Actual Justice Warrior · Sean Fitzgerald

Transit Union DECLARES WAR On NY Governor

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New York's Second Avenue subway Phase 2 costs $4.3 billion per mile, while France's most expensive union-built stations cost $450 million, a tenfold difference in value.
The host, a conservative commentator, analyzes the conflict between New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the Transit Workers Union over her veto of a bill that would have mandated two-person crews on all trains by law. While expressing his general disdain for Hochul, he argues she was correct on this issue, accusing the union of trying to scam taxpayers and protect unnecessary jobs, using examples of extreme infrastructure costs in New York to illustrate systemic government waste.

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A blunt New York transit take that is sharpest when it separates subway fare collection from rail ticket checks.

This episode takes a clear swing at the New York train staffing fight, starting with Kathy Hochul's veto of a bill that would have locked in two-person crews statewide.

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You want a transit rant that keeps snapping back to the facts.

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