President Tony Utano's Message to our Membership on Easter Sunday
Mile Square Mechanics Back to Work After Dispute With Owner

TWU Local 100 mechanics at Mile Square School Bus are back to work this afternoon (Jan. 28, 2014) after a confrontation earlier in the day with owner, Harry Rodriguez,  refused the workers access to their jobs when they arrived for their shifts this morning.  Member complaints to OSHA over extreme cold  conditions in the depot and crew facilities appeared to have sparked the dispute.

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Stand Back! TWU Local 100 Shoots Rap Video to Warn Riders

Coming off a particularly devastating weekend for transit riders, where four were hit by trains and killed in 36 hours, TWU Local 100 is releasing our "Stand Back" video, highlighting our common-sense solutions for stopping the carnage on the rails -- in a way that we hope will capture public attention and support. Watch -- and stand back!
WBLS's Shout-Out to Transit Workers

WBLS on-air personality Bob Lee came by Kingsbridge Depot on April 17th to share some breakfast with Bus Operators and Maintainers, giving an on-air shout out to transit workers. Also on hand were TWU Local 100 Secretary-Treasurer Earl Phillips, OA Division 2 Chair Frank Austin, and other division officers, and our Political Action Director Marvin Holland and political action staff. Watch Bob’s on-air shout out at the Depot.
TWU Goes Door to Door: How We're Getting Out the Vote

Here's an engaging look at how TWU Local 100's union activist teams are getting out the vote to re-elect President Obama. Watch -- and get involved.
Transit Workers Power Up to Support Con Ed Workers

A TWU Local 100 contingent joined hundreds of chanting Utility Workers Union Local 1-2 members who have been locked out of their electrical service and repair jobs at Con Edison. The 8,500 workers were negotiating for a new contract this past Saturday night when management pulled the plug on the talks and told the union members not to report to work, and that managers would be handling repairs and system maintenance in the interim. The talks broke down because Con Ed...

Kingsbridge Boss Finally Suspended in Licking Incident

It took the MTA two months to do what should have been done immediately.  But in this case, justice delayed for Bus Operator Nancy Jenkins is not justice denied.

This week, management finally suspended (pending dismissal) Supervisor Earl Bryant for licking the face of B/O Jenkins when she reported to work on April 9 at Kingsbridge Depot.
 
Local 100: Espaillat for Congress

Local 100 President John Samuelsen and State Senator Adriano Espaillat went before the press on June 5 to announce that Local 100 has endorsed Senator Espaillat for Congress in the newly created 13th District in Manhattan and the Bronx.

Pointing to the energy with which Senator Espaillat has defended the transit system and transit workers in Albany, President Samuelsen declared that we need the same in Washington, a Congressman “with a bold vision to fight for a...

Union Demands Respect, Justice for Female Transit Workers

Local 100 President John Samuelsen led dozens of angry TWU Local 100 members into the MTA’s lobby at 2 Broadway to tell a press conference that MTA has ignored at least four incidents of sexual harassment by one supervisor at Kingsbridge Depot in the Bronx.  President Samuelsen demanded that the MTA take immediate disciplinary action against the supervisor.  Conversely, he charged that had the roles been reversed “our member would have been dragged off the...

Intense Focus on Assaults Brings DA's, MTA, Unions Together

The gap between crime and punishment on the rails and on the roads seems to be narrowing. Transit workers, for years suspicious of the MTA’s and the NYPD’s resolve in following up on assault cases, should be heartened by what took place on May 10 in downtown Brooklyn. Four of New York’s District Attorneys (the fifth sent his top deputy), MTA brass including CEO Joe Lhota, and the leadership of both the TWU and the ATU had a serious discussion about the growing numbers of...