Tricknologist

Only TA employees, cops and hired security are allowed to ride the trains overnight according to a bulletin. There's no mention of any of the other MTA subsidiaries that are allowed.

Prior to that, some of the more courteous tower operators would’ve just set the switch straight after a went into the relay.

It’s promotional only. Conductors, Station Agents and Transit Electrical Helpers(those assigned to Signals) are eligible.

Privacy? Far from it. It’s for protection and glare from the sun. One side of your face getting baked is not fun.

That old limit was for entering Utica on the s/b local, not leaving n/b.

All supervisory positions are promotional only. They currently, and as far as I know, have never offered those titles to the public. Assistant Train Dispatchers(ATD) promote from Conductor, Station Agent and Collecting Agent. Train Dispatchers(TD) promote from Train Operator, Tower Operator and Assistant Train Dispatcher. Console Train Dispatchers, the job in question, is not a civil service title. It's a resume-based position that only ATDs, TDs and Train Service Supervisors can apply for if they want to work at the Rail Control Center.

I'm a T/O as well. The previous shoe company did offered 1 steel toe boot that we could've used; the one before that one didn't. Once upon a time it was only composite toe for RTO. Not anymore. Like I stated, I have personally bought and took a pair of steel toe shoes that met TA requirements to be approved by the Safety Unit. The same TSS that do the effiency tests are the same ones that will verify your footwear.

Bulletin 62-18 states the requirements for alternative footwear. Steel toes fall under the requirement. The previous footwear company offered steel toe boots for T/Os. I have purchased steel toe shoes and have had them approved by the Safety Unit. It's allowed.

Safety shoes are part of your uniform/personal protective equipment. If you don't have them on when you report to work, you'll be sent home.

Steel toe boots are allowed, any protective toe is allowed. No Doc lines have been needed for your own pair for at least a year. All you had to do if you didn't want their pair is to buy based on what they allow, take it to the Safety Unit to be approved and get a partial reimbursement.

This isn't a paramilitary organization. There are grooming and appearance standards, but it's vague and any supervisor or manager who enforces it has not better to do.

T/O(Yard) is only a pay rate, basically a trainee. Nothing to do with your status as an employee. Yes, at least when I was one. I remember it was multiple choice and no less than 80% to pass. Train Operators is written out and 100% to pass.

Complete the "second" or "official" probationary period after they certify the list and reach your name. Complete that and you'll be a permanent employee of the NYCTA.

Correct, with one caveat. All that time will not count until you become a permanent employee, not once the list is established. The second probationary period will start thereafter.

Let's clarify this situation: What HR told you is correct. This "temporary" position is a provisional offer. You can be hired as a provisional even if you took a civil service test. I was promoted this way. My probationary time as a provisional did not count once the list was officially established and certified. Why do they do it? My guess is because they need bodies as quickly as possible. The administrative stuff is figured out later. All RTO titles are going through this provisional stuff lately. As for top pay, it takes 241 road days(operating a train in passenger service) to reach it. It's not a set amount of years.

Promotional hires always get called before open competitive ones.

^^^Yes. Once the list is certified, you can find the information in The Chief newspaper/online. Right now all promo T/Os are being called from a provisional list.^^^

I've spoken to HR several times and they still don't know as to when they'll start calling from the promotion. The current list should expire later this year.

B/Os take the T/O promotional exam alongside other titles that are eligible for the promotion. It's not a separate promotional exam for every eligible title. The 5 year work experience doesn't apply if you're already in one of the titles. All that matters is that you are out of your probationary period by the time of the promotion(& pass the medical, etc). FYI: MaBSTOA & Bus Co. B/Os are not eligible to promote to the title according to past filings.

These are the requirements from the last open competitive exam: "HOW TO QUALIFY: Education and Experience Requirements: By the last day of the Application Period you must have: 1. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization; and 2. Five years of full-time, paid satisfactory work experience. College education may be substituted for experience on the following basis: One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each 30 credits completed at an accredited college, up to a maximum of four years. However, all candidates must have at least one year of full-time satisfactory, paid work experience. Part-time paid experience will be pro-rated... You are responsible for determining whether or not you meet the qualification requirements for this examination prior to submitting your application."

To voluntarily demote yourself to C/R from T/O: *Must have been a C/R *Have probationary status as a T/O. After probation is at the discretion of HR. T/Os who were C/Rs can be demoted back for disciplinary action(mainly operational). T/Os who were never C/Rs cannot be demoted to C/R as far as I know, even if they're OPTO qualified. To cleaner maybe, but not C/R. As far as B/Os, they cannot demote to C/R period. T/Os who were B/Os can. As far as pay for the demotion, top pay at their new title more than likely.

The union offers the Transit Certificate Program. Unless Track Workers are ineligible to participate in that program, they can go through that route and apply for the promotional.

SubwayGuy, is it true that you can save the OT from a penalty job to OTO instead?

Rumor: & might be getting all the R-46 from the & to allow Jamaica Yard to be 100% R-160. Source: Gossip.

Besides picking a division, can they also pick a reporting location? And how long is training? Pardon the questions, but w/ the list being extended yet again, I might jump ship to Track. More $(w/ the hard work) and promotional opportunities for T/W. As a C/R is pretty much T/O or bust now. You have to be a senior C/R to pick flagging, towers will be a thing of the past and there's talk of ATDs being phased out w/ TSS assigned to terminals taking up their duties.