Paid Family Leave is a New York State program that allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of Paid Family Leave at 67% of their pay, up to a cap. It’s an insurance plan funded by employees through payroll deductions. The amount of that deduction changes every year.
In 2022, the employee contribution for Paid Family Leave is .511% of gross wages, with a maximum annual contribution of $423.71, deducted from after-tax wages. If an employee makes less than the NYS average weekly wage of $1,594.57, the deduction will be less.
TWU Local 100 activist and one-time RTO VP Tim Schermerhorn passed away Sunday morning at the age of 67.
Tim was a co-founder in the 1980's of the New Directions caucus in Local 100 that sought sweeping changes in union leadership and policies. He ran for President four times, losing by small margins before becoming Vice President of RTO. The photo shown here is from his 1997 campaign.
TWU Local 100 on Friday put forth a platform for NYC to embrace, celebrate, and better ensure the health and welfare of the iconic Central Park carriage horses. The Big HEART platform includes building a stable in the park so the horses don’t have to commute between the park and their current West Side stables on city streets, doubling the required annual physicals from 2 to 4, establishing additional driver training and more.
SEPTEMBER 1 -- TWU Local 100 scored a victory for our Collecting Agents who were in jeopardy of being stripped of their weapons by New York State’s new gun law restricting gun possession in “sensitive zones” like our transit system. NYCT Collecting Agents accompany EMD personnel as they withdraw cash from Metrocard Vending Machines.
The new law – signed by Gov. Hochul last month in a reaction to a US Supreme Court ruling broadening gun rights – says that guns may not be carried in New York City subways by ordinary citizens. The legislators excepted armed security guards from the rule – but that left our Collecting Agents, who are not specifically named, out in the cold.
TWU Local 100 proudly announces our latest scholarship winners in our annual raffle sponsored by M3 Technology, which provides insurance products to union members. The awards were given out on August 12 by union leadership and officials of M3 before an audience of families and their lucky kids.
A subway cleaner underwent surgery at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx Friday afternoon for injuries suffered during a brutal attack in the Bronx, Stations Vice President Robert Kelley reports.
CTA Anthony Nelson was attacked outside the Pelham Bay subway station on the No. 6 line Thursday morning at approximately 9:30 a.m. Nelson suffered a broken nose and a broken collarbone.
During the attack, CTA Douglas Scott intervened on Nelson's behalf. He then held the assailant, with some assistance from Nelson, until the police arrived to make an arrest.
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of retired train operator Darryl Gause’s son Nelson Lee who has transitioned on. Nelson Lee was born September 15, 1982 in Brooklyn NY. He served in the United States Navy and is survived by his 5 children. We ask that you all keep our Brother Darryl Gause and his family in prayer at this difficult time.
JULY 28 -- Stations Vice President Robert Kelley, joined by Secretary-Treasurer Richard Davis and more than a dozen other Local 100 members, heaped praise and thanks on the Collecting Agent who came to the aid of a police officer engaged in a violent struggle with an alleged fare-beater.
Appearing at the Union Hall Thursday morning, the Agent said he intervened after seeing the 16-year-old slam the officer to the ground and place the cop in a chokehold. “I was concerned about the safety of the officer, and for the public, if (the teen) grabbed his weapon,” the Agent, who requested anonymity, said.
Additional training and promotional opportunities are now available to Station Agents and CTAs in the Stations Department, Vice President Robert Kelley announced.
After discussions with management, Station Agents have a path to becoming a Collecting Agent, which would mean a pay increase of $1.13 per hour, Kelley said. Transit will pick up the cost for you to obtain your CDL license and your gun permit.You must have three years of service, and your time and attendance will be reviewed by management to determine eligibility.
Cleaners, meanwhile, can obtain their CDL, also on the company’s dime, so they can potentially pick into driver positions in the refuse department. “This is all about giving more and expanded opportunities for the Stations Department,” Kelley said. “We want the membership to have opportunities for growth, both professionally and financially.”
Station Agents interested in applying for the Collecting Agent position, go to the MTA BSC portal: https://bit.ly/3PGVu7p
Cleaners interested in the CDL write a G2 to Marie Bernoff in Refuse.
JULY 27 -- Secretary-Treasurer and Safety Director Richard Davis is sending a letter to all TWU Local 100 members who are still active and served during the rescue and recovery effort at the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Retirees who served at the site are also being notified. The letter notes that there are two important deadlines which are coming up on September 11 of this year -- deadlines for filing a 9/11 Notice of Participation with your pension system (either NYCERS or MABSTOA) and a deadline for filing a Registration of Participation with the Worker's Compensation Board.
Read the letter to understand what these deadlines mean for you.
Statement from MOW Vice President John Chiarello, LES Division Chair Chris Canty, Vice Chair Alex Seise, Vice Chair Rosario Parlanti and the LES Committee:
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the tragic passing of one of our union brothers, Lighting Maintainer Damian Valerio. Damian was killed in motorcycle accident in Queens on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
“Damian was a great guy, a family man, who got along with everyone,” MOW Vice President John Chiarello said. “This is a terrible loss.”
SATURDAY, JULY 23 -- The first annual Buses v. Subways basketball tourney took place at the world famous Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with Buses edging out Subways 37-34. The hotly anticipated game came after the NY Liberty triumphed over the Chicago Sky and TWU Local 234 (SEPTA/Philadelphia) bested New Jersey Transit. MC's Regan Weal and Mustapha Sawaneh from Buses and Dennis Leger from Trains kept the crowd entertained before the players got down to business. At courtside were TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano, Secretary-Treasurer Richard Davis, and MABSTOA VP Donald Yates along with Operators Chair Sean Battaglia. Enjoy the photos from the event!
