TWU Sues on Behalf of a Bus Operator Fired After Injury
Published: August 26, 2013 Publication: The Chief By Sarah Dorsey Transport Workers Union Local 100 filed suit Aug. 9 seeking back pay for a Bus Operator who was fired after he was assaulted on the job and remained on disability for two years—though the Metropolitan Transportation Authority scoffed at his claim, saying it “has a demonstrable ring of emptiness to it.” Under civil-service law, employees who’ve been injured and unable to work for a year can be terminated; a prov