The MTA cannot go on with generous pensions and overstaffed administration. The union has created it's own micro-cosmos of rules and regulations that do not allow the MTA to be effective. The salaries and pensions are outrageous, compared to other public transportation companies. Stubborn and detached from reality, the union officials fight every move for reform. The commuters pay a high price- unable to fight back- for some fat cats to get fatter. View Comment