Local 100 President on the Attack

APRIL 12 -- Local 100 President Richard Davis blasted recommendations by a conservative “watchdog” organization that transit workers pay more for healthcare and the MTA should eliminate Conductor jobs to save money. “We’re not going to let anyone balance the M.T.A. budget on the backs of transit workers, especially after all we did and endured during the Covid-19 pandemic,” Davis is quoted as saying  in today's New York Times.

The Times’ Ana Ley wrote: "The pandemic’s toll on transit workers — at least 131 were killed by the virus — has made any austerity push especially charged.

Many workers put themselves at risk while keeping the system running, and union leaders believe their members deserve more recognition and compensation." To read the full article, click here

Davis’ full quote to the Times was this: “We’re not going to let anyone balance the MTA budget on the backs of transit workers, especially after all we did and endured during the COVID-19 pandemic. We were rightly praised by elected officials and transit executives as heroes. Don’t try to nickle-and-dime us now that it’s contract time. Our brothers and sisters died keeping NYC moving. We paid more than our fair share already and it’s outrageous to suggest we owe a debt.”