Ohio, but in New York City, this is the definition of poverty! The strike appears to be close to a settlement, but the misreported and underreported facts will likely never all come to light!
While the strike was highly inconvenient, the workers have a right to protect their benefits, and earn salary increases which keep up with the cost of living.
Read the entire article in the Daily News.
Check out more complications from the long term costs of health care for these workers and the retirees.
Read more in today’s New York Sun.
Read the entire article in the Daily News.
Check out more complications from the long term costs of health care for these workers and the retirees.
Read more in today’s New York Sun.
