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Why We're Supporting Kathy Hochul for Governor

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TWU Local 100 supports Gov. Kathy Hochul for a full-term as Governor because of her ongoing commitment to make our transit system safer for workers and riders, improve the infrastructure that we operate and maintain, and pursue fair treatment for union members. Gov. Hochul has:
·       Expanded Kendra’s Law. Courts can more easily order those who are severely mentally ill, and deemed a danger to themselves or others, get mental health treatment. Failure to comply can result in temporary placement in a psychiatric hospital.
·       Provided more psychiatric beds. Budgeted millions of dollars to restore up to 1,000 psychiatric beds in hospitals that were taken off-line during the pandemic. Creating two new in-patient units for the subway homeless/mentally ill.
·       Increased police coverage and presence in the subway, working with Mayor Adams, the NYPD, and MTA Police Department.
·       Enacted the first positive change on Tier 6. The time needed to be vested and receive benefits was cut in half in half from 10 years to 5.
·       Signed landmark legislation, championed by Local 100, that allows widows and dependents of workers who died of cancer caused by diesel exposure to file for Workers Compensation benefits. The “Nigro” bill was named after Local 100 Bus Maintainer Bill Nigro, who died of lung cancer in 2012.
·       Supported the $52 billion MTA capital plan, the largest investment in the authority’s infrastructure state history

Join Us in Court on Thursday 11/3 to Demand Justice for CTA Anthony Nelson

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! STOP THE ASSAULTS!

STAND UP AND BE HEARD WITH YOUR TWU LOCAL 100 BROTHERS AND SISTERS

TWU Local 100 is urging members who are off-duty Thursday morning to go the Bronx courthouse for the court appearance of the man charged with the brutal attack on our Union Brother Anthony Nelson. CTA Nelson suffered a broken nose and broken collarbone. He has had two surgeries to date.

Indian-American Day Set for Nov 19

Indian-American Day, the Union's annual heritage celebration focusing on the traditions of the Indian subcontinent, takes place on

Saturday, November 19th, 2022

5:30Pm - 9:30pm

Gujarati Samaj of NY

173-15 Horace Harding Expy, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

For information, contact Sam Ponnolil

at 516-610-3079 or email: sponnolil12@gmail.com

Click here to register or Download Flyer.

Italian Day 2022 Puts Focus on Unity

Unity.

That was a major theme expressed Wednesday at the annual Italian Night celebration.

Co-host Sean Battaglia, MaBSTOA 1 Division Chair, drew parallels between being in a union and growing up in a tight-knit Italian family in Brooklyn.

“We can argue with each other, we can even fight with each other, but when push comes to shove, all we have is each other,” Battaglia said. “We need to stand together as one, not only against the MTA but also against anyone who is threatening any of our livelihoods.”

At least 250 members and retirees turned out for the celebration, which featured Italian music and, of course, food. President Tony Utano, Secretary-Treasurer Richard Davis, Recording Secretary LaTonya Crisp, and Vice Presidents Rosconi, Gomez, Martin, Patafio , Yates and Kelley were at the dais. MOW Vice President John Chiarello was co-host.

Stroller Strife

MaBSTOA Vice President Yates raising concerns about the MTA's new open-stroller pilot program following a fight on a Bronx bus.

Flu Shots Available for Bus Operators

YOU DON’T WANT THE FLU!

Fever. Coughing. Sore Throat. Fatigue and Headaches.

Free flu shots are now being given at bus depots, MACS, and other locations.

Check the schedule!

Millions of Americans get sick with the flu every year.

Hundreds of thousands are hospitalized. And tens of thousands die.

Get vaccinated.

Chinese-American Day Brings Over 500 to Sunset Park

OCTOBER 21 -- More than 500 rank and file union members joined TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano and Secretary-Treasurer Richard Davis to celebrate Chinese-American heritage at the Affable Eatery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. We were also joined by a great friend of transit workers, Assemblyman Peter Abbate, and his Chief of Staff, Iwen Chu. Many of our Chinese-American Brothers and Sisters work in Maintenance of Way, and MOW VP John Chiarello saluted them from the stage. RTO VP Canella Gomez also attended. The audience was also treated to some excellent singing and dancing entertainment, which you can see in these photos.

Breast Cancer Walk Draws Union Members to Bay Plaza Mall in the Bronx

OCTOBER 23 -- TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano, Secretary-Treasurer Richard Davis, and Recording Secretary LaTonya Crisp joined other officers and rank and file members at a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event at the Bay Plaza Mall. President Utano, speaking from personal experience -- his mother suffered through breast cancer -- said, "We've got to get involved, we've got to stop this disease." He also said that his four grandchildren -- all girls -- would be benefited from the fight to find a cure. He urged women to get tested for early detection of cancer.

Speaking to an audience that included other Making Strides sponsors, he said that during the pandemic, transit workers "had to make sure that the people who had to go to the doctor were able to go to the doctor -- and we put our lives on the line."

Giselle Martinez, the Union's Working Women's Committee and Family Assistance Coordinator, was also present, along with Private Lines Vice President Pete Rosconi and Executive Board Member Vanessa Jones

Veteran's Day Dinner Set for November 9 -- Join Us at the Hall. Click on the image to download the flyer.

Stroller Wars

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A bus rider in the Bronx nearly tripped over an open stroller on a bus, sparking a fight and the arrest of 3 passengers last week, VP Donnie Yates reports.

Open strollers are only allowed on a small number of buses and routes in an MTA pilot program that our bus reps objected to for safety reasons. Because of the pilot and publicity surrounding it, some riders now think open-strollers are permitted on any bus.

“I’m opposed to the stroller pilot because of the issues you are getting ready to see,” Yates said. “It’s not shocking to me because we told the MTA that you will have assaults on the buses as a result. We also mentioned that we didn’t think that customers would differentiate between the pilot buses and the rest of the routes.”

More information can be found in this article which ran in The City: https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/9/16/23355685/mta-baby-stroller-space-nyc-b...

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In this image, a woman was arrested following a dispute on a bus involving a stroller.