All Arbitration hearings for the next contracts between Local 100 and the MTA, covering the TA/OA and MTA Bus for 2009-2011, have been completed. Further, both sides have submitted post hearing briefs to the Arbitration Panel.
These hearings began this past May after both sides reached an “impasse” in their negotiations some months earlier. At that point the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) certified the impasse and appointed a three person panel to decide the dispute. The panel is made up of a representative from the Union, one from Management and a Neutral third panel member.
The conclusion of the hearings and submission of briefs means that an award is just a matter of time. It will follow shortly.
Local 100 has made its case for fairness and equity. Given what we do for this City and State, it would be unconscionable for transit workers to be granted lesser wage increases. Our case was for Justice!
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