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%

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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

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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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9%

15% 14%

10%

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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

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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%

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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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