The agreement will be sent to every TA/OA member for a mail vote.

Vote Yes

The two top goals of Local 100 members were wages and lifetime medical coverage so they can afford to retire. The contract achieved both, as well as several other major items. The contract also includes a 1.5% membership contribution for health premiums. Here are some details:

2005 Contract Highlights

*Wages: 3% 4% 3.5%;
*Lifetime medical coverage;
*25/55 Pension refund;
*Martin Luther King Birthday holiday;
*$320/year additional for all maintainer titles;
*State Disability Coverage;
*Increased AVAmaximums in most departments;
*OT banking and vacation cash-ins;
*Reduced Pre-disciplinary suspensions;
*New CED pick every other year;
*2-year assault pay at run pay;
*Doubled death benefit for line of duty;
*1st ever Maternity pay;

Just as important is what the contract does not include:
*No Broadbanding;
*No new pension tier for new hire;
*No Surface Integration

We went out strong. We came back stronger.

One Union - United, Invincible

Was the strike worth it?

Yes - It?s about respect, and it?s about results

How do you measure success in a strike? A strike changes the rules. It?s no longer just about the demands you had when negotiations started. There are two things to consider.

First, a strike raises the stakes. You have to avoid defeat at all costs. Second, did you come back with more than was on the table when you went out.

On both fronts, the 2005 transit strike was a big success. Thousands of members stood up and told the TA that they were tired of being abused. It?s about respect. We were up against the Mayor, the Governor, the MTA, the rabid dog news media. We had to watch the MTA attempt to use our own International to try and get us to cross our own picket lines. But we stood strong, and came back proud.

And we came back with more than was on the table before the strike.

We said No Two Tier. We kept one tier.

We said lifetime medical. We got it.

We said we need pension justice. We got it.
The 25/55 refund will mean $8000 - $14,000 for some 20,000 members.

We said No Broadbanding. No more Surface Consolidation. No OPTO.
We stopped them all.

The package on the table before the strike had two tiers, but no lifetime medical. It had broadbanding, but no 25/55 refund. It had no disability. No maternity pay. No assault pay. No pay for attending school. The list goes on.

Was it worth it to stand up for respect and to come back with a bigger, richer package?

Members have to decide for themselves. Your Executive Board says an overwhelming yes.

TWU Local 100

80 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10023
212-873-6000
www.twulocal100.org