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We wish all of our members, and retirees a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2026 New Year!

Listed below are the 16 Scholarship winners for the 2026, $1,000 Scholarship Awards. The remaining 4 Awards went to those that submitted a US Military Enlistment Award Application. Alexander Guo Andrew Napoletano Joshua Swaby Michael Cataldi Kayla Jacobs Madison Conolly Tam Huynh Lincy Valeta Gabriella Rodriguez Christian Romero Dildy VitoRead more about Update: 2026 ,000 Scholarship Winners! And a Special Thank You to our Generous Sponsors, New York Life, M3 Technologies and Pasternak Ziegler LLC, for Making this Possible

Where were you… During the brutal winter blizzards of 1995 and 1996? During the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 — and in the days that followed? During the Blizzard of February 2010 — and the days after? During Hurricane Irene in August 2011 — and the days after? DuringRead more about I was there because I am a New York City Transit Worker

This is for New York State taxes not federal taxes. Medora Lee, Reporter USA TODAY Nov. 17, 2025, 11:48 a.m. ET An emergency bill passed in Washington, DC, axing key tax breaks touted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for its residents, highlights why Americans should pay attention to state taxRead more about New York joins other states in rejecting key tax breaks such as tipping, overtime

We would like to remind you that on Tuesday December 30th, we will be holding our 45th annual scholarship drawing, for College or Trade School and our Second Annual Awards, to members or eligible family members that join the United States Military and complete basic training in 2026. We willRead more about Reminder: December 30th is the 45th Annual Scholarship and 2nd Annual Military Enlistment Drawing

On this Christmas Day, we want to wish a heartfelt Merry Christmas to all our members and their families. To those who are fortunate to be home today—enjoy this special time with your loved ones, rest, and recharge. You’ve earned it. To our brothers and sisters who are on dutyRead more about Merry Christmas to Our Members🎄

Assembly Bill A8292 Signed By Governor https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8292 Senate Bill S6815 Signed By Governor https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6815 Governor Hochul has now signed the Bus Lane Enforcement Bill! This is great news for our members and all NYC Transit Employees that have been unfairly slammed with fines from the Transit Authority and DOT whileRead more about Bus Lane Enforcement Bill, Signed by Governor Hochul!

For the second year in a row Local 106 was able to get the NYC Transit Worker Death Gamble Bill to Governor Hochul’ s desk and for a second time Governor Hochul Vetoed the Bill. This unfortunate Veto causesall NYC Transit Workers that are eligible to retire but continue toRead more about Transit Worker Death Gamble Bill, Vetoed by Governor Hochul-AGAIN!

We now know what caused the most recent major disruption and systemwide outage of the Bus Radio System (BRS) and CAD/GPS tracking system at the new 90 million dollar East New York Bus Command Center (BCC). Even though all of the systems at the BCC have not been operating properlyRead more about Bus Radio System Failure Exposes Management’s Sneaky Tactics to Get Over on Radio Vendor, Clever Devices and Gets Caught!

Another great holiday party with the Local 106 membership and retirees at the American Turners in the Bronx. We were very happy to have our friend and Bronx neighbor NYS Senator, Nathalia Fernandez (District 34) stop by, to say thank you to the membership for all that they do toRead more about 2025 TSO/TWU 106-Holiday Christmas Party, rolled into the Bronx for a blowout!