New York City bus drivers took an average of two paid months off last year after being spit on by upset riders. The indignity is considered an assault under the drivers’ union contract. That entitles them to take a paid break. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that 83 drivers were spat on last year. Of those, 51 took an average of 64 paid days off. One driver took 191 days of paid leave. The drivers made up one-third of the number of transit workers who took time off due to assaults. The drivers’ union says the encounters cause psychological trauma, because workers fear they may contract a disease or be assaulted again.
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