[sonsayx]

I don't support the union OR the MTA in this. The MTA is unfairly hoarding their surplus money and giving out for holdiday discounts that aren't necessarily needed, while the union is asking for the pension eligibility to be at 50 and an 8% per year pay increase. Those demands sound nice, but they are too generous. However, I don't think that the pension age should be raised to 62. How about keeping it at 55, or if not, then raise it to 58 or 59 if there really is a pension problem?

Meanwhile, I've been watching the news within the last hour and now there's talk of Metro North workers going on strike! This is going to hurt Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess County residents, as well as those in Fairfield County and New Haven County, CT. (although I'm not sure if CT people if we hurt since I'm sure that the inter-state issue may make it harder to wage a strike.)