2 Reasons NOT to vote for Hochul

Governor Hochul has twice vetoed the Transit Death Gamble Bill—first in 2024 and again in 2025.

The TSO took a bill that had been sitting in Albany for years without gaining any real traction and turned it into a legislative priority. We fought to get the Death Gamble Bill through the New York State Senate and Assembly, and twice it passed both houses—only to reach Governor Hochul’s desk and be vetoed.

For transit workers who continue working beyond the point when they could retire, these vetoes are not simply political decisions—they can have devastating consequences. Every day a transit worker continues to work, they are putting their lives on the line while also facing the possibility that their pension benefits could be jeopardized if they die before retirement.

The Death Gamble Bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation ever created for New York’s transit workforce. It was designed to protect the pensions and families of workers who dedicate their careers to keeping New York moving.

Yet Governor Hochul vetoed it twice.

That tells transit workers everything they need to know about where she stands when it comes to protecting the men and women who risk their lives every day to keep the system running.

Transit workers deserve better. Their families deserve better. And their pensions deserve protection.

$4 BILLION FOR MAMDANI — BUT NOTHING FOR TRANSIT WORKERS?

All of this nonsense becomes even more outrageous when you look at where Governor Kathy Hochul is willing to find billions of dollars.

Hochul just delivered another $4 BILLION in state assistance to New York City, helping Mayor Zohran Mamdani close his budget gap. That brings the total new state assistance to nearly $8 billion over two years.

Yet when it comes to Transit Workers who have spent decades working dangerous, demanding jobs and putting their retirement security on the line, suddenly there is no money.

Think about that.

Hochul can find $4 billion to help bail out New York City’s budget, but she can’t find the resources to protect the retirement security of the Transit Workers who keep this city moving every single day.

Transit Workers aren’t asking for a handout.

They’re asking for fair treatment, retirement security and protection for the people who have dedicated their careers to serving New York.

Governor Hochul has made her priorities clear.

Billions for City Hall.
Excuses for Transit Workers.

That’s not a budget problem.

That’s a priority problem.

Philip Valenti, President