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Subway staffing: State Senate and Assembly pass transit union-backed bill to make two-person crews permanent

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on June 5, 2026

The state Senate and Assembly this week passed a measure that would require the MTA to maintain two-person train crews on every subway line that currently has them.

Both chambers of the state legislature approved the bill, which is being pushed by the transit workers union — TWU International and its Local 100, as part of their last blitz of votes for this year’s legislative session. The measure still needs to receive Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature in order to become law.

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Subway staffing: State Senate and Assembly pass transit union-backed bill to make two-person crews permanent

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