John Chiarello

Transit Workers Union Local 100 and the MTA have been without a contract for nearly two months, with union leaders criticizing the MTA's proposals as below inflation and including harmful terms like increased health insurance costs and reduced seniority rights. The MTA describes negotiations as routine and productive, while union representatives warn of potential attempts to expand one-person train operations (OPTO), which the union opposes. A TWU-backed bill requiring two-man train crews awaits Governor Hochul's signature.