Philip Valenti

A nestalgic look back at the NYC Transit Sysytem in the 70s. This is not a product endorsement.

As I’ve said before, we are negotiating six contracts at the same time and the two big issues we are dealing with that have caused us problems is fitting into the Local 100 pattern as Local 100 agreed to increases in their (1)prescription co-pays and Emergency Room Visits and they Read more…

Things are coming together and after Labor Day we expect for the negotiation process to move quicker. We’ve met several times already with Labor Relations and made progress but progress has been slow because it takes two to make an agreement and the other side has been tied up for Read more…

As you know the TSO along with all the other unions in the MTA follow the TWU Local 100 pattern of bargaining and as you may or may not know the last contract that Local 100 negotiated there was not much in there other than wages that really had great Read more…

NY Post Story -One in three straphangers may never return to full-time subway commuting after the COVID-19 pandemic — potentially blowing a $9 billion hole in the MTA’s budget, a new study said Monday. In a worst-case scenario, ridership by the middle of 2026 may be as low as just Read more…

We met with the Authority again yesterday where we continue to make progress on moving the ball down the field. It’s a slow process but we are working toward a resolution and hope to have a contract for the membership sometime in the next few months.

From the New York Post July 21, 2022 The MTA needs a huge infusion of cash to close the massive budget gap created by a nearly 40% decline in ridership since the COVID-19 pandemic, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Thursday. “The MTA’s large budget gaps are coming into greater focus Read more…

Queens Division Chairman and TSO Legislative Director Todd Napoletano was at the Jamaica Bus Depot in Queens today representing the TSO in support of Governor Hochul’s signing of Bill 6472-B. This new law finally covers assaults on Transit Supervisors which and will hopefully be a deterrent for anyone to lay Read more…