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TWU Local 100 Battles MTA to Keep Station Agents on the Job
January 15, 2021
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New York, NY – TWU Local 100 is fighting to block the MTA as it moves to eliminate lunch relief positions for Station Agents in
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TWU Local 100 Members Roll Up Their Sleeves for COVID Vaccinations
January 13, 2021
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New York, NY — On Wednesday, Jan. 13, eligible frontline workers of the MTA workforce received their first round of coronavirus vaccinations. An advance
NYC Transit Workers Face Threat of ‘Doomsday’ Layoffs
December 14, 2020
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NEW YORK, N.Y.—The city’s transit workers are gearing up against threatened “doomsday” layoffs that could cost almost a quarter of them their jobs. The Metropolitan
TWU Local 100 Calls for ‘Eagle Teams’ to Enforce Mask Rule following Vicious Attack on Bus Operator
July 14, 2020
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New York, NY – The coronavirus crisis is putting everyone at risk. But that’s especially true for frontline workers like those who work in mass
MTA Bus Driver Who Survived COVID-19 Predicts Another Lockdown for NYC; Holds Trump Administration Accountable for Sister’s Death
July 13, 2020
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Queens, NY – Come August, the MTA has plans to install protective barriers on buses before resuming front door service and fare collections — bus
Slow Down! MTA Bus Operator Warns it’s Too Soon to Reemerge Out of COVID-19 Lockdown
July 9, 2020
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Queens, NY – NYC recently entered into Phase 3 of its planned reopening, which is allowing more businesses to reemerge from coronavirus lockdown. The MTA,
Frontline Train Conductor: ‘Reactive’ MTA Should Have Shut the System Down for Two to Four Weeks; Workers Deserve Hazard Pay
July 6, 2020
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New York, NY – MTA Train Conductor Vincent Clementoni, a member of TWU Local 100, is approaching his seventh year on the job. LaborPress spoke
No Zeros for Heroes: MTA Contract Stance is a Slap in the Face to ATU Workers on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 24, 2020
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New York, NY – Hundreds of Amalgamated Transit Union [ATU] members rallied in front MTA Headquarters Wednesday because they’ve been working without a contract since
Retired Rapid Transit Operations VP Tim Schermerhorn in Fight of His Life; Needs Kidney Transplant
June 2, 2020
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New York, NY – TWU Local 100 and the family of retired RTO (Rapid Transit Operations) Vice President and activist Tim Schermerhorn are putting out
Union Brother Remembers MTA Conductor Ben Schaeffer as a Man Who ‘Wanted to Make Things Better’
April 30, 2020
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New York, NY – When the call went out for blood donations to try and help save MTA conductor Ben Schaeffer’s life, his union brothers
