N.Y. Congressman Stands Up for Workers at E-ZPass

With almost 300 good, CWA-represented customer service jobs on the line, Congressman Max Rose is pushing back against the current New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's solicitation of proposals for a new E-ZPass service provider. The MTA's request for proposals does not require that the new provider retain its current workforce.

"The loss of these jobs would be a massive setback for our community...I therefore request that there be contractual guarantees that the contract awardee will retain the current workforce in Staten Island and that these jobs will stay good, family-supporting jobs,” Rose wrote in a letter to the MTA.

"It's unconscionable that during an ongoing public-health crisis and an unpredictable economy, the livelihoods of almost 300 workers at the Staten Island E-ZPass Center are in jeopardy," said CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor. "As the MTA considers rebidding this contract, worker retention and protecting these jobs must be the top priority."