Transit Workers Union Calls On MTA To Reverse Service Cuts On C, F Lines
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Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 are calling on the MTA to restore service cuts to the C and F lines that were put in place last spring. The MTA cut about one third of its rush hour trips on those lines at the start of the pandemic, as ridership plummeted below 95 percent.
The union says workers want those shifts back, and the reduction of service has resulted in increased crowding, particularly on the F train, as ridership has slowly returned.
“It’s physically more crowded, particularly on the F trains,” Eric Loegel Vice President of Rapid Transit Operations at the Transport Workers Union Local 100 told Gothamist/ WNYC. “So it’s not good for the public, and it’s not good for our members.”