[PRCo] Re: ({[pat]}__service__cuts__2007.01.23

[John Swindler]

It's not just PAT.




>From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: ({[pat]}__service__cuts__2007.01.23
>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:49:26 -0700 (PDT)
>
>In reading the Post Gazette article it just confirms what I always say 
>about todays transit managers; they are full of themselves. Or as the Post 
>Gazette put it, they are "self indulgent." A very good choice of words by 
>the Post Gazette.
>John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>There are two PAT pension plans. The one for union employees is in good
>shape. It's the management pension fund that is underfunded. Over past 6-7
>years, management instituted some extremely generous provisions for their
>own benefit. These benefits would have been approved by the PAT board which
>is appointed by the Allegheny County commissioners.
>
>But it is not politically correct to mention this.
>
>John
>
>
> >From: Herb Brannon
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>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: ({[pat]}__service__cuts__2007.01.23
> >Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:05:05 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >I just took a look at the PATransit website. One article explains the 
>cuts
> >which are going to be made to retired employees pensions, medical 
>coverage,
> >etc. I'm glad I did not retire from PATransit ! It looks like the retired
> >employees are going to loose a lot of benefits do to no funding being
> >available. A really sad situation.
> >
> > BTW, Jim Holland has not posted for some time now. Anybody heard from
> >him lately?
> >Jim Holland
>wrote:
> > From another list:::::::
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> >There was outrage in Pennsylvania's second largest city to proposed
> >transit cuts and fare hikes by Port Authority of Allegheny County,
> >Pittsburgh's light rail and bus operator. A series of public hearings
> >began today:
> >http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07022/755895-100.stm
> >In a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, staff writer Jim Ritchie
> >traced Port Authority's troubles since it acquired Pittsburgh Railways:
> >http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/search/s_489650.html
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >Jim___Holland
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> >
> >Herb Brannon
> >
> >
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>Herb Brannon
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