We are very sorry to report that our Brother, Reinaldo Vargas a Dispatcher at the ENY Bus Command Center and 18 year veteran of the OA Department of Buses has passed away. We mourn with the Vargas family and we will be there for them in their time of need.
Almost four years after President Biden swung open the doors of America and invited the rest of the world to come in, we are now dealing with many problems of this self inflicted invasion. One of the problems we are dealing with is squatters taking over your property. You needRead more about Squatters pushing New York City homeowners to financial limits, CBS News report.
Important: Reminder from MTA about Dual employment. https://view.employeecomms.mta.org/?qs=2a30b39ac2825c0ff243f04b8f327d477178318728ebc2a3c87f261dfa71e802ddd975273fe1b8e098b1a99090513eb92b2874b7a1432589cea27db6afbb233218fd65367e8d3b1da26512f7ee73af81
The TSO team traveled to Albany to attend a New York State Public Employees Conference (NYSPEC) meeting to discuss the Tier 6 pension and possible changes to the Bill this Legislative session. NY State Senator Robert Jackson and Sponsor of one of the many Tier 6 Bills was in attendanceRead more about Albany Tier 6 NYSPEC Meeting
We made some changes to our Apparel on the TSO Store including the option to buy Non-USA made items at a different price and we made some tweaks to some items we already carried. There will be more changes coming again soon. https://stlshirtco.chipply.com/local106/ This Jacket is being added this week.
We met with DOT on March 27th and some advice was given to us on what you should do when handling Transit business in a Authority vehicle. Please talk to your Division Chairman for details.
President Philip Valenti, Vice President Joseph Betancourt and Recording Secretary/Senior Political Director Jose DeJesus met today with MTA Chairman Janno Lieber and Senior Vice President of Labor Relations Anita Miller to discuss the Death Gamble Bill Legislation and working together in the future on issues that affect our members andRead more about Talking Death Gamble Bill with MTA Chairman Lieber
We were happy to contribute to this Week’s Chief Leader Civil Service Newspaper, see our Ad on Page six.
As you know, we made it our #1 priority to get the MTA-NYCT Death Gamble Bill Legislation passed in Albany. On this week’s trip to the State Capital, we met with many great Senators and Assembly members that have committed to sign on and Co-Sponsor Senate Bill S-7224 and AssemblyRead more about TSO/TWU Local 106 March Lobbying in Albany
Congestion Pricing and Crime Collision Course PROBLEM 1- The MTA is moving ahead with Congestion Pricing with the alleged goal of reducing cars off the road by forcing people to take Mass Transit or face fees at the same time there is no plan to increase service on Buses orRead more about Gov. Hochul sends National Guard to patrol NYC subway stations | NBC New York