Midnight passes; the fight for a fair contract rolls on

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Local president John Samuelsen updates TWU Local 100 members rallying as the union contract between TWU Local 100 and MTA expires.

The midnight expiration of the old contract found TWU Local 100 and the MTA at the bargaining table, where President Samuelsen presented specifics on our wage demands. While recognizing the fiscal challenges the MTA faces, he pointed out that transit workers face economic challenges, too.  He insisted that wages need to keep pace with inflation so we can provide for our families.

 

Earlier that evening, he told rallying members and well-wishers outside the hotel: “We’ll fight them until they relent and give us a fair contract.”
 
Despite management’s insistence on imposing three zeroes, tentative progress has been made in some other areas. These include the needs of women members, beginning with adequate sanitary facilities, the opening of promotional opportunities for graduates of the Training and Upgrade Fund’s certificate program, and an array of department-specific issues.
 
Bargaining continues. We do not intend to walk away from the table until we have a fair contract in hand.