Union Holds Press Conference to Highlight Assault on Station Agent
At the press conference, Local 100 President John Chiarello said that he had not received any calls about assaulted station agents from MTA CEO Janno Lieber, and encouraged Mr Lieber to call him and coordinate efforts to surge more police into hot spots, where Station Agents and other TWU Local 100 members are at risk.
Vice President for stations Robert Kelley demanded at least a seven year prison term for the assailants, as did Ms. Reid, who took questions from reporters via zoom conference call. Kelley said that the police were now taking these crimes more seriously. “They used to give out desk appearance tickets,” he said. “Now these perpetrators are being arrested.”
The two women who are being sought in this case were captured on surveillance video and photos.
For media coverage on this story, click on the links below:
1. NY1 MTA worker speaks out after brutal attack
2. Pix11 MTA employee attacked by fare evaders in Brooklyn: NYPD
3. AMNY MTA worker ‘viciously’ beaten by fare evaders in Brooklyn subway, police say
4. NYPD Crimestoppers' Facebook post
5. ABC7 TWU calls for more police after gate agent brutally attacked by 2 women in Brooklyn
6. 1010 WINS Report on Assault of a Station Agent