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On March 17th the Station Supervisors Level II ratified their contract and on March 18th the Transit Support Coordinators I & II ratified their contracts! Both contracts will now move on to the MTA Board to be voted on andRead more about Update: SSII and TSC Contract Agreements Ratified by Membership!

On March 11th Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul fired 2000 striking Correction officers because they refused to return to work because they did not think that enough was done, long term, to protect them like repealing the HALT Act. After theRead more about Governor Hochul Fires Correction Officers, President Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers

As Andrew Cuomo announces he is running for Mayor, New Yorkers should never forget what Cuomo is responsible for, Created the Tier 6 Pension, which has hurt all Civil Service Workers including NYC Transit Signed Bail Reform Law, which hasRead more about Never Forget!

The officers of TWU Local 106 were all incredibly proud and humbled to go out and stand with the toughest of the tough, and show the striking NY State Correction Officers at the Sing Sing State Penitentiary our support andRead more about TWU Local 106 Standing Strong with the Striking New York State Corrections Officers at Sing Sing

As President Trump pushes to kill congestion pricing and Governor Hochul fights like hell to ensure New Yorkers continue to pay more to just drive into Manhattan, what I predict is that Congestion pricing will end for good and theRead more about What Should Happen and What Will Happen After Congestion Pricing is Dead for Good

TSO/TWU Local 106 President Philip Valenti and Vice President Joseph Betancourt laid it on the line with the MTA Board today, letting the board know that Local 106 is here to call out the mistreatment of supervisors, mismanagement of theRead more about President Valenti and Vice President Betancourt Hit the MTA Board Hard at February 26, 2025 Board Meeting

TSO/TWU Local 106 stands in solidarity with the New York State Corrections officers who walked off the job and went on strike two weeks ago. We know that Corrections Officers have the most dangerous and toughest job in the countryRead more about TSO/TWU Local 106 Supports the NY State Correction Officers Wildcat Strike!

If you hired on or before August 1, 2000 and were placed on the Sick Leave Control List (as a TSO member) and you were NOT paid on the first day on any sick leave absence while on the SLCL,Read more about Sick Leave Control List

For some reason we suddenly started getting a slew of inquiries from active and retired members worried that we were going to eliminate Medicare as an option and force all current and future retirees into Medicare advantage. I want toRead more about Reminder: Local 106 was the First Union in America to change the BY-LAWS to Stop Medicare Advantage