Queens Division Chairman and TSO Legislative Director Todd Napoletano was at the Jamaica Bus Depot in Queens today representing the TSO in support of Governor Hochul’s signing of Bill 6472-B. This new law finally covers assaults on Transit Supervisors which and will hopefully be a deterrent for anyone to lay Read more…
You can now order TSO Union Gear from the STL Shirt Company. The STL Shirt Co. is based out ot Saint Louis MO, they are a union shop selling made in America products. Check out the link below of the TSO Store. Note, the union does not make any money Read more…
As we set new dates to go back to the table to negotiate our contract proposals we are not suprised the process is moving very slowly with MTA Labor Relations running on a staff of one and a reliance of the Departmental managers availability which further hampers the abilty to Read more…
Based on New York State guidance, beginning today, June 7, the MTA will no longer require COVID-19 diagnostic testing for current employees who are not vaccinated. MTA saliva testing and nasal swab testing locations will remain open through Sunday, June 26 for those who would like to continue to test. Read more…
WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I FIX IT? While you were out of work recovering from your injuries, you received two (2) checks that equaled your normal take home pay. One of those checks was a differential check paid by the Authority, from which your normal pension contribution was Read more…
After several months of stalled negotiations due to the ATU contract arbitration we began talking again and laying out our proposals for the 2020-2024 round of contracts. So far we met on the MSII, OA, TA and MTA Bus contracts and plan to meet on the other contracts soon. These Read more…
As you know, all of the unions under the TA/OA MTA Bus umbrella follow pattern bargaining, which means the largest union on the property TWU Local 100 negotiates sets the pattern of raises, length of the contract and cost of the overall contract. It’s like this because the union with Read more…
To the one’s that truly have the hardest job in the world. We thank you for all that you do to make life special.
The TSO has recently become aware that Dentists that were accepting the CIGNA DHMO plan are no longer doing so but they are accepting the CIGNA PPO plan. This is a problem and we need to know how wide spread this issue is so please contact your Division Chairman if Read more…
