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Ebola Guidance

The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), has released a three-page guidance document on Ebola Virus Disease and how workers can protect themselves. TWU Local 100 considers this reliable and effective information for our members. A NYCOSH staff member was present for the union at a recent briefing on Ebola with MTA management. Members are advised to download and review the information in this document and contact the TWU Health and Safety Department if you have additional questions. On Thursday, NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that there will be random drills in the subway system to anticipate response in the event of an infected person. Read more about that here. The Governor also praised transit workers for being ready to respond to the threat, saying "This is not in their job description. It's not what you sign up for when you're a transit worker."

TWU Represents at Breast Cancer Walk 2014

The TWU Local 100 Women's Committee and supporters met on October 19th at Flatbush Avenue and Empire Blvd to support this important cause. There's still time to contribute to the TWU Local 100 Team. Thank you.

Globe Article Supports Our BikeShare Efforts in Boston

A prominent article in the Boston Globe says the city's bikeshare program -- called Hubway -- is great for riders and the community -- but urges that management support a better deal for their own workers. The column by Derrick Z. Jackson touts Hubway's "good green jobs" but is a straightforward appeal to fix the one thing that's broken -- worker complaints about "unpredictable and disruptive last-minute scheduling, being told they’re not needed after being called in, too many repairs for too few mechanics, unsafe rental vans when the company vans are out of service, and $15 wages that often seem low given the precision, organization, and safety required in some of the company’s jobs." Funny, those are exactly the same complaints that New York City Bike Share workers, who just unionized with TWU Local 100, are making! We're looking forward to making the lives of Hubway workers better, and expanding into other bikeshares as well.

Local 100 Celebrates Its 2014 Russian American Heritage Day

TWU Local 100’s annual celebration of Russian heritage brought a capacity crowd on Saturday to Tatiana Restaurant in Brighton Beach. Over 700 union members enjoyed a festive evening with dancing, entertainment, and speeches from key political figures. TWU’s Russian Day is becoming a must-attend for much of the City’s political establishment, showing the power of the union. Enjoy these photos from the event.

Winners of the Raffle Drawings

  • First Prize, a tablet: Ticket #1005, held by Merkin
  • Second Prize, a spa day for 2 at Sandoony Bana: Ticket #427, held by Mark
  • Third Prize, dinner for 2 at Tatiana Restaurant: Ticket #623, held by E. Sokolovich

Bloomberg Labor Report Profiles TWU's National BikeShare Presence

In a copyrighted story by reporter Ben Penn, the influential Bloomberg BNA Labor Report profiled TWU Local 100's national agenda for organizing bike shares. We're reprinting the story below for our readership.

Reproduced with permission from Daily Labor Report, 197 DLR A-3 (Oct. 10, 2014). Copyright 2014 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>

After Representation Win in New York,
TWU Targets National Bike Share Presence

By Ben Penn

Oct. 10 — Propelled by a September voluntary recognition agreement with Citi Bike to represent 249 employees in New York, the Transport Workers Union now seeks to give bicycle share workers across the nation a voice on the job, TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen told Bloomberg BNA Oct. 10. TWU, which represents public and private transit workers including at New York City's subway and bus systems, views the rapidly expanding bike share industry as a “perfect fit” considering the union's primary mission

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Local 100 Celebrates Indian Day 2014

TWU Local 100 members and officers filled the Electrical Industry Center in Queens on Saturday to celebrate our Indian Day. The program featured music and dancing, and greetings from prominent politicians including Congresswoman Grace Meng and the Indian Consulate’s Head of Chancery, L. T. Ngaihte. Top Local 100 officials including TWU Local 100 Secretary-Treasurer Earl Phillips and Recording Secretary LaTonya Crisp-Sauray were also in attendance and enjoyed the delicious Indian food. After the singing of the Indian National Anthem and the Star Spangled Banner, a moment of silence for fallen transit workers was followed by the ceremonial lighting of the lamp to begin the festivities.

NYC Bike Share Workers Needed a Union -- Now They Have One!

Bike Share worker Edwin Aviles created this video to celebrate NYC Bike Share becoming a union operation! We had our first union meeting with our newest members on October 2nd. Now, it's time to dig in, understand what our members want, and negotiate a first-time contract. We move New York!

Annual Open Enrollment to Begin for Active Members

The annual Open Enrollment period for health benefits for active members at TA/OA/MTA Bus is upon us.

The MTA Business Service Center has mailed out Open Enrollment booklets and their teams, together with reps from Empire and UHC, will be visiting more than 40 locations throughout the system to answer questions from now through Nov 14, the day before Open Enrollment ends for active members.

The schedule of visits is here.

As well as visits to barns, yards, shops, depots and quarters, there will also be three system-wide events:
Tuesday, November 4 at the Union Hall, 10am-12 & 2-4pm
Friday, November 7 at 2 Broadway, 12-4pm
Friday, November 14 at 180 Livingston, 8:30am-5pm
If you have questions about your health coverage, this is your chance to get them answered.

Dental and vision benefits will not be covered in the BSC's Open Enrollment. These benefits are now administered by TWU Local 100. Active members who wish to change their dental coverage may do so through November 17. The forms for doing so are available here.

3,000 transit workers responded on 9/11
3,000 transit workers responded on 9/11

WTC Deadline Approaching for Linked Cancers

October 12, 2014 is the last day to register a claim for a WTC cancer which diagnosed on or before October 12, 2012, except for prostate cancer. You can find more information about the Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Act here. This applies to everyone who lived and/or worked south of Canal Street from 9/11/01 through 5/30/02. The most common cancers linked by the National Institutes of Health and the WTCHP are cancers of the lungs, esophagus, kidneys, prostate, lymphoma, leukemia, and thyroid. Get checked out. You may be entitled to compensation for your illness and lost income.

Why We Need A Bill To Protect School Bus Drivers in Westchester

Right now, a school bus driver in Westchester can lose his job through no fault of his own -- and has no arbitration rights to gain reinstatement.

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