In May, the Sedgwick company took over management of workers compensation claims from the MTA. Sedgwick was supposed to make the total compensation process quicker and easier but instead we found out that the only thing Sedgwick can do better is a worse job than the Transit Authority has done Read more…
In the NYC Mayoral race, radical left wing, self proclaimed DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST Zohran Mamdani (who everyone knows is really a communist) picked up support last week of well known radical, communist/socialist supporting unions like the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and SEIU 32BJ, in contrast, I want you to know, Read more…
In case you missed this email from the MTA on June 24th. Your pockets and ID holders are about to get a little bit lighter, thanks to the new MTA One Pass, coming this fall. Like the name says, the MTA One Pass consolidates your employee ID, transportation pass, facility access, Read more…
Yesterday our team met with BCC staff and Road Personnel to discuss the new BCC changes that took place on July 6th and some of what was clarified at that meeting is the following, BCC Led Routes: a. Inform the Manager that you are not supposed to adjust any BCC Read more…
Happy Independence Day! May this day be a reminder of how lucky we are, to live in the greatest country in the history of the world, where anything is possible, and we celebrate the number one God given right that matters the most, FREEDOM! Fly the American Flag and be Read more…
On June 29th the Transit Authority rolled out phase 2 of the Bus Led, Command Center Consoles. Although they won’t say so, we know better. Their plan is to eliminate as many Road Dispatcher posts as possible and push all of that work onto the BCC Dispatchers. This will leave Read more…
When you have 4 highly qualified MSII’s submitting resumes to transfer to 4 open positions in Quality Assurance, which is easier work with more overtime, and all 4 are passed over as management hires 4 newly promoted MSI’s to fill the positions, we have a big problem! And we’re not Read more…
As Democrats go to polls today to select their person to run for Mayor in the primary, the last person you want to elect is Zohran Mamdani! If you think DiBlasio was a terrible Mayor you ain’t seen nothing. Mamdani who is a self declared radical socialist with insane policies Read more…
When our friends call we show up! And we absolutely consider NY State Senator Joseph Addabbo a friend of Local 106. Senator Addabbo has been a great supporter of the Transit Supervisors in Albany and we support him to ensure he keeps doing the peoples work for all of New Read more…
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated on June 19th, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved African Americans of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Please take a minute out of Read more…