It seems due to the way NY machine politics works, this was passed as a "freebee" to the union without considering the broader societal impact. There are plent

It seems due to the way NY machine politics works, this was passed as a "freebee" to the union without considering the broader societal impact. There are plenty of ways to improve productivity without firing train operators — simplest way is running more service in the existing network, and also expanding the network. This evidently wasn't disgussed — and indeed the bill lies saying there is no fiscal impact. Hopefully Governor Hochul refuses to sign it.