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Union Jobs vs. toll, fare hikes: Commuters, union members disagree at hearings
The arguments for and against the Port Authority’s planned increases in fares and Hudson River crossings came down to those who didn’t have jobs and need them and those who had jobs but are just scraping by.
The meeting room in the Port Authority’s Jersey City Technical Center was filled to standing room Tuesday morning for one of nine hearings on the proposed hike, with unemployed labors in orange shirts that read “Port Authority = Jobs” the most visible sight upon entering.
While opponents had sympathy for the unemployed workers, they had little to none for the agency proposing the increases and called for an audit of the Port Authority’s books and another, better located, well publicized round of hearings. (Higgs, Gannett)
