Port Authority retirees get to keep the lifetime perk of free tolls and parking, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge has ruled. The Port Authority sued in Manhattan Supreme Court last year after an arbitrator ruled that about a 100 former lieutenants should receive the benefits, equivalent to a $2,000 a year bump in their pensions if used daily. The PA's board had voted to pull the perk for all retirees in 2011 to save about $1.5 million annually. But the PA Police Lieutenants' union said reneging on the free EZPasses for bridges and tunnels and parking at some airports violated their contract. Justice Anil Singh agreed.Obama's "first responders".
Monday, June 17, 2013
Port Authority retirees get free tolls and parking -- for life, judge rules
The New York Post reports: