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Union officers surround Bus Operator Michael Haynes, who was menaced by Tony Burnett in 2019

Ex-Con Gets 7 Years After Menacing Bus Operator

Sept. 21, 2022 -- An ex-con was sentenced today to seven years in prison for menacing M11 Bus Operator Michael Haynes with a loaded gun in August 2019. About a dozen MaBSTOA officers and members joined Haynes as a show of solidarity in Manhattan Criminal Court on Centre St.

“Justice was served,” Haynes said after the proceeding.

NYPD CHIEF DESCRIBES SUBWAY POLICING EFFORTS

NYPD officers assigned to neighborhood precincts are parking their patrol cars and entering subway stations more than 10,000 times a week, Chief of Department Kenneth Corey said today, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

These station patrols by uniformed street-level cops are in addition to those performed by NYPD Transit Bureau officers who are assigned to the subway system full time.

“This is something that had never been done before,” Corey said. “It’s more than 10,000 additional station patrols per week that were not getting done prior.

African-American Day in Pictures

Hundreds of Union Brothers and Sisters joined for a festive day marching from 112th Street on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. uptown past the reviewing stand on 125th Street in Harlem. Before marching in a procession led by Adm. VP Lynwood Whichard and the TWU Local 100 Honor Guard, followed by a float and a City Bus, members enjoyed good food and good times.

September Brings Thousands to Family Day, West Indian American Carnival in Brooklyn

Thousands of transit workers and their families enjoyed much-anticipated outdoor events, now that COVID is in the rear view mirror. Here are photos from Family Day on September 10th and the West Indian American Carnival parade on September 5th. Just click and scroll to see all the photos.

NYS Paid Family Leave: Your Questions Answered

Paid Family Leave is a New York State program that allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of Paid Family Leave at 67% of their pay, up to a cap. It’s an insurance plan funded by employees through payroll deductions. The amount of that deduction changes every year.

In 2022, the employee contribution for Paid Family Leave is .511% of gross wages, with a maximum annual contribution of $423.71, deducted from after-tax wages. If an employee makes less than the NYS average weekly wage of $1,594.57, the deduction will be less.

Union Mourns Former RTO Vice President Tim Schermerhorn, 67; Arrangements Set for Sept. 24

TWU Local 100 activist and one-time RTO VP Tim Schermerhorn passed away Sunday morning at the age of 67.

Tim was a co-founder in the 1980's of the New Directions caucus in Local 100 that sought sweeping changes in union leadership and policies. He ran for President four times, losing by small margins before becoming Vice President of RTO. The photo shown here is from his 1997 campaign.

The Big HEART platform: Improvements for the Iconic NYC Central Park Carriage Horses

TWU Local 100 on Friday put forth a platform for NYC to embrace, celebrate, and better ensure the health and welfare of the iconic Central Park carriage horses. The Big HEART platform includes building a stable in the park so the horses don’t have to commute between the park and their current West Side stables on city streets, doubling the required annual physicals from 2 to 4, establishing additional driver training and more.

Union Adds Gun Law Exception for Collecting Agents

SEPTEMBER 1 -- TWU Local 100 scored a victory for our Collecting Agents who were in jeopardy of being stripped of their weapons by New York State’s new gun law restricting gun possession in “sensitive zones” like our transit system. NYCT Collecting Agents accompany EMD personnel as they withdraw cash from Metrocard Vending Machines.

The new law – signed by Gov. Hochul last month in a reaction to a US Supreme Court ruling broadening gun rights – says that guns may not be carried in New York City subways by ordinary citizens. The legislators excepted armed security guards from the rule – but that left our Collecting Agents, who are not specifically named, out in the cold.

Join us for the African-American Day Parade in Harlem on September 18th

Join your Union Brothers and Sisters as we proudly march in the African-American Day Parade in Harlem!

Assemble at 11AM in front of the New Ebony Hotel, at 142 West 112th Street (corner of 112 & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.)

Registration required. Click here to register.

Scholarship Winners Announced

TWU Local 100 proudly announces our latest scholarship winners in our annual raffle sponsored by M3 Technology, which provides insurance products to union members. The awards were given out on August 12 by union leadership and officials of M3 before an audience of families and their lucky kids.