On Friday December 12th, at 3:14pm the BCC Network and Radio system had a second systemwide outage in the same day. This second outage lasted more than 4 hours. As the new Dept. of Buses management team plans to remove 26 dispatchers from the road and reassign them to the Read more…
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6640 For the last two years, Local 106 has worked non-stop to get the Death Gamble Bill to the Governor Desk in hopes she would sign it. We did it last year and she vetoed it, and we did it again now in 2025. We are waiting to see what Read more…
No one should be surprised that the BCC and BRS systems are all down at the Bus Command Center. This is exactly what we have been telling the Dept of Buses managers is the problem and why removing Bus Dispatchers from the road and re-assigning them to the BCC is Read more…
Local 106 is proud to be the first Union in the country to extend the scholarship program to those that attend a Trade School or complete basic training in the United States Military. Local 106 has been giving college scholarships to members and children of members for over 40 years Read more…
As Transit Workers, we work to serve the people of New York and at the same time we are getting ticketed for doing our jobs, which is a disgrace, and now we have as organization, Reinvent Albany seeking to hurt us and hold us back from getting the justice we Read more…
Follow the Bill https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6815 In the beginning of 2025 our Union had the Bill known as “Bus Lane Enforcement” drafted and sponsored by Senator Leroy Comrie and Assemblyman Brian Cunningham. That Bill A8292/S6815 gained tremendous support in both houses and on December 9th the Bus Lane Enforcement Bill was delivered Read more…
The Hispanic Transit Society celebrated their 58 year anniversary with a gala honoring four outstanding leaders in the Hispanic community, and we were proud and happy to see our own General Recording Secretary and Senior Legislative Director Jose DeJesus, honored for all that he has accomplished in his career with Read more…
After several hours in the office, followed by train rides and 8 tough hours of fighting in Arbitration, Queens Division Chairman/Political Director, Todd Napoletano still finds the time to show up at an event for Queens Senator and friend of Local 106 Toby Stavisky. Long day, tired, it doesn’t matter, Read more…
Attention, all Bus Command Center Dispatchers, please keep the below tracking sheet with you at all times when you are working at your desk at the BCC. We need you to take a few seconds to document every time you experience problems with the radio or bus trek equipment. Then Read more…
