Union Files Class Action Suit Against Service Cuts on the C, F Lines

RTO VP Eric Loegel Makes the Union's Case to the Media at West 4th Street
RTO VP Eric Loegel Makes the Union's Case to the Media at West 4th Street

MARCH 18 — TWU Local 100 has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority charging the authority illegally reduced service on the C and F Lines. The lawsuit states that the MTA failed to hold public hearings as required under the New York State Public Authorities Law. It also failed to give prior written notice as required to the mayor and City Council so that city government could hold public hearings.

By running fewer trains, the MTA is exacerbating crowding conditions on platforms and inside trains during a pandemic, resulting in a health hazard. The MTA cut service systemwide in April 2020 on all subway lines as ridership plummeted to approximately 300,000 a day. It has restored service except on the C and F lines. Ridership has grown significantly with more than 1.9 million passengers on Thursday, March 12, 2021, a pandemic record.

TWU Local 100 Vice President Eric Loegel and Miguel Acevedo, president of the Fulton Houses Tenant Association, are plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

Watch Attorney Arthur Schwartz make the union's case on our Facebook channel.