Monday, February 26, 2018

Veteran Transit Workers Say MTA Isn't Training New Hires Properly

A New York Daily News Exclusive


By James Fanelli

It's old school versus new school at the MTA.

A group of veteran transit workers are griping that the MTA doesn’t give newly hired subway operators the same quality training they received years ago, leading to gaffes and screwups that delay rides and endanger straphangers.

“There are operators who constantly mess up because they just don’t know what they are doing,” said a Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker who asked not to be identified out of fear of being disciplined. “We all started out as new employees but what we are seeing now is ridiculous.”

The sources said the foulups are inconveniencing riders and pointed to the last two weeks as the latest example.

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Source: Empire Report New York 

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