Executive Council Approves CT Body Scan Benefit for Active Members The Executive Council has approved a new health benefit for all active members in good standing. Members will be eligible to receive a CT body scan through Inner Imaging. The TSO has been successful in negotiating a deeply discounted priceRead more about COMING SOON!
We are very proud to announce that the Transportation Columbia Association will be honoring our Vice President, Joseph Betancourt with a Special Recognition Award at this years Columbia Association Dinner. The Transportation Columbia Association of New York is a fraternal organization representing Italian -American professionals in the transit industry promotingRead more about Vice President Joe Betancourt being Honored by Transit Columbia Association
We are very sorry to announce the passing of MSII (Lighting) Daniel Kouamenan.
For the first time ever, TWU Local 106 sent representatives to the TWU Annual Working Women’s Committee held in Philadelphia. Michelle Gonzalez and Renita Horton did an outstanding job representing our Local and the hardworking women Transit Supervisors of New York. Their participation ensures that the voices, experiences, and leadershipRead more about TWU INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN’S COMMITTEE ANNUAL MEETING IN PHILA
We still have not received the draft MSII contract proposal due to President Crichlow requesting a full briefing on all contracts before any unions negotiations move forward. On March 13th I along with the SSSA met with President Crichlow and his team to hear his proposal of changes to theRead more about Contracts Update
As Transit management tries to move the Bus Command Center to model the Rail Control Center, some very basic but extremely important differences are not being realized. Here is what is being overlooked. At New York City Transit, the New York City Transit Rail Control Center and the New YorkRead more about “The reason the rail model cannot simply be copied to buses”
In a significant development for rail workers, a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) appointed under the authority of President Donald Trump has issued findings supporting key positions put forward by the unions representing employees of the Long Island Rail Road. The Presidential Emergency Board, established under the Railway Labor Act toRead more about Trump Appointed Presidential Emergency Board Sides with LIRR Unions in Contract Dispute
Assemblyman John Mikulin, Republican representative of New York State Assembly District 17, recently stopped by our office to discuss the needs of our members and how he can help support them. Assemblyman Mikulin’s father drove a bus out of Jamaica Depot for 25 years. As the son of a NewRead more about Assemblyman John Mikulin, son of a NYC Transit Worker and friend of TWU Local 106
ALL EYES ON HOCHUL: The New York Times reports that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s move to quash a Waymo robotaxi expansion in New York is due to her desire to get labor backing for her unrelated proposal to lower car insurance premiums. But Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen warned that HochulRead more about TWU Tech Newsletter: Don’t Trust NY Gov. Kathy Hochul on Autonomous Vehicles
President Valenti was out at the Castleton Depot on Staten Island for an early morning meeting with members of the NYC Transit Alliance, represented today by Local 100, ATU Locals 726 and 1056, and the UTLO.