A special thanks to all of you that will be on the job September 7, 2026 working for the NYC Transit Authority, MaBSTOA and MTA Bus. Everyone knows, in the city that never sleeps it’s the Transit system and Transit employees that never stops working. To those of you thatRead more about Happy Labor Day!
IN MEMORIAM In a tragic accident last night on the D subway line at 161st Street in the Bronx, Transit Worker Moet McMullum was struck and killed by a train while performing flagging duties. This heartbreaking tragedy is a solemn reminder of the dangers our transit workers face every dayRead more about Local 106 Mourns the Loss of Conductor and Construction Flagger Moet McCullum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 3, 2026Contact: Team SarithaEmail: Press@SarithaForNewYork.com A 30-year-old transit worker tried to stop a man who was urinating on the platform at Times Square Station, when the man slashed the transit worker multiple times and escaped on the next train. This is not the first time something like thisRead more about Saritha Komatireddy: An Open Letter to New York’s Transit Workers
In a recent post, I warned you about how the Transit Authority is doing business with its unions: no deals and no mercy for anyone. Make one mistake, and management will seek to fire you—regardless of your spotless record, years of service, or history as a dedicated Transit employee. Well,Read more about Transit Labor Relations-NO DEALS. NO MERCY. AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY.
TWU Local 106 has been out front supporting Bruce Blakeman because we know that not only is Bruce Blakeman going to win in November, we also know that New York needs a strong leader in Albany not a weakling that’s too afraid to stand up to the radical DSA thatRead more about TWU 106 Standing Strong with Blakeman!
Let me take a minute of your time to give you a quick update on where we are with the MaBSTOA, Queens and MTA Bus contracts. We have not had a meeting with management in a while, primarily because of management’s summer vacation schedules. We expect negotiations to get movingRead more about Buses Contract Update
Last week, we met with the Authority to discuss the draft contract MOU that was sent to us several weeks ago. Unfortunately, the meeting itself was delayed because of scheduled management vacations. When we received the MOU, we were extremely disappointed. Several items that had been part of our negotiationsRead more about MSII Contract Update
Governor Hochul has twice vetoed the Transit Death Gamble Bill—first in 2024 and again in 2025. The TSO took a bill that had been sitting in Albany for years without gaining any real traction and turned it into a legislative priority. We fought to get the Death Gamble Bill throughRead more about 2 Reasons NOT to vote for Hochul
This appears to be the new way the Transit Authority is doing business with its workers. If you are a Transit Supervisor and are caught violating the rules, understand this: they may not care how many years you have with the Authority, how good your work record has been, orRead more about Off With Your Head!
