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Hey all, I just had my name recertified to the cert list due to a mixup. Does this mean that i'll be contacted for preemployment stuff when the next class is getting ready to begin? And does anyone know when it will begin? My list number is mid-3000s. Also, does anyone have info for me on how much night and weekend differentials are? Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone, I am also doing a lot of going back and forth. My current job is 9-5 Mon-Fri with great health and vacation. The pay is conductor starting pay. I have kids and spend all my spare time being with them. I understand and have read all your posts about how your family time is affected, schedule is absolute chaos for years until you get to pick, (which I knew and expected), and commute is crazy. And after being fairly certain about leaving my job and willing to sacrifice things to come to MTA bc it would be better long term for our family, my fiancé and I have decided to just leave NYC. The truth is just to basically survive nowadays in NYC leaves many working class people no choice but to relocate. Even before the pandemic-depression staying here made less and less sense with a family. The MTA has historically been a great place for working people to live a decent middle class life in the city, and still is in many ways, but the long term prospect of say, owning a 3-4 bedroom place instead of perpetually renting, is not feasible in the city anymore. My family and I don't want to be lifetime renters, would like more space for our kids, and not have to spend the majority of what life we have left working 60hrs a week just to get by. I understand that I am fortunate to have a degree and other job experiences that might make me more employable in other places, but NYC is just not it anymore. The rich and wealthy, the misers and the money grubbers, have whittled away the ability of poor and working folks to survive in this city. Thankfully, because of organized labor and the power of unions, the MTA is one of the few places people can still make it happen despite having to basically sacrifice seeing your own family to do it. So with that said, I still think the MTA is great but the city not so much. Be open to moving and considering every option for you and your family. And remember, time is not something we get back at the end of this life. I'd personally rather be a little poorer but spend time with my kids on the weekend watching stupid movies and going on bike rides. And for fellow comrades in the union movement, we need to bring back the radical labor movement in this city. It was the socialists and other radical labor organizers that won us the 40hr work week, the weekend, living wages, health coverage, and many other benefits. It's now the capitalists that have been taking them away and reactionary union leaders have been assisting them. Both parties in this country represent the ruling capitalist class and union leaders that side with either party are siding with them, the ones who have shipped our jobs thousands of miles away so they could increase their bottom lines. The ones who start the wars and then send us to fight them. Be kind to one another and good luck with your careers at the MTA! Solidarity! "As a rule, large capitalists are Republicans and small capitalists are Democrats, but workingmen must remember that they are all capitalists, and that the many small ones, like the fewer large ones, are all politically supporting their class interests, and this is always and everywhere the capitalist class." Eugene V. Debs

Hey everyone, I was scheduled to take the OPA on Jan 18th but received a text and email on the 17th informing me that my date would have to be rescheduled. Did this happen to anyone else? The text told me an email would be sent with info to contact DCAS, which I did, to have my number reestablished to the list. They got back to me saying I will receive an electronic notice once I have been restored to the list. Thanks!

OMG, I have a newborn as well! I am going for my OPA soon and expect to start the process shortly after if all goes well. Do you plan on taking parental leave shortly after you start work? We now get 12 weeks of parental leave from the state so that's cool. Not sure if you are a mom or dad but congrats!

Hey all, Can anyone let me know if this pay scale from the TWU 100 website is the top pay, mid-pay, or starting pay for each position. Thank you! http://www.twulocal100.org/sites/twulocal100.org/files/wage_rates_2019-2023.pdf

Cool, thanks for the advice

I just checked the TWU site and it says as of 5/21 pay rate is 33.8 . is that the starting rate ? If so , that's great. Thanks !

Wow, operator is 36 an hour, that's great. Conductors start around 24 or so, correct? thanks

Nice! That's actually what I want to do as well. How long have you been a conductor for? And how long do you think it would take for me to make the switch? I am perfectly happy being a conductor but I'd also like to see what other options there are if all goes well and I am hired. The dispatcher stuff sounds interesting as well. Do the severe staff shortages speed the process up for hiring and changing positions? Thanks !

Wow that's cool you moved to train operator! I'd actually much rather be a train operator as well. I see you were a conductor in 2020. Do you think since they are in need of so much staff that it's possible to do quickly? I also have a graduate degree and am possibly interested in doing something on the admin side that is more of a 9-5 Mon-Fri if that exists What is your pay at now as a operator if you don't mind me asking? I see they make more than conductors but not sure how much more. Thanks so much for getting back to me!

Hey everyone, I just got my notice to come in for the OPA. Can anyone give me any info on what to expect in the OPA as well as info on when I might actually start the first day of work if all goes well. My list number was in the 3,000s. I also have a few questions if any of you don't mind answering: -Starting pay rate and how long does it take to get to the top pay rate? -How easy is it to change jobs internally once hired? -What are the schedules like? I am fine with whatever it ends up being but I have two young kids including a newborn and I'd like to at least have a schedule that is consistent and set, not always changing.. - And those of you that are conductors, how do you like the job? Best part/worst part? Thanks so much!

Hey everyone, I was contacted in 2019 to come in for my OPA for the 6601 Conductor but I missed it because I had moved and found out when I updated my address. I have contacted the make-up exams email to ask them when they will offer the make-up OPA and they have said soon, but they've been saying that for a while now. Does anyone have any insight or info about this, especially in lieu of the fact that they need to hire a lot of people at the moment? My list number is 36**. I want to be contacted and potentially be able to start before this exam expires. Also, if you are hired or start the process is it possible to switch jobs if you wanted to be a Train Operator instead of Conductor? Thanks and good luck, everyone!