Bus Operator Maria Hogan

Bus operator Maria Hogan was assaulted as many of you have read in the local media - she comes out of Kingsbridge Depot. It is obvious this assault is heinous since this bus operator did not create the construction site and she definitely did not close the bus stop at the construction site.

Our employer the MTA should have put notice of the closing at that bus stop location so that the public knows that the bus will not stop at that location. In addition there should be notices on board the buses so that the customers are aware of the bypassing of their desired bus stop. Similar to how on the trains there are notices when there is station construction, track work or closing of a station.

Since it is known that BX 9 is an assault route we recommend that only buses with cameras should serve that specific route so as to gather evidence and the perpetrators images. In addition to the promised protective partition which is suppose to protect our fellow co workers. 

John E Samuelsen president of TWU Local 100 Take Backward Our Union TBOU must take the assault of the membership issue seriously - ‘Not too long ago, Stations own Tareque Ahmed was attacked by a crazed member of the public - according to TWU Members of Station email group’. Another outstanding assault on bus operator from 100 Street Depot who was operating M101 that happened on Thursday June 30, 2011 at 3rd Ave and East 106 Street around 1156 PM has not been solved either.

It is clear that assaults are on the rise - it is also clear no one seems to come with a solution to the benefit of the TWU Local 100 membership. We are still of the opinion that if our employer is forced to pay more to the assaulted member of TWU Local 100 (for example if from the current agreement that was entered in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of two years with the run pay were to be raised to five years with run pay) then maybe the MTA may take safety and security of the TWU Local 100 membership seriously. We must protect our own.