Transportation
New York MTA Vendor Kawasaki Says Revealing Pay Data Could ‘Agitate’ Staff
- Rail equipment company says data could ‘agitate’ its workers
- MTA has been defending against a lawsuit from pro-labor group
The dispute underscores companies’ growing fear of becoming targets of a newly energetic US labor movement.
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The New York state government and its vendor Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. are fighting to prevent the release of records about the company’s pay and benefits.
The rail equipment manufacturer suggested releasing the information could cause employees to unionize, or make it easier for competitors to recruit its workers, according to an affidavit submitted in February in New York Supreme Court by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.