The city’s Department of Transportation broke city labor law when it outsourced Staten Island Ferry service to a private contractor on New Year’s Eve 2022, the Board of Collective Bargaining ruled last month.
DOT, concerned about excess passengers drawn by celebrations across Manhattan, used the employees and equipment of NY Waterways – a private company – to transport New Yorkers between Manhattan and Staten Island the evening of Dec 31. By outsourcing the work the city was “unilaterally transferring” the “exclusive bargaining unit work” entitled to members of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, the BCB ruled in a split decision.
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