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Transcript of Opening day 2011 final
November 15, 2011
Transport Workers Union Local 100
Opening Day
Source: MTA Budgetwatch, October 2011
MTA Ridership Growth Continues to Outpace Employment
11.1%
-2.4%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
While ridership has increased by 11% since 2000, the number of Full-Time positions have decreased by almost 2.5% during the same time period.
Ridership
Positions
New York City Transit Ridership versus Full-Time Positions
2000-2011*
Source: MTA *2011 ridership levels are projected
Cost Per Trip NYC Lowest Amongst 15 Largest US Transit Systems
$1.96
$2.25
$2.57
$2.62
$2.79
$2.93
$3.10
$3.31
$3.45
$3.63
$3.69
$4.03
$4.28
$4.63
$4.73
New York City*
Chicago
San Diego
Los Angeles
Atlanta
S.F. MUNI
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
PATH
Portland
Denver
BART
Miami-Dade
Houston
*New York City combines NYCTA Bus, NYCTA Subway and MTA Bus
Source: National Transit Database 2010
Top 1%'s Share of Total Income
Source: Piketty & Saez's analysis of the US top 1% income share (http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~saez/index.html) FPI analysis of NYS and NYC personal income data from the Department of Taxation and Finance
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Inequality Starts to Accelerate Rapidly In 1995 and Continues to Widen Today
US
New York State
New York City
1995: Pataki-era income tax giveaway for high earners begins.
*Minimum Wage Earner in NYS **Median Household Income in NYS
Household Income
Weekly Income
TAX CUT
*$15,080 $290
$0 $24,000 $462
$40,001 $769
**$56,000 $1,077
$150,000 $1,923
$1,000,000 $19,231 $408 more per week
Robin Hood in Reverse Result of Ending the “Millionaires’ Tax”
Source: Center for Working Families
A household with a weekly income of almost $20,000 would receive a tax cut of $408 per week.
Essential Service Cuts Taking Place When Working Families can Least Afford it
Source: Piketty & Saez's analysis of the US top 1% income share (http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~saez/index.html) FPI analysis of NYS and NYC personal income data from the Department of Taxation and Finance
12.16%
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Top 1%'s Share of Total Income in New York City
MTA’s Increasing Reliance on Borrowing to Fund Capital Plan
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11%
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9%
15% 14%
10%
2% 2% 2%
34%
25%
34%
42%
61%
44%
61%
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1982-86 1987-91 1992-96 1995-99 2000-04 2005-09 2010-14*
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New York State New York City Debt
*Figures based on unfunded portion of CPRB approved Capital Plan Does not add to 100%, excluded are Federal contributions and one-time resources such as City funded 7-Line extension and 2005 Transportation Bond Act Source: MTA
$45M
$25M
$180M
2010
$45M
$45M
$45M
1995
City
State
MTA
City and State Stranding NYC School Children
Student Fare Program Funding 1995 versus 2010
Source: NYC IBO
45%
40%
40%
40%
35%
31%
29%
26%
24%
23%
23%
21%
20%
New York City*
N.J. Transit
D.C. WMATA
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
S.F.MUNI
Seattle
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Denver
Atlanta
Miami-Dade 13 Largest US Multimodal Transit Systems
*New York City combines NYCTA Bus, NYCTA Subway and MTA Bus
Farebox as a Percentage of Total Revenue
Source: National Transit Database 2010
MTA Labor Costs as a share of Total Operating Expenditures
2003-2014*
*2011-2014 figures are Projected Source: MTA
TWU Local 100 Proposes
• Proper funding for public transit in NYC
• A safe, clean and secure system for riders and workers
• Fair treatment for transit workers and our families
• Economic security for transit families
Proper Funding for Public Transit in NYC
• Join us in our lobbying efforts for:
– NYS Lock Box Bill to keep dedicated funds from being raided
– urging Albany and City Hall to fully underwrite the cost of student Metrocards
– protecting existing funding sources of transit, especially the Payroll Mobility Tax (PMT)
– Federal operating assistance for urban areas
A Safe, Clean and Secure System for Riders and Workers
• Minimum staffing levels in stations
• Maintaining a state of good repair
• Guaranteed recovery time for operating personnel
• A clear schedule for retrofitting buses with partitions
Fair Treatment for Transit Workers and our Families
• Improving conditions for workers who become injured or disabled on the job
• Make it easier to get time off for family responsibilities
• A disciplinary procedure that focuses on correction, not punishment
• Women transit workers deserve better
Economic Security for Transit Families
• No-layoff clause
• Fair wage increase
• Improvement in medical benefits
Transport Workers Union Local 100
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