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This message from President Valenti can be heard on 1010 WINS AM radio over the next couple of days.

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 ConollyRead 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 HurricaneRead 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 itsRead 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 UnitedRead 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 earnedRead 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 unfairlyRead 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 NYCRead 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 ofRead more about Bus Radio System Failure Exposes Management’s Sneaky Tactics to Get Over on Radio Vendor, Clever Devices and Gets Caught!