The Big Surprise For New York Commuters

Who says breaking the law doesn't pay? When you are a union with bought politicians every year means more goodies.The New York Sun reports:

Just when you thought the subway strike was resolved, here comes more outrage racing down the track like an express. New Yorkers, who lost as much as $1 billion to the illegal strike, have been hoping the lawbreakers would be punished for crippling the city in the week before Christmas. Instead, the MTA appears to have rewarded them to the tune of $100 million. Call it the $100 million incentive to mount another illegal strike at the next available opportunity.

About 20,000 transit workers paid part of their salaries into a pension fund between 1994 and 2000 to buy the ability to retire at age 55. When, in 2000, the retirement age was lowered to 55 for everyone anyway, those workers started asking for the money back. Twice already the governor has vetoed the state legislature's attempts to offer a refund. Now, however, the MTA has promised the union that the agency will come up with the money even if Albany doesn't.

Aren't they special.Now you know why there's a waiting list to work at the MTA.