Coronavirus Updates
Here are TWU Local 100's Coronavirus Updates
(conrtinuous updating in progress)
NOVEMBER 15 -- Management has issued a memo on COVID-19 testing which explains testing procedures for members who choose not to get vaccinated. It also explains how to provide proof of vaccination. You can read it here.
OCTOBER 18 -- The MTA has rolled out its new Covid-19 testing program. If you are unvaccinated - and testing is taking place at your work location - you are required to get tested every week. Supervisors are not going to direct you to get tested. If a testing station is at your work location, it’s up to you to participate.
It can take days before Covid-19 symptoms emerge. Testing is the only way to detect the virus early so you can get treatment right away and can quarantine to prevent spreading it to others. For more information, including the times and locations of testing sites, go to MTA Covid-19 Resource Center: https://new.mta.info/covid-19/employees
New Expedited Testing Centers for MTA Employees
Three new laws provide relief for COVID-19 sufferers
You can access the MTA's COVID-19 Portal here.
http://www.twulocal100.org/story/finally-protective-masks-will-be-availa...
Union, MTA Agree to Relaxation for Sick Rules, Discipline
Union, MTA Agreement on Rear-Door Only Boarding of Buses
President Utano Interviewed on NY1 -- March 20
President Utano Statement on Transit Workers Testing Positive for the Coronavirus
Questions and Answers from the MTA
First Fact Sheet on the Coronavirus (Note: Written before we were advised of positive cases.)