Additional Masks Coming to Division VP's and Chairs from TWU International

MARCH 30 -- Thanks to our International Union’s leadership, tens of thousands of additional masks are being provided to Local 100 Division Vice Presidents and Chairs across the union as an emergency backup to those distributed by the MTA.

Local 100 President Tony Utano, Secretary Treasurer Earl Phillips and MOW Vice President John Chiarello met with International President Samuelsen and International Representative Angelo Cucuzza this morning and  picked up the hard-to-come-by masks at the International Union’s satellite office in Brooklyn.  Distribution to the Divisions began immediately.

“We’re very grateful to our International Union and especially to International President John Samuelsen for securing these masks for Local 100 members and other TWU Locals in the metropolitan area,” said Local 100 President Utano. “John, as our former Local 100 President and Trackworker, really came through for us and all TWU members in the tri-state area.  This is true teamwork, and demonstrates once again that we are all in this fight together.”

Utano said that by the end of the day, all available masks would be in the hands of the responsible Division officers. “These masks will be a Godsend in supplementing the MTA’s weekly distributions.”