In the event that there is suspension of service by war conditions, by orders, rules or regulations of either the three branches of government - the executive branch, the legislative branch or the judiciary branch or even the MTA itself for any reason then TWU Local 100 members must be paid their straight time of 40 hours a week. In addition the MTA must continue to contribute to the TWU Local 100 members pensions and any other benefit plans they have.
Regardless of the duration of the suspension of service whether it be a few days or months TWU Local 100 members must be paid straight time of 40 hours a week. Our current contract is not clear on this issue thus it must be added in the 2012 collective bargaining agreement between New York City Transit Authority, Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit operating Authority and Transport Workers Union, AFL-CIO local 100 to protect the membership.
We cannot have a contract that does not speak to the protection of the membership even if in this case the scenario may be far fetched it is better to be safe than sorry. As it turns out events of the past year and a half have shown us not to be unfounded but rather prescient and right on target. Jay H Walder with his constant disparagement of the TWU Local 100 membership in his pandering speeches given to the MTA board as well as with his constant refusal to admit that the TWU Local 100 members are underpaid should cause even the most ardent of his followers to face facts and admit that Walder is anti union.
John Samuelsen president of TWU Local 100 with his recent speeches also does not add confidence to the membership especially with the recent HAVOC survey which forces the membership to pick what is important. We here in why did you join the union believe everything is important - zero giveback. However it is mystifying why we have to rate what is important - is it the intention of Samuelsen to trade what was not rated important? By implication requiring the givebacks is actually a call for the membership to self destruct. Samuelsen calls himself a labor leader but as the saying goes - with friends like him who needs enemies?
Manhattanville it seems you are veiwing the HAVOC survey in a negative light. It's purpose is not to create a giveback list.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I can understand your poitically motivated spin. But potically motivated spin it is nonetheless. And WRONG.
The HAVOC survey is done with intentions of the members having a voice.
Plain and simple.
Your theories of nefarious meaning behind a democratic process is puzzling.
Every member has the right and if I may say, duty to fill out a survey and have thier voice heard.
Democracy is like that.
In fact this survey is SO democratic that on one side the member can contribute THEIR ideas free of any influence.
ANY idea they want.
If you for instance wanted bus drivers to wear propeller hats while driving the bus (an unsubstanciated rumor) you could do that.
A silly idea? Yes. But just a example of how democratic this survey really is.
AND as an added bonus the members will get the RESULTS of the survey.
Something that many of us are still waiting for from past surveys.
I encourage all members to fill one out and have their voice heard on their contract.