Our Upward Advancement Program Graduates 20 to Join Structure Division

JUNE 8 -- The Apex Technical School was the scene of a triumphant graduation for 20 TWU Local 100 members -- Cleaners and Traffic Checkers, who are now moving up to apprentice positions within Maintenance of Way. Each graduate completed a 900 hour course, 150 hours for each trade learned. They will join Structure Division, under Departmental Vice President Tony Utano, as apprentices, with the opportunity to proceed to full tenure in civil service titles after passing exams. This is the result of a push by the TWU to fund the training of our members in lower paid titles to get the chance for advancement into higher paid work within the union. We partnered with New York City Transit, which jointly administers the Training and Upgrading Fund. More classes of apprentices will follow.