TWU
TWU Accuses MTA Of Nixing $35M Offer
I have blogged about the battle between the MTA & Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU Local 100) on & off for a few years now. Throughout that time, there would be times of silence in which the two sides kept to themselves. However those occasions are rare as most times they are locked up […]
Editorial: The MTA & TWU Need To Bargain
Most of the latest round of war between the MTA & Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU Local 100) has been fought in the media. I like others including TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen feel the two sides need to negotiate privately instead of through the media. Now we can add a writer to […]
TWU President Attacks MTA CEO’s Salary
As I have said numerous times before, the war between the MTA & Transport Workers Union Local 100 is one that never seems to end. Sometimes it might appear dull & peaceful, however it takes very little to get it going at a fever’s pitch again. The latest fever pitch battle has been over the […]
MTA Chairman Opines On Union Work Rules
The battle between the MTA & unions (especially the TWU Local 100) is an editorial gift that keeps giving. The latest round continues to be about the pending layoffs the MTA says is necessary to help clean up an ever growing budget deficit. The battle lines are clear in this one as the MTA is […]
Q&A With TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen
Yesterday afternoon, Streetsblog NYC Editor Ben Friend posted an informative Q&A with Transport Workers Union Local 100 President John Samuelsen. Here is a quick sample: Last December, John Samuelsen was elected president of TWU Local 100, the union that represents 38,000 subway and bus workers in the New York City region. He assumed the leadership […]
