Utano on Crowding: MTA Must Do a Better Job

TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano issued the following statement regarding crowding in crewrooms, telling the media that “the MTA has to do a better job of managing this situation.”

 

“Society is at war with this virus and transit workers are doing their part getting medical staff and first responders to their jobs,” Utano said. “But it’s also critically important that workers get as much protection as possible.”

 

He thanked Local 100 officers for their hard work getting supervision to address problems that members are bringing to their attention. Read the full article here. 

          Here is President Utano's full quote:  They talk about social distancing but this is a work environment. My members are having a tough time keeping proper distances from each other because some crew rooms and reporting locations just aren’t big enough. These were never luxury accommodations to begin with. Management is trying different things, and the reduced service schedule should provide some relief, but the MTA has to do a better job managing this situation. Society is at war with this virus and transit workers are doing their part getting medical staff and first responders to their jobs. But it’s also critically important that workers get as much protection as possible. Our officers are in constant contact with the membership, and dealing with management to resolve the issues that members are experiencing. Some of these situations have to be corrected immediately. It’s unacceptable.