A five judge panel has ruled against the MTA's attempt to derail key parts of our 2009 arbitration award. The unanimous ruling leaves the MTA little room for further appeal. In a nutshell, it is all over but the crying.
Among the measures the MTA was trying to block were a 3% wage increase due this coming January 16, and a rollback of employee health contributions to a flat 1.5%.
The latter measure will come with full retroactive pay.
In response to the ruling, John Samuelsen cited local 100's record of fighting MTA waste, saying "hopefully we have just put a halt to the MTA's waste of taxpayer money on these fruitless appeals."
The court ruling brings within reach an end to the last contract round. TWU Local 100 must now focus on the contract battle that lies ahead. At the November 6th General Membership meeting, President Samuelsen pointed out that "this will likely be our union's biggest fight in modern memory."
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