Big pay
A New York train guard, Fred Lucas, earned $U5125,000 ($275,000) last year. Bonuses, overtime and retroactive pay increases boosted his basic salary from $U531,549 ($69,407). Dozens of other workers for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which runs the subways and suburban commuter railway lines, did better than most of their bosses. Other guards earned from SUS6O,OOO to ?U591,000, bus mechanics topped ?U565,000 and a train driver was paid nearly $USBO,OOO.—New York.
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Press, 8 May 1985, Page 31
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