{"id":1496,"date":"2021-02-02T17:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T22:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/2021\/02\/02\/progressive-action-exposes-twu-union-reps-for-being-unprepared-for-hearing-with-mta-management\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T17:34:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T22:34:01","slug":"progressive-action-exposes-twu-union-reps-for-being-unprepared-for-hearing-with-mta-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/progressive-action-exposes-twu-union-reps-for-being-unprepared-for-hearing-with-mta-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Action Exposes TWU Union Reps For Being Unprepared for Hearing with MTA Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tramell Thompson<\/strong>, the founder of <strong>Progressive Action<\/strong>, a fierce faction within the TWU, exposes TWU representatives as not being prepared for a meeting with management.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson&#8217;s Progressive Action movement continues to increase its popularity and support from the TWU rank and file members, as he fights continuously for a fair contract and better representation by TWU.<\/p>\n<p>In this video Thompson points out serious issues about the MTA. 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