After years of battling, today we received the first draft of what will be the MTA Bus contract. And I’m incredibly happy to tell you that we have achieved our goal of FULL PAY PARITY! This is an historic moment for the TSO as we have been fighting for 15 Read more
Yesterday I had a one on one meeting with Labor Relations to discuss a few minor details of our contract. All of the major problems have been resolved including outstanding pension issues and the length of the contract. So what’s left? Before anything else is done, TA President Richard Davey Read more
1-If you defer any amount of your retroactive pay you will still pay: Social Security tax 6.2%+ Medicare tax 1.45%=7.65% in taxes on the deferred portion of your retroactive pay. If you designate the entire amount of the retroactive, your regular take home pay will be reduced by the 7.65% Read more
It was nice to have TWU International Reps Andrew Rangolan and Christina Scott at our office for coffee and bagels.
You should start seeing this email in your inbox View in browser Payroll July 31, 2023 To: NYCT & MAB Employees eligible for the TSO 106 Maintenance Supervisors Retroactive Wage AdjustmentFrom: Tax Favored ProgramsRe: Retro Pay 401(k)/457 Plan Deferrals: SUBMIT ELECTION ONLINE BY 08/31/2023 The MTA Tax Favored Programs Read more
I had a very good positive conversation with Labor Relations today, and discussions right now are about one or two complicated issues regarding changes to the wage progression. I am not telling you we are getting pay parity because I have not heard those words come from their side yet Read more
Local 100 is hosting a Pre-Retirement Pension Seminar which we have been invited again to attend. You can register by using the QR code on the flyer. The date and time: Friday August 25, 2023, From 8:30 to 14:00.
MaBSTOA and Queens–Deferred Compensation Notice Starts on August 1st, Deadline to Make an Election into Deferred Compensation August 31st and Retro Check Due September 14, 2023. Subway MS II—Deferred Compensation Notice Starts on August 14th, Deadline to Make an Election into Deferred Compensation September 14th and Retro Check Due on Read more
All Salary Caps have been lifted and reset. If you were on the Salary Cap you may now work overtime. There is an issue though, because they have not figured out how to make this programing change in their systems, but regardless you can work. Labor Relations met with the Read more
Contract negotiations are very tricky, so I need to be careful on what I say but what I can tell you is this, we met with Labor Relations and Management again today to hear their latest contract proposal. And we agreed to that proposal… Provided that it would get us Read more