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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN class=388033418-25072008>Dear Jonathan and
S.O.T. members:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN class=388033418-25072008>Please allow me
the opportunity to respond to some of the misunderstandings in the information
below, which I hope will help you at your August 6th meeting. I have also
attached a few documents which may help you in your decision making
process.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN class=388033418-25072008>In order for Port
Authority to sustain public transit service in Allegheny County, t<FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">he Collective Bargaining
Agreements negotiated this year must take major steps toward reining in
healthcare and post-retirement benefits</FONT> </FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">costs. <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Represented employees have been asked to
accept a fair contract (see attached profiles) with wage and benefits
concessions comparable to those in place for non-union, management and Police
Association employees.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> The fact of the
matter is that transit riders and taxpayers can no longer be asked to pay for
Port Authority's lucrative benefits when they don't even receive those benefits
themselves.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">After all, t<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">axpayers,
transit riders, and Port Authority management and non-represented employees have
all done their part to preserve affordable, accessible public transit in
</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Allegheny</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
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</SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">.<SPAN
class=388033418-25072008> </SPAN></SPAN>Taxpayers are paying drink and car
rental taxes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Riders are paying
higher fares for less service.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Port
Authority management and non-represented employees have already accepted wage
and benefit concessions, including the elimination of lifetime health benefits
and reduction in pension benefits. But those employees only make up 9% of Port
Authority’s workforce.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s time
for the union employees to do their part.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">You may be
interested to know that if we do not receive these concessions from the union,
our benefits costs will exceed our farebox revenues. In fact, our
benefits costs will exceed our PAYROLL.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">The bottom line is that without significant savings in
healthcare, pension and labor costs, Port Authority will have no other choice
but to cut service, raise fares and lay off hundreds of
employees.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
class=388033418-25072008> We don't believe the transit riders deserve to endure
or should have to endure another round of fare increases and service cuts to pay
for benefits they themselves don't enjoy. Keep in mind that wages and
benefits currently make up nearly 82% of the cost of your transit
ride.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008>A few more points to consider
are:</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN class=388033418-25072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008>The $20 million we need in concessions in order to
balance our budget <U>assumes that we have already received the drink tax
funding from the county.</U> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></LI><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008><SPAN class=388033418-25072008>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">The average worker in the
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">U.S.</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"> pays 27 percent of the premium cost for
their family health coverage. Port Authority union workers currently pay three
percent of the premium cost.</SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">For
Fiscal Year 2008, Port Authority’s unfunded post-retirement benefits
obligation totals $37 million<SPAN class=388033418-25072008> and increases
exponentially every year.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The
average worker in the </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">U.S.</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">
pays 27 percent of the premium cost for their family health coverage. Port
Authority union workers currently pay three percent of the premium
cost.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN
class=388033418-25072008><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Our proposal, which we believe is reasonable and
affordable, maintains the current base pay at $22.85 per hour.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This means that Port Authority drivers
and other represented employees will earn a minimum salary of $48,653 per
year--and still have excellent benefits and
pensions.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">We are
hopeful <SPAN class=388033418-25072008>that we can amicably agree on a new
collective bargaining agreement with Local 85. </SPAN>Port Authority is
committed to working with the union leadership to craft a contract that is fair
to transit workers but also to taxpayers and transit riders.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes">I hope this helps to clarify the issue for
you. Thanks for your continued support of public
transit!</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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lang=en-us>Judi</SPAN> </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
jon@jonrobison.org [mailto:jon@jonrobison.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July
24, 2008 3:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B> bsimpson@tmail.com; amanda zeiders; Alan
Mandel; audswaldock@yahoo.com; kproblem2003@yahoo.com;
aboule@pittsburghparking.com; wpbpitbb@comcast.net; Bland, Stephen G.;
McAllister, James J.; laraineh@verizon.net; drumstickmick@yahoo.com;
legrande@hillhouse.org; cheriemez@comcast.net; cpartanen@comcast.net;
dolinger@federatedinv.com; carolu@spcregion.org; Nathan Hart; Jim Lally;
jburn@county.allegheny.pa.us; nbchampine@aol.com;
pittsburghbusjunkie@yahoo.com; bus@anukul.com; emkhs@concentric.net;
jwsmith1984@verizon.net; bobsullivan@comcast.net; msypolt@gmail.com;
dhendereson@PortAuthority.org; pittsburghcricket@hotmail.com;
pennsylvaniatrailuser@yahoo.com; Margaret Krumm; spieklik@williamscoulson.com;
Suella Pipal; chefjmarie@aol.com; pghtransitoutrage@gmail.com;
transit-allegheny@venus2.pghfree.net<BR><B>Cc:</B>
jon@jonrobison.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> SOT meeting Aug 6 - A PAT strike looms
in Septembee<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear Friend,</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=+0>
</FONT>This is a Third Draft statement on the danger of a strike shutting down
our buses, trolleys, and LRV's. It will be acted on at the next meeting of
Save Our Transit, chaired by Linda Warman, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 6:30, at United
Cerebral Palsy, 4638 Centre Ave. at Neville St., in Oakland.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=+0>
</FONT>You may think this draft is too one-sided.<FONT size=+0>
</FONT>Please bring your concerns on Aug.6, or contact us in advance, or
both.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>This emergency draft is based on our
best understanding of the situation.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>Please
especially contact us with factual correction before we final consideration
Aug. 6 at the S.O.T. meeting Aug. 6.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>Our research
is limited - we are just a group of transit riders and have no staff.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=+0>
</FONT>Contact Save Our Transit at 412-683-0237, 412-708-7262, <A
href="mailto:jon@jonrobison.org"><A
href="mailto:jon@jonrobison.org">jon@jonrobison.org</A></A>, or 154 N.
Bellefield Av. #66, Pgh 15213.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>(Not an attachment
because some users can't/won't open attachments.<FONT size=+0>
</FONT>Apologies for any multiple postings.)</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=+0>
</FONT>Please forward this.</DIV><BR>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">THIRD DRAFT <FONT
size=+0> </FONT>- 7/24/08<FONT size=+0> </FONT><FONT
size=+0> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=+0> </FONT>A PAT strike looms - maybe as early as
Sept. 15.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=+0> </FONT>State fact-finding is underway, and it
is not clear whether serious negotiations are underway.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=+0> </FONT>The biggest issue, we hear, is that
retirees receive healthcare for life paid for by PAT. Of course, everybody
should have quality health care.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>But PAT says
that no company's retirees get that as a contract benefit, not any more.<FONT
size=+0> </FONT>Anyway, says PAT, we can't afford it.<FONT
size=+0> </FONT>But is PAT reneging on a promise to long-time
employees?<FONT size=+0> </FONT>And if PAT got ALL the money from the
drink tax, as originally stated, wouldn't that cover the $20 million in
savings from a new contract assumed in PAT's just-approved 08-09 budget?<FONT
size=+0> </FONT>Whatever the fact-finder decides, unless both PAT and
the union members can accept the result, a strike is likely.<FONT
size=+0> </FONT><FONT size=+0> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=+0>
</FONT><FONT size=+0> </FONT><FONT size=+0> </FONT>Even assuming PAT
is right on both its arguements, management must look for possible actions to
help the workers, especially actions which don't add significantly to the
transit system's financial burdens.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>PAT should not
just sit back and expect the workers to accept that substantial concessions
are inevitable.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>(Note that under PAT's contract,
the retired union members can vote on any new contract.) <FONT
size=+0> </FONT>For example, the retirees could be allowed to elect
one member of the PAT board.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>That would be a
gesture, but it would cost PAT nothing and provide an added source of free
expertise and experience.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>For another
example, County Executive Dan Onorato could support strongly the ABC Health
Care bill that passed the Pa House, and even support a second bill to do more
to ameliorate the retirees' loss of health care benefits.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=+0> </FONT>Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato
is responsible.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>The Port Authority (PAT) Board of
Directors serve at his pleasure.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>He must stop
holding up the county's share of the additional funds we got from Act 44 until
he gets contract that he likes.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>Holding PAT funding
hostage while a contract is supposedly being negotiated is ridiculous, since
he controls PAT.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=+0> </FONT>We hope that the County establishment
does more than just wait for a strike, then go to Common Pleas Court and ask
for an injunction. to prevent "irreparable harm."<FONT size=+0>
</FONT>That's what happened in 1992, in the last transit strike.<FONT
size=+0> </FONT>Yes, a strike would cause "irreparable harm" -- to
people who rely on transit to get to work or to their doctor, to employers,
and to the transit system.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>The ‘discretionary
riders,' those who have a choice, will go elsewhere.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=+0> </FONT>Let's demand that both sides negotiate
seriously, and try to find a solution.<FONT size=+0> </FONT>Will
anything we do make a difference?<FONT size=+0> </FONT>We should
try.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Love and Peace,</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jonathan Robison, Linda
Warman</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#666666 size=1>Disclaimer - July 25, 2008</FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#666666> </FONT></FONT></P><P></P><FONT face=Verdana color=gray size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for <STRONG>bsimpson@tmail.com,zeidersamanda@gmail.com,audswaldock@yahoo.com,kproblem2003@yahoo.com,aboule@pittsburghparking.com,wpbpitbb@comcast.net,SBland@PortAuthority.org,JMcAllister@PortAuthority.org,laraineh@verizon.net,drumstickmick@yahoo.com,legrande@hillhouse.org,cheriemez@comcast.net,cpartanen@comcast.net,dolinger@federatedinv.com,carolu@spcregion.org,jburn@county.allegheny.pa.us,nbchampine@aol.com,pittsburghbusjunkie@yahoo.com,bus@anukul.com,emkhs@concentric.net,jwsmith1984@verizon.net,bobsullivan@comcast.net,msypolt@gmail.com,dhendereson@PortAuthority.org,pittsburghcricket@hotmail.com,pennsylvaniatrailuser@yahoo.com,spieklik@williamscoulson.com,chefjmarie@aol.com,pghtransitoutrage@gmail.com,transit-allegheny@venus2.pghfree.net,jon@jonrobison.org</STRONG>. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and might not represent those of Port Authority. Warning: Although Port Authority has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachments. </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT face=Verdana color=#666666 size=1><P>If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.</FONT></SPAN><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P></P></BODY></HTML>