Operations Planning Meeting

Greetings Brothers and Sisters;
Today the Union and Management met for their quarterly operations and planning meeting held at 2 Broadway.
There are no expected reductions in service. The M96 out of Manhattanville Depot is scheduled to be moved to 100st Depot 37 Runs. Management claims they have a savings in travel time. Top pay hours will be cut down to 11:59hrs this will be for all new York city transit/MaBstoa Bus Operators system wide. Select Bus service (SBS) will begin operating in November on the M34 route
As far as the M96 out of Manhattanville is concerned, Richard Davis Chairman of Manhattan Division has made requests for data to justify the savings that management has claimed. This request includes maintenance costs. The M96 move is believed to be political in nature, so stay Tuned on those accounts. 
Acting Bronx Division Chair Tony Aiken made arguments that the SBS Bx12 Bus is running unsafe schedules and made requests to add more time points to help slow down the operators, management claimed to look into the issue
Stephen Thomas Brooklyn TWU V.P. Made arguments about the BX8 saying that it's unsafe to operate on Kings Highway on the main roadway when the route has to make a right turn from the main road on to Ave. D Management said they would look into the issue, also SBS service will start up soon on the B44 route in Brooklyn.
Reduced schedules will operate on the following days (Winter 2012 Pick)
. 1/16/12 Martin Luther King Jr. Day reduced Weekday Schedule same as last year
2/20/12 Presidents Day Saturday Schedule same as last year
4/06/12 Good Friday Reduced weekday schedule (NEW)
Stay Tuned for more Information!