Metro staff hop on overtime gravy train

How much dose a beginning bus operator make by the hour

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Why don't you leave WMATA alone. It's not a crime to do overtime, your just jealous because the company you work for doesn't pay you guys as well obviously. Those people at Metro works hard for that "extra" buck as it is needed. Perhaps you guys are in the wrong line of work, LMAO. And also remember to whom much is given, much is required so yea you got $100k bus drivers and they earn every penny of that money as well as both sides of the damn coin....REMEMBER THAT!

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as a former,now retired metro employee i and others have always been concern about our retirement program.You are correct our pensions are based on your best 4 years.Personally i think that it is extremely unfair to those of whom overtime is not available,because the overtime system is regulated so that those ,of whose names are on the board for work get first work.This board was established to be able me cover all work that would come open sometimes at the last minute,to ensure the service to the public did -not suffer.WE have often discussed and submitted at our union contract negotiations the need for a higher mutiplier which would make a tremendous difference across the board in terms of hours work. Also,i would like to see more "ATTENTION, focused on investments for

Now we know why some are sleepy due to so many hours and padding their pensions and why they are running people down in the street due to being too tired to drive. Also, shouldn't Congress look into this?

The Examiner is not fit to be used as toilet paper.

Lets get real, I think it speaks volumes the USAF pilot makes significantly less than a bus driver. Now consider, a pilot in an emergency must find a runway to land on, & make split second decisions at 500mph+. I've been following this issue for sometime, it isn’t' about race (I see employees of all races), but rather how their overtime pay is tied to their retirement, etc. Given the skills to drive buses & trains they deserve good pay, however this is a skilled job but no college required & should reflect this. As to being cheaper to pay overtime than hire someone & pay benefits, the answer like other organizations is to use contractors where benefits are paid by the contracting company. Finally (soap box), I've lived many places outside the capital region and I must say this area is ripe with corruption (metro parking attendants stealing millions a few years back). METRO & this area need to have some morals and rid the area of this standard "rip off the company or taxpayer".

Quote: Why is that when afro-americans work hard, make money it becomes a problem?" Ok, what does race have to do w/it? The article didn't mention anything about. It's metro's board fault as to why so many employees are snatchin up o/t like that. I think Metro bus drivers should make no less than 35k starting. They do put up w/a lot of b.s. daily and i know because i ride the bus.

Why is that when afro-americans work hard, make money it becomes a problem? I am a bus operator and what I encounter every day, plus I work overtime still isn't enough money for all that I put up with on a daily bases. Try becoming a operator for 1 hour you would know that we deserve every penny that we earn and then some. We do love our passengers and want to get them to they're destination in a safe manner, whether it is by us working overtime or not. Find the positive side in our positions.

If you going to post personal information in your newspaper, you should also post every employee in this area income, and make sure you include they're names, titles, employer, and salaries. In that way identity theft can increase in this area.

How many of these drivers have been involved in acccidents.

Why exactly is it wrong that the bus drivers are making this kind of money? As the article points out, they are working overtime. Shouldn't hard work be rewarded? Aren't these drivers performing work that is very useful to society?

Dang. I am a military pilot and I make maybe 1/3 of what they are getting.

And Virginia is a right to work state. Try getting a Metro job without joining the union. Metro is essentially a DC creature with all its faults, but it is subsidized heavily by MD and VA. Good job. Someone should tilt at windmills.

The key info that we need to know if this is a big deal or not is how much it cost in benefits to hire more workers. In general if they have a good enough benefits package it might be cheaper to pay the overtime than hire the additional people to get rid of the overtime. Health care is extremely expensive as are pension plans, vacation, social security tax and such. In the example you gave about the train drivers with base salary of approximately $80k and overtime of $75k he or she is working on average about 25 hours overtime a week. So over a years time 8 such workers take the place of 13 40 hour a week people. That means you don’t have to pay for health care for 5 additional families, you don’t have to cover for 5 additional workers taking vacations, and when they retire you are paying 8 $122k pensions for a total of $976k/ year instead of 13 $64k pensions for $832k/year. Once you get past approximately $95k/year salary there is also no additional Social security tax paid. Th