Week in Review Jan 16th to Jan 22 2022

A New York City Transit department of bus tweet caught my attention, where it was said that due to service interruptions, the MTA is running as much service as they can with the Bus Operators they have available, then there was a follow up tweet that stated that because of our dispatchers staffing adjustments that were made to run a trip that was previously canceled, NYCT would now run the trips. The tragedy of these tweets are twofold 1. The tweet targets Bus Operators for the bad or interrupted service and 2. The tweet mentioned that thanks to the dispatchers staffing adjustments, trips will be done. My sarcastic question is who do you think is doing those trips? You guessed it Bus Operators! And how is the Bus Operators doing these trips mentioned? You guessed it again voluntary Overtime. So the fact that the trips were made was because a bus operator decided to volunteer and make those trips! Let’s not attempt to confuse the public, Covid has gotten our operators sick and the irony of the MTA’s messaging is opposite of the reality and even dangerous to our employees! Take the uptick in assaults as a serious example Week in Review January 16th to the 22nd 2022 @TWULocal100 Officers from @mtamabstoa were sworn in by @TWULocal100 President Tony Utano. The day’s festivities didn’t stop there as Senior officers created a robust training session for the new officers Training consisted on how to deal with Management, Grievance & Discipline; Workers Compensation; and the various office procedures that has to be learned by a new officer. Senior Officers encouraged questions even beyond the classroom.