Philip Valenti

Bus Radio System will undergo maintenance! This is the email we get weekly from the Transit Authority. The Bus Command Centered pictured above is the location where the genius’s at the Transit Authority are planning to cut 26 road Dispatchers and reassign them to work, instead of being on theRead more about New Bus Radio System will undergo maintenance from 2100hrs, Wednesday 10/22/25 – 0500hrs, Tuesday 10/28/25. In the event of service interruption call console via landline

Local 106 Recording Secretary/Senior Political Director and Chairman of the TWU NY State Conference, Jose DeJesus put together a meeting with some of the New York Locals, giving the Locals a chance to talk directly to NY State Senator and Chairman of the Transportation Committee Jeremy Cooney. Senator Cooney hasRead more about Local 106, Hosts TWU NY State Conference Meeting with State Senator Jeremy Cooney

The Kamikaze pilots running the Department of Buses are proceeding to carry out their idiotic 2026 plan to remove 26 Dispatchers from the road and reassign them to the Bus Command Center, this would be in addition to the 10 Dispatcher posts that were eliminated in 2025. A total ofRead more about NYC Transit, Department of Buses now being run by Kamikaze Pilots!

In letters sent to the Department of Buses, Chief Transportation Officer and the Department of Subways Executive Vice President, I put management on notice that no member of Local 106 will authorize an hourly employee by text or phone call to park their transit non- revenue vehicle in a busRead more about We are NOT authorizing any hourly employee to park in a bus lane, bus stop or other!

Active Transit (Non-NYSHIP) open enrollment takes place from October 15th through November 15th. NYSHIP open enrollment takes place November 1st through November 30th. Retiree open enrollment also takes place from November 1st through November 30th. 

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This is the situation, on the four open contracts MaBSTOA, MSII, MTA Bus and Queens. If you have been a supervisor for many years you know we never get a contract on time so what we are going through right now should be no surprise. These are not excuses they’reRead more about Contract Negotiations Update

We were notified by Department of Bus (DOB) managers a few days ago that come January 2026 they intend to eliminate 26 dispatcher posts from the road to be relocated to the Bus Command Center (BCC). At the same time they are cutting 10 BCC positions. This insanely stupid moveRead more about Mass Assault on Dispatcher jobs will lead to increase crime on Bus Operators and Passengers

TWU International President John Samuelsen and his entire slate were reelected by acclimation on Tuesday at a historic Transport Workers Union of America convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Samuelsen and his nationwide slate of officers also ran unopposed four years ago at the previous convention, marking an unprecedented pair ofRead more about TWU International President John Samuelsen and His Entire Slate Reelected Unanimously

On September 10, 2025 Charlie Kirk the founder of Turning Point USA was assassinated by Tyler Robinson a crazed leftwing scumbag. When Americans are killed simply for giving their non-violent opinions on matters some may not agree with, we all must stand up loudly and condemn it, for allowing thatRead more about Rest in Peace Charlie Kirk