Off With Your Head!

This appears to be the new way the Transit Authority is doing business with its workers.

If you are a Transit Supervisor and are caught violating the rules, understand this: they may not care how many years you have with the Authority, how good your work record has been, or how many years you have served without discipline. The days of mercy and making deals appear to be disappearing. They are coming for your head.

We have seen this attitude escalating over the past two years, but yesterday’s disciplinary arbitration case made it crystal clear just how aggressively the Authority is doing business with its unions and employees today.

So take this as a warning: always do the right thing, follow the rules, and protect your record to the best of your ability. If management believes you have committed a serious offense, you should assume they will pursue the most severe penalty—including termination.

Be guided accordingly. Protect yourself. Protect your career. And never give them a reason to come after you.