US EditionTransit Union Sues MTA Again Over Staffing of Subway ‘Token Booths’
Plaintiffs argue MTA's closures reduce safety and accessibility by removing station agents who assist riders with disabilities, violating state and city laws, according to the lawsuit.
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Transit Union Sues MTA Again Over Staffing of Subway ‘Token Booths’
The largest union of New York City transit workers has launched its latest legal challenge against the MTA over its staffing of booths in subway stations. A lawsuit filed Friday by Transport Workers Union Local 100, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and the head of Center for the Independence of the Disabled New York accuses MTA executives of dodging state public authorities law by not holding public hearings that are required before an…
Out of order: Transit workers union, disability advocates sue MTA over temporary subway station booth closures
A Transport Workers Union Local 100-led group sued the MTA to prevent it from continuing a recently enacted policy of temporarily closing service booths when station agents are unable to staff them due to an illness or emergency, rather than bringing in replacement workers. The plaintiffs' attorney, Arthur Schwartz, said during a March 16 news conference outside of the Jay Street-MetroTech station in Downtown Brooklyn that the legal action filed…
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