A pesar de estas sexual de los alegatos de mala conducta sale en 2023, Davis se podrán ejecutar en el diciembre de 2024 elección. Hay mucha especulación entre sus filas de miembros que le permitió ejecutar y posteriormente fue expulsado a mantener el liderazgo actual grupo en el poder. Davis y su predecesor Utano salió de Juan Samuelson "Stand Unidas" de Pizarra, que se ha mantenido en el poder en TWU desde el 2009, a pesar de sus deficiencias.

Davis' dos predecesores supervisó los contratos con los aumentos en la progresión superior a pagar y los recortes a la cobertura médica, mientras que los salarios reales y las condiciones de trabajo se han desplomado de Tránsito de Nueva York (NYCTA) trabajadores; Davis continuó esta falta de impulso a uno de los peores contratos en la historia de la unión. El único contrato Davis negociado un contrato que no sólo tuvo un aumento de los salarios, que cayó por debajo de post-COVID la inflación, pero accedió a la fuerza de la TWU jubilados de Medicare tradicional en favor de los beneficios de Medicare Advantage plan a cambio de 7 millones de dólares anuales de ganancias a la unión.

Clasificación y archivo de los líderes Locales de 100 han intensificado y comenzó una petición llamamiento para una nueva elección. La petición de los estados:

"Mientras que el Presidente de la TWU Local de 100 ha sido forzados a salir de la oficina, efectivamente, anulando la reciente votación de los miembros en el 2024 TWU Local de 100 Elecciones de la Unión; Considerando que los estatutos actuales no proporcionan un alivio adecuado o de orientación en esta situación sin precedentes; Mientras que la TWU Local 100 de los Estatutos del estado en el Artículo III, de los Deberes del Presidente, que: "En el caso, se produce una vacante en la oficina del Presidente, el Consejo Ejecutivo designará a uno de los Agentes para actuar como Presidente para el período restante del mandato," Nosotros, los abajo firmantes, exigimos lo siguiente: (1) Un miembro de pleno derecho a votar para elegir a un nuevo Presidente para el Local 100, asegurando que el liderazgo refleja la voluntad de los miembros de la unión y no una cita por la Junta Ejecutiva. (2) La suspensión de los 18 meses de la regla, que permite la designación de un Presidente y evita que otros candidatos para el puesto. (3) Una elección supervisado por el Departamento de Trabajo, utilizando tanto el voto electrónico y el voto secreto de los métodos para garantizar la equidad, la transparencia y la accesibilidad para todos los miembros. La voz de la membresía debe ser respetado y defendido a través de un proceso justo y democrático. La acción inmediata es necesaria para restaurar la confianza en el liderazgo de la TWU Local 100, proteger la integridad de nuestra unión, y garantizar la plena participación de la membresía."

El resultado de la debacle dentro de la TWU Local 100 no sólo afecta a sus más de 41.000 miembros, pero todos los trabajadores en NYCTA, en particular la Amalgamated Transit Union, que tiene miembros a través de tres diferentes locales en el sistema. LUEL encuentra con el rango y el archivo para una elección democrática en contra de los corruptos misleadership de TWU Local de 100.

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RWU urges candidates for union office to include the following in their platforms and make a public commitment to:

1 – Supporting a single bargaining coalition of all rail unions within which no union settles until all settle, one based on rock-solid unity and solidarity.

2 – Exploring the possibilities of merging with other unions to the ends of achieving a single union of all rail workers.

3 – Supporting one-member-one-vote for all union offices at the local, GCA, and national division levels.

4 – Advocating some form of term limits where leadership serves a term or two, rotates back into the craft for a term, and is then eligible to run again.

5 – Advocating some form of provision to work the craft regularly while in office so as to keep in touch with the changing nature of the job and current working conditions of employment.

6 – Restricting the wages of union officers so they do not exceed the highest annual wage achieved when working in the craft.

7 – Limiting all union officer wage and benefit increases, to be strictly tied to what the members receive through contractual agreements with the carriers.

8 – Creating an open bargaining process where the contract bargaining is brought into the light of day from behind closed doors, where members are informed at every step of the process.

9 – Involving the membership in the bargaining process by organizing and preparing the ranks for action at every step as bargaining proceeds.

10 – Forcefully articulating the union’s program and our perspective to the media, the greater labor movement, and to the American people.

11 – Working in solidarity with other unions, worker groups, environmental organizations, citizens’ groups, rail advocacy groups, and others in order to overcome our isolation and build power.

12 – Conducting national Conventions in conveniently located rail hub cities such as Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis as opposed to cities like Las Vegas and Miami.

Adopted by the RWU Steering Committee 8/7/2024

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The worst of these derailments happened on January 4^th due to negligence from radio communication failure. About 22 passengers and 3 crew members were reportedly hurt in that collision.  The last of these derailments happened January 10^th on the above ground F line in Coney Island, near the New York City Aquarium, due to a missing bolt on the forth car of the train. Thankfully, this took place in winter when the trains in the area aren’t as busy, if this happened six months later this derailment could’ve been catastrophic.

Transit workers have complained that all three of these incidents are indicative of MTA bosses continually putting service and speed before worker safety. Trammell Thompson from the Progressive Action caucus in Transport Workers Union Local 100 has called the safety railings in the vicinity of the F train derailment “rickety”. The MTA continually promotes their safety record with only 23 derailments in the last three years, but in reality are they maintaining the safety of the system or have they just gotten lucky no one has died yet?

We have even talked to Bus Operators who work at the Transit Authority who have told us about the cuts in maintenance on the buses run by the New York City Transit Authority. One Bus Operator who asked to remain anonymous told us, “The MTA puts out alerts on their BusTime app telling riders they’re running limited service because they don’t have enough drivers, but we sit around the yard for hours waiting for buses that they can get away with saying are safe for service but most really aren’t.” He went on to say, “We have drivers who at this point pick their work to pull out at times they know there aren’t any buses … I myself have had days where I didn’t pull out a bus at all.”

It is seems obvious to us here at LUEL that the MTA has started to institute their own version of “Precision Scheduled Railroading” on the New York City Transit Authority. Last year when the New York State Budget was passed MTA Chairman Janno Lieber successfully lobbied for budget cuts for the MTA despite the State added billions in new guaranteed funding to the Transit Authority. With “leadership” like this its only a matter of time before a tragedy at the level of East Palestine comes to the New York City Transit system.

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