Monday, June 17, 2013

Port Authority retirees get free tolls and parking -- for life, judge rules

The New York Post reports:
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.
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