Seni r BuzzSUMMER 2019 The Official Publication of the TWU Local 100 Retirees Association • 195 Montague 3rd Floor • Brooklyn NY 11201 NOSTALGIC PHOTOS from back in the day Page 3

Retirees Remember September Outing to the Great VILLA MIKE ROMA QUILL Planned- Page 18 Fondly Pages 4-5

www.twulocal100.org/retirees-association Director’s Letter by Mike Tutrone, Director, TWU Local 100 Retirees Association

I am happy to announce that at our last executive board meeting a couple of changes were introduced and passed in our quest to improve the lot of TWU Retiree Association members.

Change number one was that Effective June 1, 2019, all the benefits in our Hospital Stay Program will be doubled, the weekly hospital income will rise from $150.00 to $300.00 per week, and all other benefits will rise accordingly. Change number two is that the Retiree Association will now cover the cost of your Defensive Driving course, see the listing of classes here at the Union Hall. For those of you who are unable to take advantage of the classes at the union hall, merely send us a copy of the course completion certificate and a copy of your payment receipt and we will reimburse you. This benefit is capped at $25.00 per member, spouse is included if you have a family membership.

Mike Quill Film Prescriptions Thanks to all, who have contributed to the By now everyone should have received their new MIKE QUILL documentary film that Is prescription cards from CVS Caremark, if you have being produced and directed by not received them call the MTA BSC at 646-376-0123 Macdara Vallely (See the page and request a new card. The big take away here is inside this newsletter). that the only thing that is changing is the name of the provider, the plan remains exactly the same. Our efforts are ongoing to aid in the completion of this project, so Project there is still time to contribute to We are attempting to cre- this deserving effort if you choose. ate a retiree orientated wall here at the union hall, so CONTRACT at this time we are asking The contract expired on May that you send in any items 15,2019, we have asked Pres- that you would care to ident Utano to seek an up- contribute to the project, grade in our retiree Vision old badges, pins, flyers, benefits, which were last pictures, anything of that upgraded over 35 years nature would be greatly ago. We have also asked that appreciated. he seek to secure a transit pass for the MTA retirees and cooperation from Have a great summer ! ! ! management in getting a bill passed to get the pension contribution refund for those who retired before 12/15/2005. As of this edition going to the printer, the contract is still in negotiations. Here’s a few photos from the TWU historical archives. If you were around in those days, it’s pretty clear working conditions were not the best. We didn’t have a lot of identifying infor- mation for the photos, and would only be

On the Job ack in the guessing as to the years and locations. B If you recognize the location, drop us Day! a line at the TWU Retirees Association, 195 Montague St., Brooklyn, NY 11201.

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This photo is from 1962. He is Louis Year unknown. Track equipment for carrying a Asnicar, a Bus Maintainer. Photo taken length or rail hasn’t change much to this day. A at the Crosstown Depot, Brooklyn. D

The image appears somewhere at Grand Central (at least that’s what is apparently Year unknown, location unknown. But the name stenciled on the support beam). We’re of the Operator aloft is Joseph McGiveney. B guessing late 50’s or early 60’s. E

This is a shop gate meeting, probably C outside a car barn, in 1947. etters to L theEditor Dear Retirees Association: What a wonderful idea. This is for a great Just to let you know that I am making this man for the great work he did for his fellow contribution in honor of my late father, Ver- man, and making our lives 100 percent bet- non “Jack” F. Bowman. He was a Bus Op- ter. And I thank the union for the $5,000 col- erator out of the Flatbush Depot in Brooklyn. lege scholarship for our daughter 30 years went to pray with my mother, Mary, as a little He retired in 1969 after 40 years of service. ago. She is a high school math teacher in boy. I’ll say it now as I said it 2010 when I He often told me he would “kiss the grave” Maryland the last 23 years. So thank you retired. The TWU is the best team I worked for what Mike Quill did for the workers in again. God bless Michael Quill. with in my life. Good luck with the Mike Quill helping create this union. Eugene Bynes film. I sure would like to see it. Fondly always, John Rosa Gary Bowman My retirement from NYCT at the age of 58 Brooklyn, NY has been a blessing because of the union My father, Joseph Kaufmann, dedicated his founded by Mike Quill and the struggles life to the welfare of Bus Operators in the that he and his associates endured. It is the Bronx. For many years he was a Bus Op- Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Mike reason that I have lived the “Life of Reilly” in erator for the Surface and then MABSTOA Quill. Please keep my updated on the prog- Florida. companies. He was elected Chairman for ress of the film. There are no such things as pensions any- transportation in the Bronx and many years Joseph Cordova more. I thank a union like Local 100 every later was appointed Union Organizer. He Bronx, NY day. worked with many dedicated union leaders, Yours truly, and was a close friend of Mattie Guinan (Lo- Enclosed is a check to support the Mike Quill H.J. Nieves cal 100 and International President). My dad film. Must say, Mike Quill was a great coura- attended the famous 1948 Convention in geous leader. I can’t wait to see the film. My father, Charles Wechworth was an orga- Chicago. He proudly stated, “we threw out All the best for the union’s future. nizer for Local 100 in 1952. He became a the commies.” H.M. Clarke 2nd Vice President to Quill in 1958. He was My father had two framed pictures on his bu- Bronx, NY with Quill in jail during the 1966 strike. He reau, one of my mother, Ruith, and the other said they enjoyed playing cards. My father of Mike Quill. He wore his union button at I am third generation TWU Local 100. My told me Quill enjoyed calling Mayor Lindsey his funeral. The bottom of his stone at St. grandfather was one of the original members “Lindsley” on purpose to piss him off. When Raymond’s Cemetery reads, “Union Organ- at Mike Quill’s rallies. My father was a 25- Quill died in early 1966, my dad drove a sta- zier – TWU.” year SMA. And myself, I have 32 years as tion wagon with Quill’s casket in the back as I am submitting a check for the Mike Quill an SMA. funeral workers were on strike. I still have film in honor of all those who fought for the Sincerely, the placard from the car as my father passed members of TWU. Thomas Kaps away in 2000. He left me many papers from Sincerely, the union from the 50’s and 60’s. I am a re- Ruth Brosnan I am glad to help in such a good cause. Mike tired Bus Operator with 40 years of service. Quill made it possible for me to retire with a Roger E. Wechworth I wish to help with this worthy project that will pension and health care. define Mike Quill as “the world’s greatest la- God bless TWU and Mike Quill. We need more Mike Quill’s in the world to- bor leader.” Mark Mallarchi day. I have a key chain I got at the TWU’s 13th Toney Chavis Convention. One side of the key chain is Enjoying 33 years of retirement thanks to Durham, NC a likeness of Quill. The reverse side is en- Mike Quill. I was known as the “Singing Bus graved, “In Memoriam to Michael Quill, In- Driver,” as I sang the National Anthem at Mike Quill was a great man, and he’s still a ternational President, 1934-1966.” I have many TWU conventions. great man. carried this key chain all these years for a Best, A. Minone “bit of luck,” and to honor a great man who Daniel Finnegan Staten Island, NY made decent wages, benefits and pensions possible. I am proud to support the “Mike Quill: Which Thank you so much for my pension and medi- Side Are You On” film. Thanks to Mike Quill cal benefits. Thank you for fighting for my pay Sincerely, for everything. raises and better job conditions. Thank you John Healey L. D’Mendiratta for my weeks of vacation and personal days. TWU Retiree, 37 Years Bronx, NY There is so much to be grateful for. I thank God Spring Hill, FL and especially St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where I RETIREES TURN The Mike Quill Film Is endorsed by:

OUT IN NUMBERS TWU Local 100 Retirees Association TO HELP QUILL TWU Local 100 TWU International FILM PRODUCTION We are trying to keep the great Mike Quill’s legacy The Retirees Association sent out a mailing im alive and well for this and March asking for Local 100 retirees to help out future generations of with the making of a full length documentary film workers, all of whom have on TWU founder, the great Michael J. Quill. Retir- benefited from Mike Quill’s ees responded in typical fashion, rallying around courage under fire. the cause and sending in contritbutions of be- tween $5.00 and a couple hundred. We also asked If you wish to help, please fill out this card and retirees who had special memories or interactions send it along with a check to: with Quill to send in their contact information. Many did. TWU Local 100 Retirees Association/Quill Film 195 Montague Street Filmmaker Macdara Vallely has begun calling Brooklyn, NY 11201 those retirees, and reports back that there is a treasure trove of material that might be used in Please,fill out the requested information below the film. so we can update you on the progress of this important documentary. The name of the film is “Mike Quill: Which Side Name: Are You On?” That name was chosen because it is the title of a famous, fighting union song that E-mail Mike loved, and that was performed by folk singer Pete Seeger at his memorial. Cell Phone

To date, Vallely has produced a beautiful, emotionally Before retirement I worked for: charged trailer that provides a window into the kind MABSTOA NYCT MTA BUS of breakthrough documentary the Quill story can be.

My job title was: You can view it at: www.mikequillfilm.com Retirees who missed the mailing and who would I have been retired since: still like to contibute can do so by filling out the “card” on this page and sending it in to the Retirees Association. I have a personal Mike Quill story to share. Please call me at my above phone number.

Quill Film Retirees Mailing.indd 2 2/11/19 1:41 PM We Mourn the Passing of our Fellow Brother and Sister Retirees

Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Name of Deceased Title Date of Death A Roman Track Worker (Specialist) 1/4/19 Cornelius Brosnan MTABUS 5/31/18 Aaron Leach Car Inspector (Assignment B) 12/6/18 Cogan Bruce Bus Operator TWU L100 11/10/18 Adams Thomas MTABUS 12/11/17 Cosentino Bruno Structure Maintainer(E) 1/21/19 Aiken Thomas MTABUS 5/22/18 Rando Bruno Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/13/18 Albert De Angelis Car Maintainer A 2/16/19 Henry Burton Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/25/18 Albert Desalvo Bus Maintainer Chassis 11/18/18 Shook Burton Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 11/22/18 Albert Pilosi Bus Operator TWU L100 10/1/18 Bogart Calvin Bus Operator TWU L100 11/4/18 Aldrick Atwell Bus Operator TWU L100 3/6/19 Hawkins Calvin Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 11/7/18 Alex Rouse Conductor (Rev.Veh) 11/1/18 James Calvin Car Inspector (Assignment B) 12/18/18 Alexander Lybrand Bus Operator TWU L100 10/5/18 Roy Cammarota MTB Default Jobcode 5/13/17 Alfred Austin Station Agent AFC 11/13/18 Belluomo Carl Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/15/18 Alfred English Bus Operator TWU L100 1/9/19 Conkel Carl Cleaner 1/15/19 Alfred Washington NYCT Default Jobcode 9/18/18 Delorenzo Carl Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 9/8/18 Alfredo Curtis Signal Maintainer 9/27/18 Nixon Carl Train Operator (Yard) 10/21/18 Alfredo Miranda Conductor (Rev.Veh) 2/13/19 Harewood Carlisle Maintainer (P&E) Plumbing 12/21/18 Alonzo Sparrow Train Operator (Yard) 11/21/18 Echeverria Carlos Railroad Clerk 1/8/19 Aluska John Maintainer (TWU-100) 9/28/15 Rivera Carlos Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 1/2/19 Alvester Jenkins Railroad Stock Worker II 12/26/18 Reyes Carmelo Cleaner (Transit Authority) 10/2/18 Ambrose Pettigrew Mechanical Maintainer B 1/13/19 John Carmody MTABUS 3/9/14 Anatoliy Cherkalin Road Car Inspector 10/12/18 Martin Carney MTABUS 6/15/17 Andrew Larregui Railroad Clerk 12/19/18 Allen Carolyn Railroad Clerk 11/25/18 Andrew Powell Maintainer Helper B 10/29/18 Robert Carroll MTABUS 3/7/18 Andrew Rudman Track Equipment Maintainer 2/6/19 Joseph Castorina MTABUS 1/10/19 Angelo Tierno Structure Maintainer(A) 10/26/18 John Catalanotto MTABUS 11/14/18 Angelo Vaccaro Bus Operator (Rev Veh) 9/8/18 Dixon Cecil Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 9/22/18 Angrisani Pantaleone MTA BUS 4/29/17 Chacko Chacko Car Inspector (Assignment B) 11/5/18 Anibal Salamo Bus Operator (Rev Veh) 1/7/19 Lonie Chambers MTABUS 6/20/11 Anthony Arenaro Cleaner (Transit Authority) 10/19/18 Aiken Charles Bus Operator TWU L100 12/4/18 Anthony Della Corte Maintainer I (Revenue Equip) 10/16/18 Cama Charles Conductor (Rev.Veh) 9/13/18 Anthony Di Carlo Signal Maintainer 11/22/18 Harris Charles Conductor (Rev.Veh) 11/22/18 Anthony Ferrara Bus Operator (Rev Veh) 11/7/18 Lecointe Charles Structure Maintainer(B) 3/24/19 Antonio Velez Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/13/19 Reives Charles Bus Operator TWU L100 9/1/18 Antonius Dingle Railroad Stock Worker I 12/20/18 Smith Charles Maintainer Helper OA 3/13/19 Aron Bishop Track Worker (Specialist) 12/1/18 Williams Charles Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/26/18 Arthur Little Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/11/18 Alleyne Christian Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 11/30/18 Arthur Rosenthal Cleaner (Transit Authority) 11/29/18 Wyatt Christine Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/28/18 Austin Francis Bus Maintainer Chassis 1/22/19 Johnson Clarence Conductor (Rev.Veh) 9/8/18 Barbara Campbell Station Agent AFC 9/28/18 Bernard Clarke MTABUS 8/6/14 Barney Feinberg Collecting Agent 11/10/18 Terence Clarke MTABUS 4/29/18 Bellamy Leon MTABUS 6/1/15 Kieffer Clayton Track Worker 3/4/19 Benedict Caruso Road Car Inspector 1/8/19 Davis Clem Track Worker 1/5/19 Benjamin Lowhar Structure Maintainer(G) 12/27/18 Washington Clevin Car Inspector (Assignment B) 12/25/18 Benjamin Moses Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/27/18 Barr Clifford Bus Operator TWU L100 2/13/19 Benjamin Siders Cleaner (Transit Authority) 1/10/19 Le Gall Clyde Railroad Clerk 9/21/18 Benjamin Smith Bus Operator TWU L100 11/27/18 Nicholas Conrad Structure Maintainer(A) 12/26/18 Bennette Hutson Railroad Clerk 11/2/18 Francis Cooley MTABUS 6/27/17 Berger Charles MTABUS 1/7/19 Jesus Cruz MTABUS 7/5/18 Bertha Coleman Railroad Clerk 12/7/18 Richard Cubinski MTABUS 3/14/17 Beverly Edwards Riley Transit Property Prot. Agent 11/5/18 Alessandro Cuozzo MTABUS 10/11/14 Bill Donald MTABUS 7/19/18 Jones Curfew Cleaner (Transit Authority) 11/23/18 Boabdil Barreto Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 2/7/19 Caramello David Car Inspector (Assignment B) 1/19/19 Boneta Josip MTABUS 2/4/17 Duncan David Bus Maintainer Chassis 12/17/18 Borg Emanuel MTABUS 4/30/18 Jenkins David Bus Operator TWU L100 3/3/19 Boris Brukhman Maintainer I (Revenue Equip) 11/1/18 Robinson David Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/13/18 Boykin Hamilton Bus Operator (TWU-100) 4/5/15 Weinstein David Maintainer Helper C 12/8/18 Brian Fogarty Bus Operator TWU L100 10/11/18 Carmine Deluca MTABUS 1/5/18 We Mourn the Passing of our Fellow Brother and Sister Retirees

Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Deromie Alston Cleaner (Transit Authority) 10/23/18 Frank Curry Track Equipment Maintainer 1/7/19 Devlin John MTABUS 7/7/15 Frank Deluca Track Worker (Specialist) 9/6/18 Dicaprio Nick MTABUS 10/26/18 Frank Flores Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/30/18 Dimartino Joseph MTABUS 1/29/17 Frank La Fauci Maintainer (Electronic Equip.) 11/25/18 Dineshbhai Patel Station Agent AFC 1/19/19 Frank Mokros Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 3/16/19 Divirgilio Giulio MTABUS 12/10/17 Frank Tramontano Power Dist. Maintainer 1/5/19 Dmitry Kozyr Car Inspector (Assignment B) 2/8/19 Frank Ujlaky Car Inspector (Assignment B) 10/26/18 Donald Alpert Cleaner (Transit Authority) 10/21/18 Franklin Greenaway Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 10/11/18 Donald Nechamkin Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/12/18 Franklin Williams Track Worker 2/11/19 Donald Perry Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/23/19 Freddie Hall Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/16/19 Donald Ricketts Conductor (Rev.Veh) 11/6/18 Frederick Crawford Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 9/4/18 Donnelly Patrick MTABUS 3/9/18 Frederick Greene Power Dist. Maintainer 1/11/19 Dorothy Goodwin Railroad Clerk 11/7/18 Frederick Ullman Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 2/2/19 Dorothy Potter Railroad Clerk 9/15/18 Fredmin Staple Maintainer Helper B 9/24/18 Ed Leu Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/15/19 Gabriele Micucci Track Worker 1/11/19 Eddie Bostic Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/1/19 Gagliardo Frank MTABUS 8/1/18 Edgar Adamson Transit Electro-Mech Mtr (Vent 10/26/18 Gallagher Neil MTABUS 5/15/17 Edith Valentine Transit Property Prot. Agent 12/8/18 Genarro Romano Power Maintainer B 11/15/18 Edmund Austin Tower Operator 12/25/18 George Hamilton Track Worker 3/16/19 Edmund Riviera Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/19/18 George Joe Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 1/31/19 Edouard Sawchuk Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 9/21/18 George Kuppler Transit Electro-Mech Mtr (El) 9/7/18 Edward Bokser Cleaner (Transit Authority) 1/17/19 George Mueller Car Inspector (Assignment B) 11/1/18 Edward Brown Conductor (Rev.Veh) 2/7/19 George Tonna Tower Operator 11/27/18 Edward Calleson Conductor (Rev.Veh) 10/28/18 George Wassum Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 11/2/18 Edward Caravello Power Maintainer B 11/3/18 George Williams Cleaner (Transit Authority) 12/30/18 Edward Drexler Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/9/18 Gerald Tillman Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/12/18 Edward Durant Tower Operator 9/30/18 Gerard Ryan Structure Maintainer(C) 1/21/19 Edward Kosecki Airbrake Maintainer 11/10/18 Gibbons Roysie MTABUS 9/21/15 Efrain Arzola Cleaner (Transit Authority) 1/26/19 Gilbert Rodriguez Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 10/20/18 Eladio Sepulveda Conductor (Rev.Veh) 10/1/18 Gill Sanders Conductor (Constr & Flagging) 9/23/18 Elaine Slattery Railroad Clerk 10/3/18 Ginley William MTABUS 7/27/17 Elias Williams Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 1/21/19 Giovanni Rossi Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 11/10/18 Elton Gilkes Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 10/24/18 Giovinni Michael MTABUS 8/7/17 Elwood Stokes Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/10/18 Giulio Ruocco Power Cable Maintainer 9/19/18 Eric Klyvert Structure Maintainer(F) 11/2/18 Gladys Bannerman Station Agent AFC 3/18/19 Eric Liverpool Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/23/18 Graham Harvey MTABUS 7/10/15 Eric Walker Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/2/19 Gregory Faison Tower Operator 12/24/18 Ernest Cordero Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/10/18 Gregory Leone Cleaner (Transit Authority) 1/19/19 Ernest Doherty Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 11/2/18 Guadalupe Ortiz Track Worker 12/16/18 Ernest Leiper Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/15/18 Gunther Weil Car Maintainer E 12/16/18 Ernest Martin Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/28/18 Harnett William MTABUS 1/14/16 Ernest Scott Power Maintainer B 1/22/19 Harold Glasgow Structure Maintainer(C) 10/19/18 Errol Hughes Car Inspector 12/6/18 Harold Heffler Cleaner 3/8/19 Etta Carter Railroad Clerk 12/22/18 Harold Ross Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/28/18 Eugene Green Cleaner (TA-Labor) TWU L100 3/7/19 Harris Kinloch Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/22/18 Eugene Mood Structure Maintainer(G) 9/15/18 Harry Bailey Road Car Inspector 2/2/19 Eugene Owes Bus Operator (Rev Veh) 10/17/18 Harry Goren Maintainer (Vent.& Drain.) 12/10/18 Eugene Philips Power Maintainer B 11/27/18 Harvey Allen Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/9/18 Faustino Sanchez Bus Operator (Rev Veh) 10/5/18 Hattie Horne Cleaner (TA-Labor) TWU L100 9/19/18 Fernando Zephyrine Car Inspector (Assignment B) 10/22/18 Hattie Woods Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/29/18 Fernella Smith Railroad Clerk (Collect.Agent) 2/14/19 Hector Miller Conductor (Rev.Veh) 1/27/19 Finisterre Denis MTABUS 10/13/18 Hector Moreno Structure Maintainer(G) 10/1/18 Forde Peter Glendon MTABUS 10/9/18 Henley Miles Station Agent AFC 12/5/18 Francine Blackeller Cleaner (TA-Labor) TWU L100 1/10/19 Henry Jones Telephone Maintainer 12/2/18 Frank Adamo Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 12/21/18 Herbert Fisher Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 3/10/19 Frank Corrao Car Inspector 9/16/18 Herbert Lakin Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/23/18 We Mourn the Passing of our Fellow Brother and Sister Retirees

Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Herman McLean Cleaner (TA-Labor) TWU L100 1/18/19 Joseph Herrmann Maintainer (Vent.& Drain.) 2/6/19 Hermelis Charles Conductor (Rev.Veh) 2/9/19 Joseph Mancuso Car Maintainer E 11/3/18 Howard Lewis Bus Operator (Rev Veh)L100 11/29/18 Joseph Pagano Maintainer (Turnstile) 12/25/18 Huber Karl MTABUS 3/27/10 Joseph Salley Car Inspector (Assignment B) 9/2/18 Hubert Johnson Station Agent AFC 12/24/18 Joseph Smith Structure Maintainer(D) 10/5/18 Igor Abramovich Car Inspector (Assignment B) 10/7/18 Joseph Vail Bus Operator TWU L100 10/14/18 Isaac Pinckney Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/25/18 Joseph Weick Conductor (Rev.Veh) 11/30/18 Isadore Masure Railroad Clerk 12/8/18 Julian Richards Car Inspector (Assignment B) 11/23/18 Isaih Cuttino Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 11/4/18 Kelly Michael MTABUS 12/2/17 Ivan Thompson Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 11/29/18 Kelly Schon Cleaner (Transit Authority) 3/12/19 J Mc Crimmon Power Dist. Maintainer 10/23/18 Kenneth Gorham Transit Property Prot. Agent 9/5/18 James Dunnican Station Agent AFC 9/19/18 Kenneth Nolan Bus Operator TWU L100 10/11/18 James Howell Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/17/18 Kenny Patrick MTABUS 8/2/18 James Joyce Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/23/18 Kessler Joseph MTABUS 3/25/17 James Mc Mahon Car Maintainer E 11/19/18 Kevin Burke Railroad Stock Worker I 1/22/19 James Mccann Mechanical Maintainer B 2/16/19 Kevin Walsh Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/4/18 James Miller Car Maintainer C 10/3/18 Ladimir Frank MTABUS 5/25/15 James Morris Road Car Inspector 2/4/19 Larry Whitfield Cleaner (Transit Authority) 1/3/19 James Staten Train Operator (Yard) 9/22/18 Leeger Paul MTABUS 4/13/14 Jeffrey Pascocello Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/12/18 Leon Davis Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/23/18 Jennings George MTABUS Leon Knight Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 2/14/19 Jerome Quigley Bus Maintainer A TWU L100 3/4/19 Leonard Pecora Car Maintainer C 9/25/18 Jesse Hayes Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 12/22/18 Leroy Rambert Cleaner (Transit Authority) 12/2/18 Jessie Robinson Railroad Clerk 2/8/19 Lester Beacher Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 11/13/18 Joel Frederick Car Maintainer E 10/22/18 Levern Bostick Track Worker (Specialist) 1/21/19 John Blakeney Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 1/25/19 Lillian Griffin Railroad Clerk 12/26/18 John Briody Car Inspector (Assignment B) 9/28/18 Linton Reid Car Inspector (Assignment A) 10/20/18 John Carrick Railroad Clerk 9/5/18 Lopez Ruben Stock Worker (Stock A CP) 1/4/16 John Cogoni Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/9/18 Loring Roberts Cleaner (Transit Authority) 1/16/19 John Connolly Car Maintainer F 10/2/18 Louis Curiale Track Worker (Specialist) 10/8/18 John Dankfort Tower Operator 9/12/18 Louis Giacomello Track Equipment Maintainer 10/5/18 John Doonan Road Car Inspector 10/2/18 Louis Gonzalez Maintainer Helper C 12/11/18 John Edmonds Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/23/19 Louis Taylor Cleaner (Transit Authority) 12/10/18 John Pidgeon Maintainer Helper OA 1/27/19 Louis Villa Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 2/14/19 John Piro Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 2/13/19 Louretha Carter Bus Operator TWU L100 10/21/18 John Plescia Signal Maintainer 1/9/19 Lufrano Anthony MTABUS 5/26/16 John Puccio Bus Operator (Rev Veh)L100 11/13/18 Luis Bustamante Car Maintainer C 12/14/18 John Quinones Bus Maintainer Chassis 10/27/18 Luis Catasus Conductor (Rev.Veh) 9/9/18 John Santella Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 1/8/19 Luis Garcia Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/18/18 John Simpson Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 10/18/18 Luiz Da Silva Structure Maintainer(G) 10/27/18 John Webb Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 12/8/18 Mario Deplasco Track Worker 10/31/18 Johnnie Spence Railroad Clerk 11/29/18 Mario Graffeo Light Maintainer 2/25/19 Johnny Thacker Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 2/7/19 Marion Jones Bus Operator TWU L100 10/28/18 Johnson Larry Bus Operator (TWU-100) 3/3/17 Marion Staley Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 10/21/18 Jones Harold MTABUS 1/29/17 Mark O Brien Railroad Clerk (AFC) 11/30/18 Jose Espinosa Conductor (WorkTrain&Flagging) 2/20/19 Martin Schaffner Maintainer Helper A 1/5/19 Jose Lugaro Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 10/10/18 Martinez David Bus Operator (TWU-100) 5/7/17 Joseph Baum Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/28/18 Marvin Heilweil Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/27/19 Joseph Bennie Airbrake Maintainer 2/22/19 Marvin Yaskul Car Maintainer E 11/5/18 Joseph Brown Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/22/18 Mary Jimenez Railroad Clerk 12/11/18 Joseph Cipoletti Maintainer Helper C 1/6/19 Mary Manning Railroad Clerk 10/12/18 Joseph Collado Tower Operator 1/19/19 Mathew Punnamoottil Railroad Stock Worker I 9/8/18 Joseph Comisi Railroad Clerk 11/11/18 Matos Jr Francisco MTABUS 7/13/17 Joseph Conner Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/25/18 Matthew Graham Maintainer Helper OA 10/25/18 Joseph Foster Train Operator (Yard) 9/29/18 Maurice Allen Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 2/4/19 Joseph Guarino Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/3/18 Maurovic Ivan Bus Operator (TWU-100) 10/28/18 We Mourn the Passing of our Fellow Brother and Sister Retirees

Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Maximo Pagan Railroad Clerk 12/17/18 Ralph Best Bus Operator TWU L100 1/4/19 Maxine Hooker Station Agent AFC 3/21/19 Ralph Di Spigna Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 1/30/19 Maybelle Hawkins Station Agent AFC 10/23/18 Ramon Leoto Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 2/7/19 McCormack Helen MTABUS 7/20/17 Rampersad Joseph MTABUS 3/13/11 McDonald Patrick MTABUS 5/18/18 Randolph Sam MTABUS 4/13/17 Mckiernan Thomas MTABUS 9/8/18 Ravindran Nair Car Inspector (Assignment B) 10/24/18 Michael Begley Bus Maintainer Chassis 3/13/19 Raymond Daniels Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 12/30/18 Michael Conlon Maintainer Helper OA 2/23/19 Raymond Frith Maintainer Helper OA 11/19/18 Michael Danielle Track Equipment Maintainer 10/28/18 Raymond Keane Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/2/19 Michael Elmore Cleaner (Transit Authority) 2/20/19 Raymond Lawrence Bus Operator TWU L100 10/2/18 Michael Macchio Maintainer (P&E) 11/9/18 Raymond O’Brien Structure Maintainer(C) 12/5/18 Michael Mc Grory Bus Operator TWU L100 9/20/18 Raymond Rivera Railroad Clerk 9/24/18 Michael Moran Car Inspector (Assignment B) 1/30/19 Raymond Stuart Bus Maintainer Chassis 9/26/18 Michael Schechel Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/19/18 Raymond Willman Power Dist. Maintainer 1/24/19 Michael Stevens Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 2/14/19 Reginal Hansome Bus Operator TWU L100 1/30/19 Michael Tomback Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 2/5/19 Rene Torres Station Agent AFC 1/25/19 Mikhail Shutan Power Dist. Maintainer 10/22/18 Reuben Callender NYCT Default Jobcode 11/3/18 Miller John MTABUS 7/22/17 Reushawn Banks Cleaner (TA-Labor) TWU L100 11/6/18 Milton Smith Track Equipment Maintainer 12/6/18 Reynold Johnson Power Dist. Maintainer 10/2/18 Milton Stewart Conductor (Rev.Veh) 9/22/18 Richard Antlitz Airbrake Maintainer 1/17/19 Mizzi Joseph MTABUS 3/23/16 Richard Coyne Cleaner (Transit Authority) 11/5/18 Monticciolo Diego MTABUS 3/23/18 Richard De Santis Maintainer Helper C 12/26/18 Moses Williams Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/31/19 Richard Felzak Car Inspector (Assignment B) 2/1/19 Mrozinski Thomas MTABUS 9/14/18 Richard Pearson Train Operator (Yard) 1/30/19 Nacchia Vicenzo MTABUS 10/29/18 Richard Schwenk Bus Maintainer Body 9/23/18 Nathan Gamble Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/31/19 Richard Smith Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 3/11/19 Nathaniel Mercer Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/16/18 Richard Szajgecki Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/28/18 Nicholas Giammarino Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 11/20/18 Richard Wilhelmson Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 10/12/18 Nicholas Nuzzi Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/20/18 Ricky Le Conte Maintainer Helper B 9/28/18 Novelt Mack Cleaner 12/22/18 Roberson Nathaniel MTABUS 4/18/11 Octavio Felicie Car Maintainer F 11/11/18 Robert Beenders Bus Operator TWU L100 10/4/18 Odell Lennon Tower Operator 9/9/18 Robert Caronia Maintainer I (Revenue Equip) 2/6/19 Oliver Pritchett Track Worker 10/1/18 Robert Cole Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 1/5/19 Oneill John MTABUS 4/12/17 Robert Gencarelli Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/24/19 Orlander Carter Station Agent AFC 9/1/18 Robert Greenfield Cleaner (Transit Authority) 11/18/18 Oscar Potes Car Inspector (Assignment B) 2/9/19 Robert Harrington Railroad Stock Worker II 11/5/18 Oswald Barr Mechanical Maintainer C 12/17/18 Robert Keighron Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/11/18 Pablo Mercado Cleaner 2/24/19 Robert Littles Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/5/18 Paolella Albert MTABUS 10/16/18 Robert Olsen Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 11/18/18 Pappy Philipose Railroad Stock Worker II 9/23/18 Robert Slade Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 3/10/19 Paraspolo Sebastian MTABUS 4/4/15 Robert Zwingraf Track Worker (Specialist) 11/30/18 Patrick Benenati Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 1/30/19 Rogers Theresa MTABUS 12/21/17 Patrick Dolan Mechanical Maintainer C 11/1/18 Roland Burrows Mechanical Maintainer B 10/15/18 Paul Farlese Bus Maintainer Chassis 1/20/19 Roland Green Car Inspector (Assignment B) 1/6/19 Paul Lacy Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 1/28/19 Ronald Gilbert Railroad Clerk 9/27/18 Paula Jankee Conductor (Rev.Veh) 9/2/18 Ronald Hawkins Conductor (Rev.Veh) 10/1/18 Pellegrino Michael MTABUS 1/26/18 Rooney John MTABUS 8/7/17 Peter Mastrota Cleaner (Transit Authority) 11/10/18 Roosevelt Postell Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/20/18 Peter Thomas Car Inspector (Assignment B) 2/18/19 Roosevelt Smith Maintainer (Electronic Equip.) 2/5/19 Phyllis Obera Railroad Clerk 9/11/18 Roscoe Covington Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/9/19 Pierre Hoo Chong Structure Maintainer(A) 9/17/18 Rosemary Garner Station Agent AFC 11/12/18 Pipia Paul MTABUS 6/18/15 Roy Mazziotta Car Inspector (Assignment B) 11/21/18 Planz Robert MTABUS 5/14/18 Rufus Stark Conductor (Constr & Flagging) 10/22/18 Porto Louis MTABUS 9/12/18 Rufus Woods Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/13/18 Quinn John MTABUS 1/10/18 Ruiz Luis MTABUS 9/10/16 R. Garvey Light Maintainer 2/5/19 Salas Marcelino MTABUS 10/12/17 We Mourn the Passing of our Fellow Brother and Sister Retirees

Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Salvatore Crivelli Railroad Clerk 9/4/18 Ralph Best Bus Maintainer A TWU L100 1/4/19 Salvatore Pecora Station Agent AFC 9/25/18 Ralph Di Spigna Structure Maintainer(D) 1/30/19 Salvatore Salvio Station Agent AFC 3/12/19 Ramon Leoto Structure Maintainer(C) 2/7/19 Samuel Gray MTABUS 11/24/18 Rampersad Joseph Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/13/11 Sandreal Wayman MTABUS 1/4/19 Randolph Sam Road Car Inspector 4/13/17 Sanford Gordon MTABUS 1/22/19 Ravindran Nair Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 10/24/18 Seaford Smith Bus Maintainer Chassis 11/27/18 Raymond Daniels Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/30/18 Sebastian Rosario Maintainer Helper OA 11/9/18 Raymond Frith Electronic Specialist 11/19/18 Shea Daniel Track Equipment Maintainer 9/5/18 Raymond Keane MTABUS 3/2/19 Sheldon Rockmael Cleaner (Transit Authority) 11/22/18 Raymond Lawrence Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 10/2/18 Shevlin Margaret Maintainer (P&E) 10/5/12 Raymond O’Brien MTABUS 12/5/18 Sidney Alston Bus Operator TWU L100 10/28/18 Raymond Rivera Conductor (Rev.Veh) 9/24/18 Sidney Gladstone Car Inspector (Assignment B) 2/15/19 Raymond Stuart Railroad Clerk 9/26/18 Sidney Weber Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/18/18 Raymond Willman Railroad Porter 1/24/19 Signorella Emanuele Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 7/5/18 Reginal Hansome MTABUS 1/30/19 Sirchia Michael Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 2/22/17 Rene Torres Bus Operator (TWU-100) 1/25/19 Smallwood Sidney Power Dist. Maintainer 11/13/15 Reuben Callender MTABUS 11/3/18 Sonia Large MTABUS 12/28/18 Reushawn Banks Cleaner (TA-Labor) TWU L100 11/6/18 Spiro Manouselis Track Equipment Maintainer 9/25/18 Reynold Johnson Traffic Checker (Fulltime) 10/2/18 Squillante Alfonso Conductor (Rev.Veh) 11/12/18 Richard Antlitz MTABUS 1/17/19 Stanley Parker MTABUS 9/16/18 Richard Coyne Airbrake Maintainer 11/5/18 Stephen Aleksey MTABUS 11/30/18 Richard De Santis Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 12/26/18 Stephen Sivilich Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 12/19/18 Richard Felzak Car Inspector (Assignment B) 2/1/19 Strollo Joseph MTABUS 6/29/12 Richard Pearson MTABUS 1/30/19 Stuart Goldstein MTABUS 11/19/18 Richard Schwenk Road Car Inspector 9/23/18 Sweeney John Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 12/16/18 Richard Smith MTABUS 3/11/19 Theodore Brown Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/16/18 Richard Szajgecki Bus Operator TWU L100 12/28/18 Theodore Johnson Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 2/6/19 Richard Wilhelmson Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 10/12/18 Thomas Burke Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 3/5/19 Ricky Le Conte Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/28/18 Thomas Cooke Cleaner 2/4/19 Roberson Nathaniel Bus Maintainer Chassis 4/18/11 Thomas Corr Car Maintainer F 12/26/18 Robert Beenders Cleaner 10/4/18 Thomas Curtin Tower Operator 11/7/18 Robert Caronia Car Maintainer A 2/6/19 Thomas Davis Track Worker 1/10/19 Robert Cole Train Operator (Yard) 1/5/19 Thomas De Rosa MTABUS 3/16/19 Robert Gencarelli Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 1/24/19 Thomas Holland Station Agent AFC 11/25/18 Robert Greenfield Cleaner (Transit Authority) 11/18/18 Thomas Mc Grane Car Inspector (Assignment B) 1/26/19 Robert Harrington Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 11/5/18 Thomas Monaghan Mechanical Maintainer C 1/19/19 Robert Keighron Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 9/11/18 Thomas Morahan Cleaner 2/10/19 Robert Littles Road Car Inspector 12/5/18 Thomas Parente MTABUS 9/16/18 Robert Olsen Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 11/18/18 Thomas Reilly Railroad Stock Worker II 1/7/19 Robert Slade Bus Operator(Shifter) 3/10/19 Thomas Sobota MTABUS 11/7/18 Robert Zwingraf Track Equipment Maintainer 11/30/18 Thor Gahre Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 1/6/19 Rogers Theresa Track Worker 12/21/17 Timothy Flanagan Mechanical Maintainer C 9/6/18 Roland Burrows Bus Maintainer Body 10/15/18 Timothy Williams Bus Maintainer Chassis 1/4/19 Roland Green Conductor (Constr & Flagging) 1/6/19 Toondhooj Behari Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 9/13/18 Ronald Gilbert Cleaner (Transit Authority) 9/27/18 Trevor Toomer Conductor (Rev.Veh) 1/1/19 Ronald Hawkins Car Inspector (Assignment B) 10/1/18 Troy Jones MTABUS 3/25/19 Rooney John Cleaner (TA-Labor) TWU L100 8/7/17 Valentino Vitale Cleaner (Transit Authority) 1/4/19 Roosevelt Postell Bus Maintainer B TWU L100 10/20/18 Valeriy Meytin Car Inspector (Assignment B) 12/15/18 Roosevelt Smith Light Maintainer 2/5/19 Velasquez Ruben Railroad Clerk 5/18/16 Roscoe Covington MTABUS 3/9/19 Victor Sanchez Structure Maintainer(A) 12/22/18 Rosemary Garner Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 11/12/18 Victor Santos MTABUS 10/23/18 Roy Mazziotta Bus Operator (Rev Veh) L100 11/21/18 Vincent Guiliano MTABUS 2/9/19 Rufus Stark Stock Worker 10/22/18 Vincent Trapanese MTABUS 1/28/19 Rufus Woods Bus Maintainer Chassis 12/13/18 Virga Anthony MTABUS 9/5/17 Ruiz Luis MTABUS 9/10/16 Vladimer Shekhtmanyuk Light Maintainer 2/12/19 Salas Marcelino Car Inspector (Assignment B) 10/12/17

We Mourn the Passing of our Fellow Brother and Sister Retirees

Name of Deceased Title Date of Death Wade Charles MTABUS 12/31/16 Wade Taylor Conductor (Rev.Veh) 11/21/18 Wagner Small Car Inspector (Assignment B) 11/4/18 Walter Schaefer Conductor (Rev.Veh) 12/30/18 Warren Buckley Track Worker (Specialist) 12/22/18 Warren Canady Bus Operator TWU L100 1/1/19 Weiren Li Signal Maintainer 12/7/18 Wesely Brown Road Car Inspector 10/13/18 White Clarence MTABUS 7/18/15 White John MTABUS 10/9/18 Willard Moss Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 2/4/19 William Avallone Structure Maintainer(C) 10/30/18 William Brown Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 11/20/18 William Brown Train Operator (Yard) 10/31/18 William Gresham Track Worker (Specialist) 10/17/18 William Hawkins Collecting Agent 9/10/18 William Irizarry Bus Operator TWU L100 2/1/19 William Keyes Car Maintainer F 1/11/19 William Laveist Bus Operator TWU L100 1/27/19 John Meehan, Former Retirees William Lee Bus Operator TWU L100 2/17/19 Director, Passes William Mc Cann Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) 2/16/19 William Rivera Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/28/18 John Meehan, retired Director of the TWU Retirees Asso- William Rivicci Car Inspector (Assignment A) 9/24/18 ciation passed away on April 15, 2019 after a long illness. William Rooney Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 12/28/18 He was 80 years old. William Simmons Bus Operator TWU L100 9/14/18 Born in Brooklyn in 1938, John was a veteran of the William Sturgill Telephone Maintainer 11/29/18 Marine Corps and was aboard an aircraft Willie Manning Bus Operator TWU L100 1/20/19 carrier off the coast of Cuba during the Bay of Pigs inva- Willie Mc Cants Bus Operator TWU L100 9/10/18 sion in 1961. Willoughby Joseph MTABUS 6/3/17 Wilmont Ward Conductor (Rev.Veh) 10/12/18 After leaving the Marines, he started with TWU as Wright Reginald Helper Vlt P BOp (CP/BP/LGA) 12/21/18 a MABSTOA Bus Operator at the 54th Street Depot, Zahtila Romano MTABUS 10/12/18 and later at the Hudson Pier Depot. He served as the elected Vice Chair and Chair at Hudson Pier, and served as a Local 100 Staff Representative for MABSTOA Division 1. He also served as Director of the Retirees Assocation Local 100 Mourns until his retirement in 2002. After retirement, he and his wife, Sandy, moved to Cape Coral, FL. the Passing Of Ralph DiSpigna

The TWU Local 100 Retirees Association is mourning the death of Ralph DiSpigna, retired Director of the TWU Local 100-NYCT-MABSTOA Health Benefit Trust, and a member of the Association since retirement.

He was 87 and had retired in 1998 after 19 years as Director of the Trust. Prior to that, he had served as Director of the Local 100 Retirees Association. Ralph started as a Bus Operator at the 54th St. Depot in . He served as Vice Chair there, and then as Chair of the Hudson Pier Depot after the closure of 54th Street.

In 1973, Ralph made a cameo appearance in the action full length movie, the 7 Ups, with Roy Scheider. He didn’t even have to dress in costume. The scene had the film’s hero getting on to Ralph’s bus. Joseph Castorina, R.S.S.L. Private Lines Retirement & Social Security Law VP, Passes Away By Norman Rosenfeld Joseph “Joe” Castorina, a union Pension Consultant stalwart from the former Queens Pri- vate Bus Lines Division, passed away on January 10, 2019 at the age of 88. REVISIONS IN He had retired in 1995 after a great PENSIONS career representing his co-workers. He came out of the old Triboro Coach Company as a Bus Op- There are a few reasons, why erator. He served in numerous section and Division offices. your pension would or should At retirement, he had been the union’s Vice President for the be revised. The first reason is entire Division responsible for, among other things, negotiation obvious. The Retirement sys- of contracts for all Depots. He led the union’s campaign for tem either NYCERS or MaBSTOA discovered they parity for the Private Lines with TA and OA. He served his country in the United States Navy prior to made a mistake or you proved to the respective sys- joining Triboro Coach. tem that they made an error. He is survived by his children, Patti and Marty Murphy and The second reason your pension would or should be Donna and Lou Strasheim. He was the adored “Pa” of Nick, revised is when you retire after a labor contract has Jackie and Tom, Jamie and James, Joe and Kristen, and Julie. Proud new great-grandpa of Rae. expired and before it has been ratified. He will be greatly missed by all in TWU who knew him, and In this case, if a wage increase is granted retro to the whose many lives he touched on and off the job expiration of the old contract, then you the retiree; would be entitled to a contract increase from the ex- piration or rather the beginning of the new contract to your retirement date. When the contract is ratified and you subsequently re- ceive a check representing the back money owed to you from the effective date of the new hourly rate to your last day of pay(day before retirement date), you should make a copy of the check and bring it to your retirement system and request that NYCERS or MaB- STOA check to see if the retro check effects your Final Three Years Average(FAS). If your best FAS is the last 36 months, the retro check will definitely increase the FAS and cause the respec- tive retirement system to revise your pension retroac- tively to your retirement date. If you FAS was 3 consecutive calendar years, the retro money can possibly make the last 36 months better and therefore cause a revision in your pension. The bottom line is, when you receive money from your employer after you have retired, make sure NYCERS or MaBSTOA gets a copy of the check with a request from you, the retiree, asking that the retirement system look into the possibility as a revision in your pension. Don’t depend on the retirement system to automati- cally do it. The 3rd reason your pension would be revised is if you retired with an outstanding loan balance and now you pay it back. This is a subject for another newsletter. RET I REE ndy rewer A RESPECTEDA MEMBERB OF THE LAS VEGAS GOLFING COMMUNITY

Andy Brewer toiled behind the Andy, a member of the TWU Local wheel of a MABSTOA bus for 21 100 Retirees Association, seems to years until his retirement in 1999. be busier these days than when he Time to relax, right? Wrong. was on the job.

He is spending his retirement years in Las Vegas, which among other things, is a golfer’s paradise. That’s a good thing since Andy is an avid golfer.

Originally from Georgia, Brewer developed a love for golf working as a caddy at a local course to earn extra money. He began play- ing gold in high school. Last year, Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biograph- He was an exemplary high school ical profiles, presented Andy with athlete, playing football, baseball the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime and basketball. Achievement Award for his many charitable and community activities. In 2011, he founded Andy B. Golf, an organization that hosts annual He was inducted into the Multi-Ethnic golf tournaments to raise funds for Sports Hall of Fame as well. On top college scholarships to be given to of all his other activities, Andy wants underprivileged youth in the Las to write a book someday. We’re sure Vegas and surrounding areas. the chapter on his days on the will be the most exciting. Alongside his role with Andy B. Golf, Mr. Brewer is the founder Andy is the proud father of two chil- of the Civil Service Basketball dren and five grandchildren. On top League in . He is active of all his other activities, Andy wants in the NAACP and is a freelance to write a book someday. We’re sure writer for the African American the chapter on his days on the buses Golfer Digest, which has featured will be the most exciting. 8 of his articles. Veterans Corner

By Phil Caruana There are many issues/programs that veterans can be eligible for, it’s just a matter of doing the legwork, here are some of the more used contact numbers and websites: Veterans Crisis Iine 1-800-273-8255 VA Review – Eligibility questions 1-877-222-8387 Find a VA location Army Vet John Dolan Served 1-844-698-2311 His Country and His Union For all my fellow Viet Nam veterans, I remind you that John Dolan is enjoying his retirement years in his beloved the Children’s Health Care Bill S.901 which addresses homeland of Ireland. So he can be excused for missing our children’s health care, passed in December 2016, is now law. The VVA (Viet Nam Veterans of America) will Senior Buzz edition of this time last year that focused on continue to monitor the VA on this important issue. For retirees who had served America in the armed forces. John’s those of you wishing to keep up with this issue can call daughter, Laura saw all the great photos of the retirees “then the VVA at 1-800-VVA-1316 or log onto their website and now” and wanted her dad recognized as well. at “vvaveteran.org “. We are happy to oblige. John served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954 in the 44th Below is an article that may be of interest to disabled vets: Field Artillery, A Battery and was based in he Corn Barracks in Swineford, Germany. After his service, he joined the Fifth Many Disabled veterans could receive a tax refund Avenue Coach Co. in 1954 as a Bus Operator. Laura says Some 130,000 veterans received notice last July that that her dad “always talks about his days on the buses and they may be eligible for federal tax refunds that they paid the union and all it has done for its members over the years.” on disability severance pay. John proudly walked the picket lines in the “great strike” The IRS notice was a result of the Combat-injured Veter- of 1966, the union’s first city-wide bus and subway strike, ans Tax Fairness Act (Public Law 114- 292 ), which was which lasted 11 days and resulted in breakthrough wages passed in 2016. and benefits for the membership. John also walked the lines in the 29-day bus strike in 1962 It affects veterans who received disability severance that lead to the creation of MABSTOA. He continued to payments after January 17,1991 and included that pay- work until 1976 when he retired. Laura says that dad “still ment as income in their tax returns. has his bus uniform from the 70’s in his closet.” The veterans who received notice have one year to file John’s favorite picked run was the M4 from the Cloisters in Fort an amended return with the IRS. Claiming the standard Tryon Park to Penn Station, one of the longest in the system. refund is considered the most simple method for getting a refund.

TWU Local 100 Retirees’ Association Other veterans who did not receive a notice may visit UPCOMING 2019 SUMMER EVENTS www.dfas.mil/dsp .. irshtml for more information. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 Until next time--- Phil (8AM -6PM) (8AM – 6PM) ATLANTIC CITY (BALLY), BUS TRIP VILLA ROMA DAY TRIP A Veteran-whether active duty, discharged, retired $30 PER PERSON/ TRIBUTE TO DIANA ROSS & or reserve- is someone who, at one point in their life, $20 CASH BACK TINA TURNER wrote a blank check made payable to II The United LUNCH States of America II to uphold and defend our con- FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 CALLICOON, NY stitution, for an amount II up to and including my life. (7AM-6PM) $100 PER PERSON That is honor!! ESSEX STEAM TRAIN EXCURSION BUSES LEAVING FROM LUNCH & RIVERBOAT CRUISE ALL BOROUGHS, FOR MORE ESSEX, CT INFORMATION OR A FLYER $100 PER PERSON CALL (212) 873-6000 X 2077, 2161, 2160

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TWU RETIREES MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

1. Complete the enrollment form on right. Name (please print)______2. Make check or money order Social Security Number ______payable to: TWU Local 100 Retirees Association Address ______3. Send to: City______State ______Zip ______TWU Local 100 Retirees Association 195 Montague St. 3rd Fl. HOME CELL Phone No. ( ) ______Date of Birth ______Brooklyn, NY 11201 Local ______Pass#______Membership type (check one) INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP - $50 Annually Spouse’s Name ______Date of Birth ______FAMILY MEMBERSHIP - $85 Annually Spouse’s Social Security Number ______

Email address ______

Check if interested in receiving a Dental and Vision package

Please forward your email addresses to [email protected] to be added to our database!

TWU Local 100 Retirees Association 195 Montague St, 3rd Fl Brooklyn, NY 11201