Developments

MTA Board Fails to Take Action on MTA Bus Contract

Fri, 02/28/2014 - 2:46pm

On January 24th, the Union made it clear to the Company that if the MTA Board does not take action on our contract at the February 26th Board Meeting the Union would file for an impasse.  Since that time, we have spoken to officials from the Mayor’s office, the MTA’s Director of Labor Relations, and distributed letters to the MTA Chairman/CEO, Tom Prendergast, and all of the MTA Board members urging them to take action on our contract. 

Unfortunately, the Board decided not to take any action on our contract at that Board meeting.  The MTA is continuing to use their misguided and discredited “net zero” bargaining strategy as an excuse for not being able to take any action on our contract.  The blame for the continuation of this failed strategy rests solely on Governor Cuomo.  He is determined to extract the same merciless concessions from the employees of the MTA that he was able to extract from the CSEA and PEF unions. Those concessions included, three years of zero wage increases and dramatic increases in their healthcare contributions. 

We will continue to try and convince the MTA Board to take action on our contract throughout the impasse proceedings.  We would prefer a negotiated settlement, but we cannot and will not wait any longer for that to happen.

****** UPDATE March 7th *****

We met with the Company on Thursday, March 6th, to discuss the scope of our impasse filing.  We were seeking to limit the scope of our filing by stipulating to agreements on many of the non-economic issues that we had reached agreement on in our negotiations.  They told us that at this time they are unable to make agreements on anything.  We informed them that we will be seeking full parity with the OA/TA Supervisors in our impasse filing.  Our attorney is currently working on the filing and it should be ready to be filed by the middle of next week.  Once we file we will post it on the website.

We are planning a Rally at the MTA Headquarters on Wednesday, March 26, to voice our disappointment in the MTA Board for failing to support the MTA Bus Supervisors in our contract negotiations.

Let's all stand up and be heard!

CLICK HERE to Sign our Online Petition

CLICK HERE to sign-up for the Rally.

CLICK HERE for Rally Flyer

Governor Cuomo Signs 55/25 Refund Bill for Station Supervisors II

Wed, 01/22/2014 - 1:46pm

On December 18th Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill that provides for the refund of the additional 55/25 pension contribution many of our members made when they opted into the Chapter 96 55/25 pension plan.

Through the persistence and hard work of the Local President and SSII Chairman, Mike Tronia the Union was finally able to get this important legislation passed.  This legislation will correct the inequity to members who originally opted into the Chapter 96 of the Laws of 1995 (Chapter 96/95)55/25 pension program who paid an additional member contribution (AMC) from the time they opted into until January 3, 2001. Then as a result of Chapter 10 of the Laws of 2000, members who didn't opt into the 55/25 pension program were put into the 55/25 pension program without having to make any additional member contributions.

Members who made the additional member contributions are not being given any additional benefit for their contributions. It is only fair and equitable to refund the additional contributions back to these members. Members of the 1994 25/55 pension program have already been refunded their additional member contributions.

The form for the Station Supervisor Level II 55/25 Pension Refund is now available.  Click HERE for the form.

Arbitrator Howard C. Edelman
Arbitrator Howard C. Edelman

Arbitrator Upholds Wage Pattern in Supervisors Contract Arbitration Award

Wed, 02/12/2014 - 8:57pm

On Monday, December 23, 2013 the Arbitration panel hearing the OA/TA contract arbitration issued their award.

Click here for a summary of the Award   I   Click here for the full Award

The new rates will be in the February 27th paycheck.

  • Healthcare contribution reduction to 1.5% on 40 hours will also be in the February 27th paycheck.
  • Click HERE for the letter and form to defer your retroactive GWI.
  • A Separate Retroactive Payment Check will be issued on May 8th.
  • The Healthcare Contribution refund payments will be issued on June 5th.

Click HERE for the new Pay Rate Chart.

If you have any questions regarding the award or deferral please contact the Union office.

Retroactive Payment Work Sheet

Tue, 02/04/2014 - 1:54pm

We have created an excel work sheet for the members to calculate their retroactive payment.  This will help the members decide what percentage, if any they would like to defer. To calculate your payment,  you need to input the hours you worked during each pay raise period.  This can be done by adding up the hours on your pay checks or by checking your time cards.  Please make sure to input your hours in the correct supervisory title. 

We are working with the BSC to have a complete break down of each members retroactive payment available to them by the time the retroactive payments are made.

Click HERE to open OA-TA Retroactive Work Sheet.

TWU 106 President Vincent Modafferi
TWU 106 President Vincent Modafferi

Transit Supervisors Get TWU Pact’s Terms

Tue, 01/07/2014 - 2:55pm

By SARAH DORSEY |

Transit supervisors and employees of the MTA’s private bus lines are entitled to the same raises that Transport Workers Union Local 100 members received in their last contract, an arbitration panel ruled last month in separate 2-to-1 decisions that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sharply contests.

Only employer’s representative Gary Dellaverson—formerly the MTA’s chief negotiator—dissented in each case. Arbitrator Howard Edelman, who wrote the decisions, hewed to the Local 100 pattern established by John Zuccotti in 2009, retroactively granting both groups 11-percent wage increases over their three-year contracts. He rejected the MTA’s argument that that decision was based on flawed economics, and that union employees should “share the sacrifices” made by riders and management since the recession.

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