Union Honors Fallen Transit Workers; Welcomes Families to Memorial Event

Workers Memorial Day is a solemn event at TWU Local 100. President Samuelsen, top officers, and rank and file invited the families of transit workers who passed away in the line of duty to the hall for a luncheon and symbolic lighting of candles on Friday, April 28th. The President spoke of the tragedies he has personally witnessed on the tracks and the union’s commitment to survivors through our Widows and Orphans Fund, which pays toward college expenses for the children of fallen members. He also gave a special nod to longtime MTA Chaplain Harry Berkowitz, who is retiring this year after nearly 40 years of serving transit workers and their families as a steadying force amid the tragic accidents which are all too frequent on the job.