Published 25 Feb, 2016
Members of TWU Local 100 were among those honored by the New York Daily News on Tuesday as “Hometown Heroes” at the newspaper’s fourth annual awards ceremony. TWU knows what these men and women do on the job every day, often going above and beyond to keep the city moving and the riding public safe. TWU International Executive Vice President and Local 100 President John Samuelsen was one of the judges on the panel that determined the awards for the MTA employees. “Transit workers really are the unsung heroes of New York City; we’ve proven it time and time again,” said Samuelsen, citing the January blizzard “where we dug out miles of track by hand” to get the system up and running for commuters. Congratulations to all the honorees and to our brothers and sisters across the country who every day, keep America moving! Watch a video from the event. Read the full story