Also see: The Big Pit
Yeah, whacking a few working men will take care of the waste and abuse of this government!!!
"Struggling Turnpike to cut 100 toll takers" by Ryan Kost, Globe Correspondent | September 19, 2008
In its latest cost-cutting effort, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority plans to lay off 100 toll collectors - about a quarter of the toll taker workforce - over the next 12 to 18 months, hoping to save the struggling agency $10 million.
Ultimately, the authority plans to reduce the total number of toll takers from 440 to 150, as it tries to mitigate its large financial debt, which it estimates to be between $70 million and $100 million this fiscal year.
"We need to take any and all action that we can," said Alan LeBovidge, executive director. "The less toll takers we need, the more money we save."
How much you pulling down?
News of the layoffs apparently came as a surprise to officials with Teamsters Union Local 127, who said they had believed that the authority planned to eliminate the jobs through attrition.
"They've told me several times they plan on having work reductions, but I didn't know they were going to be doing it like this," said Robert Cullinane, secretary-treasurer of Local 127, which represents toll takers.
Before hitting the toll takers, Cullinane said, cuts should be directed at "the real fat first," such as highly paid executive jobs.
What, the LOOTERS cut themselves out of the loot loop? Ha!!!!
But LeBovidge said he has made as many cuts in other areas as he can, citing $15 million in savings through restructuring. "There's a limit to what we can do with the budget," he said.
Yeah, especially when we are paying off banks for the Big Pit!!!!
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As usual, the midle class man has to take a poke in the pooch so richers can do even better!!!!
How about NO MORE TOLLS at all, huh?
Oh, no, the pro-tax, pro-loot government and MSM aren't for that!!!
