Peluso said the deal could also delay the possible closure of several LIRR counters – one of many cuts the MTA will consider if Congress does not grant its $12 billion request to cover the cost of coronavirus. MTA officials said closing ticket counters would cut 60 jobs and save $8 million. LIRR ticket agents and administrators are TCU members covered by the agreement. “I want to thank the members of the TWU for the incredible support you have given to myself and the local leadership of the 100 during this campaign,” said Utano. “We really agreed. We will release the details of the agreement as soon as the board has had a chance to vote on it. The agreement between the MTA and one of its unions could delay the eventual closure of several long Island Rail Road counters. Picture: Newsday/John. Patraskevas Under the agreement, which applies until 5 January, employees receive 90% of their salary in “telework,” the union says.

Peluso said about 800 TCU members, including office and IT workers, worked from home. State rules limit the number of employees allowed to work simultaneously in certain offices. Tony Utano, the president of the Union of Local Transport Workers 100, said the parties had set the framework for the agreement over the weekend, and “after several days of intense negotiations,” came to the tentative agreement on Wednesday. The MTA and the transit workers` union have reached an interim agreement. MTA President and CEO Pat Foye and transport workers Union Local 100 announced an agreement Wednesday after months of back-and-forth between the authority and the union, which represents about 40,000 metro and bus employees. “This interim agreement continues the forward momentum of NYC Transit, which has led to an increase in subway punctuality and the number of drivers that reflect the return of our customers` confidence in the system,” he said. MTA spokeswoman Meredith Daniels did not confirm the details of the agreement with the TCU, but said the parties “continue an open dialogue on how best to maintain a crowded staff and a safe working environment in these difficult budgetary times.” The agreement was reached after months of contractual conflict.