Contract deal gives 40K transit workers raise of nearly 10% over three years

Plus: No F trains to Coney Island most weekends this summer [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [NYC transit union approves contract, securing pay bump]( [an MTA conductor sticks their head out the window of a train]( Transport Workers Union Local 100 have approved a tentative contract with the MTA, giving roughly 40,000 New York City transit workers a pay bump of nearly 10% over the next three years. The deal also gives the workers a $4,000 “essential worker” bonus, a bump negotiated after MTA workers kept the city moving during the pandemic. That bonus will be paid out as $3,000 in hazard pay this year, and a $1,000 bonus next year, officials said. At least 150 transit workers in New York died of COVID-19. [Read the full story.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🚆 --------------------------------------------------------------- More transit stories to know this week Last Saturday marked 10 years since Citi Bike launched in New York City Transportation reporter Stephen Nessen examines how the program nearly failed. ([Gothamist]( New Yorkers won't be able to take the F train to Coney Island during most weekends this summer The MTA announced signal upgrades would shut down the line south of Church Avenue during most weekends through the end of the year starting June 16. Shuttle buses will replace the train service during all but three weekends from then through Labor Day. ([MTA]( Jordan Neely's family plans to sue Daniel Penny over fatal chokehold on the F train, report says Penny's lawyers maintain he was acting in self-defense. A fundraiser to support is defense has collected nearly $3 million. ([Gothamist]( The Staten Island Ferry faced major delays two days in a row last week In a letter Friday, the mayor’s Office of Labor Relations blamed the problems on the union that represents much of the Staten Island Ferry crew and captains after a number of workers called out sick. ([Gothamist]( For over a year, an MTA bus depot in East New York has been without functioning sprinklers, alarm panels or other fire protections Its received a number of fire equipment and safety violations from the FDNY and the state Department of Labor. ([New York Daily News]( Lessons from London's congestion charge "Getting congestion pricing right is a matter of life or death — not just metaphorically." ([Curbed]( Amtrak has a $2 billion fleet of new, very fast Acela trains from France that can't start running yet I​​​​​t's unclear whether they can operate properly on the Northeast Corridor's 100-year-old freight tracks. ([Curbed]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🚆 --------------------------------------------------------------- Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential election coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [WNYC]( [WQXR]( [NJPR]( [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 All rights reserved. [Terms of Use.]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list