On Monday January 19th, we honor and celebrate the life and extraordinary legacy of a true American hero, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As Dr. King so powerfully reminded us, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Those words continue to guide and inspire Read more…
The TWU International’s Annual Scholarships filing has started. The International will be awarding 15, four year scholarships of $1200 a year totaling $4800. See the link imbedded in the attached Memorandum. Good Luck!
On December 6, 2025 the New York Daily News Reported in detail that “Hundreds of thousands of work orders for NYC buses flagged for inspection or repairs show no recorded labor hours by MTA maintenance crews — a finding that raises the possibility buses are being put into service on Read more…
The Transit Supervisors Organization / TWU Local 106 is not wasting any time getting back into the rough-and-tumble world of New York politics. As the 2026 political year begins, Local 106 representatives were out covering ground across different areas of the state, showing up and standing strong in support of Read more…
As you would expect, the holidays put a major slow down on the momentum we had in negotiating the MSII and OA/Queens contracts. Additionally, one of the key factors we are negotiating, is fixing the 5 year pay progression, pay disparity. This one issue alone has caused us to have Read more…
As the Department of Buses strips Dispatchers from the road,10 eliminated in 2025 and now, 27 Dispatchers reassigned from the road to the Bus Command Center in 2026, we need to make sure that Superintendents are not doing our job and taking the place of our Dispatchers, especially at locations Read more…
As per the Local 106 Constitution and BY-Laws IX (b), the Executive Council appointed three members to the Elections Committee. One of which will be designated as the Chairperson. The Elections Committee members are Angela Hill (Committee Chairperson), Valworth Jones ( Committee Member) and William Riordan (Committee Member). The Elections Read more…
On January 8, 2026 Local 106 President Phil Valenti joined the leaders of TWU Local 100, ATU 726, ATU 1056, the SSSA and the UTLO at Michael J Quill Bus Depot, to demand a copy of the structural integrity report for MJQ Depot. With cracks in the roof and falling Read more…
The Transport Workers Union Local 106 proudly and strongly endorses Tom DiNapoli for re-election as New York State Comptroller. Comptroller DiNapoli has consistently demonstrated the independence, fiscal discipline, and professional oversight necessary to protect New York’s public pension systems and the retirement security of working men and women. His leadership Read more…
Workers will no longer be ticketed for parking in lanes while working BY CARTER MYERS-BROWNFor The Chief A bill supported by TWU Local 106, which represents maintenance line supervisors and busdispatchers in the MTA Bus Division, as well as level 2 supervisors in the Department of Subways,that was signed by Read more…