For years, the MTA-New York City Transit Authority has posted polices, bulletins and directives that cover the agency from scrutiny, if and when a problem arises, but all of these polices have built in major design flaws and they know it. These flaws run along the lines of a simple Read more…
TSO/TWU Local 106 President Phil Valenti and SSSA President Mike Carrube along with the TSO and SSSA teams were down at 2 Broadway MTA Headquarters today in full force, where they addressed the MTA board. President Valenti made it clear that we will not stand quietly by as the MTA Read more…
You really can’t make this up. The MTA is going to spend $1,000,000 on a study to try and figure out why people are not paying the fare to ride the buses and subways and at the exact same time they are cutting 10 road Dispatcher positions. That $1M could Read more…
Last night December 13, 2024 Governor Hochul vetoed Death Gamble Bill S7224/A7563. This Bill would have protected the families of all Transit Workers that continued to work past 25/55 and die before they retire. The reason given was the cost. That is absolute BS! Death Gamble Bill S7224/A7563 had a Read more…
To all members that are seeing waste, wrong doing or management incompetence at your work locations, I want to know about it. Email me pvalenti@twu106.org or call the main office (718) 601-7100 and ask to speak to me. Document what is going on and send it to me. I will Read more…
Join the Protest! Tell the MTA Stop the Cuts to Transit Dispatchers! A NEW DATE FOR THE PROTEST OUT ON THE STREET AT THE BCC WILL BE DETERMINED SHORTLY THE DEC 18TH MTA BOARD MEETING PROTEST IS STILL ON. SEE DETAILS BELOW. With the news of 10 Bus Dispatcher’s being Read more…
Jose DeJesus our Recording Secretary/Senior Political Director and TWU International Executive Council member, did an absolute incredible job working and coordinating with Bronx Boro President Vanessa L Gibson’s office and several TWU Locals through out our area to raise $16,000 + $5,000 from the TWU International to buy toys for Read more…
Management at the Zerega Central Maintenance Facility in the Bronx, crossed the line when they violated a long standing practice by changing how absence coverage is filled ,when management, in response to then NYC Transit Authority President Rich Davey’s overtime moratorium letter, on April 12, 2024 was sent out. Management Read more…
By Haley Brown Published Nov. 28, 2024, 11:05 a.m. ET https://nypost.com/2024/11/28/us-news/mta-mulling-using-drones-to-track-nyc-buses-sparking-outrage-from-union-suspicious The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering using aerial drones to track its 6,000-bus fleet — sparking outcry from transit union leaders, who call the plan a “fishy” spending waste. The agency’s Department of Buses issued a document requesting information from Read more…
Local 106 will be at Lou Gehrig Plaza on Thursday December 5th along with many other area TWU Locals helping with this great event. We encourage all of our members to join us to volunteer or to just come out and bring your kids to get a free toy for Read more…