Congratulations to President Mario Bucceri and to the Executive Board and members of the United Transit Leadership Organization for its ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement with several affiliates of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority by an incredible vote of 283-14, or 95.3%.
The agreement calls for three annual compounded raises totaling 8.25%, a $3,000 essential worker bonus, improvements to the grievance and arbitration procedures, improvements in time and leave policies, expansion of compensatory time opportunities, and paid maternity and paternity leave, among other benefits. The agreement also provides for inclusion of UTLO members at the Staten Island Railway who were recently added to the bargaining unit. SIR members now have a host of rights, including job protections and expanded employment opportunities, they never had previously. The UTLO also secured dramatic increases for SIR member minimum wage rates, known as compression floors.
The agreement covers approximately 1,000 MTA employees.
Howard Wien served as counsel to the UTLO for these negotiation