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Former CTAs Become Station Agents Through Direct Promotional Pathway

Last winter, during a New Hire Orientation class for the Stations Department, Vice President Robert Kelley and Division Chair Nicolette A. Browne congratulated a class of newly hired Station Agents. The class included external candidates who had never worked in transit and former Cleaners Transit Authority (CTA) workers repeating the process. However, this group was special because they were the first graduating class of CTAs being promoted directly into Station Agent positions because of the new agreement.

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Major Takeaways from TWU Women's Appreciation Day

On May 16 2025, TWU Local 100 celebrated Women’s Appreciation Day by uplifting the women who power our city’s transit system while also sounding the alarm for the contract fight ahead. The day started with a rejuvenating open house at Union Hall, where members enjoyed yoga, massages, aromatherapy, giveaways, and more, thanks to health and wellness practitioners. But the energy shifted into high gear during the evening program, where union leadership connected appreciation to action.

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Celebrating the Life of Congressman Charles Rangel

TWU Local 100 celebrates the life of Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who represented New York’s 13th Congressional District for nearly half a century. Charles Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has passed away at 94. “Losing him hits hard. Rangel never hesitated to make good trouble when working people were at risk. We will miss him as a congressman, but also as a friend of labor who unequivocally understood solidarity and never sat out of a fight.” Said John V. Chiarello, President, TWU Local 100

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Remember the Black Founders of Memorial Day

Brothers and Sisters,

This holiday weekend people around the country will celebrate the official beginning of summer. The school year is almost over, and trips can be made to beaches, theme parks or to see family members who haven’t been visited nearly enough this past year. For others, it is a weekend that calls for remembrance. A time to reflect on the space no longer occupied by those who were called to serve. Like America itself, this day is a mixed bag of ideas and emotions. It’s joy and pain that sit side by side at your table and demand attention.

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First Contract at Haddam-Killingworth Brings Raises of 25%

May 23 – A new contract for 60 school bus drivers and monitors in the Haddam-Killingworth school district in Connecticut has brought major improvements for workers.

“They contacted us, asking for representation,” said School Bus Division Chair Gus Moghrabi, who oversees the Union’s school bus operations. Employees at the company, which is run by the massive school bus firm Student Transportation of America, began meeting last April with Director of Organizing Frank McCann and his associate Karla Kozak to discuss what the Union could offer.

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Five Years Later, We Remember AVP Nelson Rivera

MAY 23 — Five years ago today, Nelson Rivera, a great champion of Union rights and an unrelenting fighter for transit workers, passed away. He was only 53. Diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer shortly after Labor Day in 2018 and given only months to live, Nelson didn't break stride. He never missed a day of work until he passed, sometimes working from home or even from his hospital room.

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Local 100 Quill Scholarship Winners Announced; 7 Other Awards Also Given

MAY 21 -- Michael J. Quill scholarship recipients have been announced by the TWU International. Each winner receives $4,800 in four installments of $1,200 over the four years of college. The TWU Local 100 winners include:

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MTA Bus Div. Chair Mike Capocci with PBL/MTA Bus/School Bus VP Danny D'Amato
MTA Bus Div. Chair Mike Capocci with PBL/MTA Bus/School Bus VP Danny D'Amato

Union Gains Back Work in Queens Redesign Grievance

MAY 21 -- An April decision by Arbitrator Martin Scheinman restored work to three MTA Bus depots which stood to lose routes under the plan.

After being informed by management in November of 2023 of major changes to bus routes in the Borough of Queens, MTA Bus Division Chair Mike Capocci filed a grievance challenging the Redesign on the grounds that moving bus routes outside of the MTA Bus bargaining unit was prohibited by the contract.

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