Philip Valenti

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The Leadership Team at the Transit Supervisors Organization – TWU Local 106 recognizes that the freedoms we enjoy as Americans were secured through the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of heroes like Eric Slover and Royce Williams, who were awarded the Medal of Honor last night. Their bravery, selflessness, and unwavering Read more

Transit management has decided they can simply cancel the Regular Days Off (RDO’s) of MSII’s due to the recent snow storm — without offering alternative days off. Simply put: that is a violation of our contract. We understand that severe weather requires proper staffing. No one is arguing that the Read more

If it wasn’t bad enough that the Transit Authority has long struggled to attract and retain qualified Line Supervisors (LS) in the Bus Maintenance Department, management has now made a difficult job nearly impossible. Being a Line Supervisor today is like being a correction officer on Rikers Island. You report Read more

I am proud to announce that the Free Legal Services Plan for our Local 106 members is officially in place and activated. This benefit is available to all eligible members and is another example of our commitment to protecting you and your family both on and off the job. See Read more

For the first time in our 72-year history of the Transit Supervisors Organization, now proudly known as TWU Local 106, the entire leadership team of 21 officers has been re-elected without opposition. At the February 12th nominations meeting, not a single challenge was brought forward against our current Executive Board. Read more

https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/us-news/transit-union-balks-at-endorsing-gov-hochul New York Post Story, Stand clear of the closing doors, Governor. John Samuelsen, president of the International Transport Workers Union representing 60,000 subway, rail, bus and airline workers in New York, said Tuesday that his union will not back Gov. Kathy Hochul’s re-election bid amid disputes over labor issues. “She is Read more

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has appointed Local 106 Recording Secretary Jose DeJesus to represent him on the September 11th Worker Protection Task Force. Jose was a track worker on September 11, 2001 operating heavy equipment at ground zero. Jose worked for several weeks at the site helping in Read more

If you work outside in the elements, do NOT remain outside unnecessarily to perform your job.Do whatever you need to do to stay warm and safe. Your health comes first. If any manager gives you an issue for taking steps to protect yourself from the cold, call me directly on Read more

The Local 106 Executive Council has voted overwhelmingly to approve a new benefit to provide a legal service plan to active members in good standing. This benefit will extend to the spouse, domestic partner and children (with some parameter’s).We expect to have the plan fully in place in the first Read more