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COVID-19 Testing on MTA Properties to End Sunday, June 26

As announced earlier this month, COVID-19 testing at MTA properties will end Sunday, June 26. 
 
At-home COVID-19 test kits are available at most pharmacies. 
 
Vaccines and boosters will continue to be available at 130 Livingston St., Brooklyn, on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 
For more information regarding COVID-19, go to the MTA’s COVID-19 Employee Resource Center: https://new.mta.info/covid-19/employees

Join Us at the 2022 Pride March

Sunday June 26th 2022
 
*Limited number of attendees. Contact your union rep for marching location and details.
 

Alert from TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano and the TWU Local 100 Safety Department

If you know these individuals, or have information about their whereabouts, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-Tips (8477) right away. They are wanted by the NYPD in connection with an attack on a Bus Operator in the 71st Precinct in Brooklyn. 

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NY Primaries: Early Voting Begins Saturday -- Support Our Endorsed Candidates

Early Voting!
Early voting begins on Saturday, June 18, 2022 and ends on June 26, 2022.  
Primary Day: Tuesday, June 28, 2022, is Primary Day for Statewide and Assembly Races
Click to see how to vote and our endorsements.
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Transit Workers Celebrate at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade

65th National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2022

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 -- Puerto Rican and union pride both were on full display at this year’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan with more than 200 Transport Workers Union members, officers, and relatives taking part in the festivities.
 
The flag-waving TWU contingent that marched along Fifth Ave. in Manhattan was accompanied by a balloon-packed float, featuring a DJ, and a New York City Transit bus. TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano and Secretary-Treasurer Richie Davis attended, along with Vice Presidents John Chiarello, Shirley Martin and Pete Rosconi.
 
Roll over the photo above to view the rest of our pictures or go to our Flickr page for the the event.

 

MTA No Longer Requiring COVID-19 Testing for Non Vaccinated

Citing NY State guidelines, the MTA is no longer requiring regular COVID-19 testing for non-vaccinated workers. If you are experiencing symptoms or have encountered someone who has tested positive for COVID, you should still get tested.

Testing locations on MTA property will remain open through Sunday June 26th.

For more information on MTA policies and resources available to members, go to the MTA Employee Resource Center website:
https://new.mta.info/covid-19/employees

In the Wake of Bus Operator Stabbing, Union Demands Cockpit-Style Enclosures; More Police Presence on Buses

JUNE 7 -- At a press conference held today outside of Methodist Hospital in Park Slope where a Bus Operator is recovering from being stabbed, TA Surface Vice President JP Patafio called for the MTA to install cockpit-style enclosures to protect our Bus Operators from assault as well as more police presence on bus routes. He said that Bus Operators were frustrated and angry that more has not been done to protect them from assault. He demanded that NYC Transit install cockpit-style bus enclosures, similar to those which are already in service in cities like Las Vegas. The press conference was called after a veteran Bus Operator was stabbed in the stomach last night in Brooklyn after a perp forced his way through the rear doors of the vehicle and assaulted the Operator, also slashing him above the right eye.

TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano and Patafio visited the Bus Operator in the hospital this morning. Also speaking at the press event were TA Surface officers Ronald Carter, Gary Rosario, and Alexander Kemp. Rank and file Bus Operators also addressed the media as did East New York Depot Chair Javier Oquendo.

TWU International Announces Scholarship Winners; 8 Win from Local 100

Our Parent Union, the Transport Workers Union of America, has announced the winners of its Michael J. Quill Scholarships as well as additional scholarships provided to union members. Eight TWU Local 100 students -- sons and daughters of rank and file members -- are among the winners. TWU Local 100 has our own scholarship program as well, and those winners are yet to be chosen. Read the memo announcing the winners here.

NYS Legislature Passes New Laws Protecting More Transit Workers from Assault

Both houses of the New York State Legislature passed by overwhelming margins legislation that aims to protect more transit workers from assaults.

Under the bill, criminals could be charged with second-degree felony assault if they intentionally cause serious injury to workers tasked with the repair or maintenance of bus and subway equipment, including elevators, escalators, and tracks; the collection of fare revenues; the testing, inspection and troubleshooting of operating equipment; and other tasks. The existing felony assault law already covers job titles like Train Conductor, Train Operator, Bus Operator, Station Agent, and subway Cleaner.

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Training and Upgrading Fund Announces Summer Courses, Transit Certificate Program

The Local 100/NYCT Training and Upgrading Fund announces our Summer Courses beginning this month. Click on the flyer image to download the schedule. We offer courses in defensive driving, writing, sign language, electrical, plumbing, financial literacy, and more.

 

 

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