At Union Hall, Pres. Utano Honors Four with 9/11 Medal
SEPTEMBER 10 -- TWU Local 100 honors our 9/11 responders with recognition pins and medals. The pins are for all who responded, some ordered to do so by the MTA (they could have refused, citing safety, but no one did), and many who volunteered, working long hours on their own time. Over 3,000 were there from the first hours of the attack, clearing debris with heavy rigs to that FDNY and NYPD could access the scene, putting up lighting for responders, ferrying police, firefighters, and health care personnel to and from Ground Zero, accessing communications infrastructure, cutting iron and steel, and pumping out and draining the subway tunnels.
We honor our 9/11 responders who have fallen victim to health issues from their 9/11 service with the 9/11 medal. These are given to those members who have illnesses and injuries verified by the federal Victims Compensation Fund. Yesterday, we honored Hydraulic Maintainer (Ventilation and Drainage) Clairmont Arthur, CTA Fayah Gbollie, BusOperator Tommy McNally, and Bus eOperator Anthony Tousius. Track Maintainer Rafael Hernandez, now retired in Florida and unable to attend, was also honored.
In the photos: Bus Operators Tousius and McNally with Pres Utano, VP Chiarello, and former Ulmer Park Depot Chair James Manzella.
Ventilation and Drainage Maintainer Clairmont Arthur, with his wife and Pres Utano.
