By Staff 9/18/06 4:03pm

Transit Politics

And now, news from another kind of campaign…

A reader familiar with transportation politics adds a little background to that story about Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint’s re-election challenge.

Heading the opposition to Toussaint is Barry Roberts, a bus driver aligned with the former TWU president Sonny Hall. Read More

By Staff 5/02/06 9:10am

Tuesday: Toussaint, Hot 97, and a Soprano

  • Having just completed his truncated jail sentence, Roger Toussaint is fired up once again. The Transport Workers Union is suing the MTA for not accepting the contract the two feuding sides worked out after the strike. Well, it should be noted that the TWU had voted against this contract, before voting for it. Peter Read More

    • By Staff 4/18/06 5:28pm

    Toussaint talks …

    It has been a big day in MTA-world. First the Transit Workers Union Local voted to approve the contract they nixed in a January vote — though it is not clear whether the MTA will accept the re-vote. And now we find out that transit union leader Roger Toussaint will be appearing on Read More