Queens Division Chairman Todd Napoletano gave a breakdown of the key role Dispatchers play interacting with the public and Bus operators and the mistake it would be to reassign them to the failing Bus Command Center.
For the first time in our 71 year union history, as the Transit Supervisors Organization (TSO) / TWU Local 106, we hit an all time high of 1,402 active members in our union! The membership has grown exponentially in the last 20 years with the addition of MTA Bus andRead more about Local 106 hits an historic membership high, breaking the 1,400 mark!
Maintenance Supervisors! Don’t let managers pressure you to put redline defective buses on the road. Stand your ground, and if you need to, call your Division Chairman to come to the location to address the problem. You should never allow a bus that has been positively identified, as out ofRead more about Defective Buses DO NOT Belong on the Road!
Local 106 is proud to be the first Union in the country to extend the scholarship program to those that attend a Trade School or complete basic training in the United States Military. Local 106 has been giving college scholarships to members and children of members for over 40 yearsRead more about Local 106 first and only Union to give 00 Scholarships to members and family for Military, Trade School or College
The great ladies of the Local 106 Women’s Committee out at Bay Plaza in the Bronx yesterday, volunteering their time to get the word out of awareness and testing for prevention of Breast Cancer. Thank you ladies for all you do to better the lives of others.
Bus Radio System will undergo maintenance! This is the email we get weekly from the Transit Authority. The Bus Command Centered pictured above is the location where the genius’s at the Transit Authority are planning to cut 26 road Dispatchers and reassign them to work, instead of being on theRead more about New Bus Radio System will undergo maintenance from 2100hrs, Wednesday 10/22/25 – 0500hrs, Tuesday 10/28/25. In the event of service interruption call console via landline
Local 106 Recording Secretary/Senior Political Director and Chairman of the TWU NY State Conference, Jose DeJesus put together a meeting with some of the New York Locals, giving the Locals a chance to talk directly to NY State Senator and Chairman of the Transportation Committee Jeremy Cooney. Senator Cooney hasRead more about Local 106, Hosts TWU NY State Conference Meeting with State Senator Jeremy Cooney
The Kamikaze pilots running the Department of Buses are proceeding to carry out their idiotic 2026 plan to remove 26 Dispatchers from the road and reassign them to the Bus Command Center, this would be in addition to the 10 Dispatcher posts that were eliminated in 2025. A total ofRead more about NYC Transit, Department of Buses now being run by Kamikaze Pilots!
In letters sent to the Department of Buses, Chief Transportation Officer and the Department of Subways Executive Vice President, I put management on notice that no member of Local 106 will authorize an hourly employee by text or phone call to park their transit non- revenue vehicle in a busRead more about We are NOT authorizing any hourly employee to park in a bus lane, bus stop or other!
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