Union Files Grievance for Affected Members in Congestion Pricing Zone

MARCH 14 -- TWU Local 100 President John Chiarello has sent a letter to MTA CEO Janno Lieber demanding reimbursement for union members who must report to work in the Congestion Relief Zone and pay a toll. The letter was accompanied by a formal grievance filed on behalf of union members who work in the congestion zone.

In the letter, President Chiarello tells Lieber that union members picked into jobs within the congestion zone when the project was on pause, not expecting to pay the $9 toll. That expectation was upended when the tolls went into effect. Therefore, these members should be made whole.

He told Lieber: "You neglected to consider thousands of your own employees who work in the relief zone -- many who work in locations that are not easily accessible by transit. You didn't think these workers were worthy of an exemption, even while going to and from their jobs." The City's largest Bus Depot, the Michael Quill Depot, is located on 11th Avenue at 40th Street, a substantial walk from the nearest subway stop.

You can read the letter and the grievance here.