Computer Specialists Prepare for Bargaining

TWU Local 100’s newest members – MTA Computer Specialists and Associates – met with union organizers on June 7th at the union hall to prepare for bargaining with New York City Transit. The 400-member unit was recently certified as an official unit of Local 100, after a year-long organizing campaign.

At the meeting, Director of Organizing Frank McCann presented the results of an online survey of members that called for night differential, commuter passes, and other improvements in pay and working conditions. Now that the Specialists and Associates are under the TWU umbrella, McCann said, complaints such as poor air quality in the workplace will be vigorously addressed. Negotiations with the MTA are expected on June 28th. The unit’s core committee, all Specialists and Associates, addressed about 100 members who came to the meeting and promised an all-out effort to bring home the workers’ demands.

TWU Local 100 continues its rapid fire growth. We are organizing at a pace which is unprecedented since the earliest days of our union.