Out of order: Transit workers union, disability advocates sue MTA over temporary subway station booth closures

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on

A Transport Workers Union Local 100-led group sued the MTA to prevent it from continuing a recently enacted policy of temporarily closing service booths when station agents are unable to staff them due to an illness or emergency, rather than bringing in replacement workers.

The plaintiffs’ attorney, Arthur Schwartz, said during a March 16 news conference outside of the Jay Street-MetroTech station in Downtown Brooklyn that the legal action filed on March 13 in Manhattan state court hinges on two arguments.

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Out of order: Transit workers union, disability advocates sue MTA over temporary subway station booth closures

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