Council Member Monique Chandler-Waterman. Monique Chandler-Waterman
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Brooklyn Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman and the 58th Meeting District Security and Psychological Well being Taskforce have joined the Transport Staff Union Native 100 (TWU), stakeholders and leaders in rallying for stronger security measures for Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) staff following the latest stabbing of prepare conductor Myran Pollack who was critically injured and at present stays in vital care.
Chandler-Waterman, the daughter of Jamaican and Barbadian immigrants, who represents the 58th Meeting District in Brooklyn, stated on Tuesday that this incident occurred alongside the #3 and #4 strains on the Utica Avenue Station in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
“This incident highlighted the necessity to proceed activating for continued psychological well being programming and measures to assist impacted people and deeper implementation of enhanced security actions, designed to create safer working environments and protecting measures of all of New York’s public service staff on daily basis,” she stated.
“As a robust advocate for security, now we have labored tirelessly with group to hold out sturdy laws in Albany to assist our public service staff statewide,” she added, stating that she sponsored laws A6455 to make sure the prohibition of the operation of New York Metropolis Transit Authority subways or trains with out not less than one conductor on board, together with the prepare operator.
“This motion would require a conductor on any subway or prepare operated by such authority each time the subway or prepare has greater than two automobiles hooked up to the engine,” Chandler-Waterman continued.
From the group entrance, she stated she has completed “in depth work” to focus on a particular 988 Suicide & Disaster Hotline in partnership with the New York State Workplace of Psychological Well being “to connect with skilled disaster counselors 24/7, which was amplified by Hyperlink NYC.”
Moreover, the assemblywoman stated she has completed “in depth work” to reinforce Psychological Well being clinics in colleges for everybody.
“These highlights, along with elevated wrap-around companies, are very important to addressing security from a holistic standpoint,” she stated, including that “continued collaborative work is being carried out with TWU and companions to deal with a number of wants for public service staff, together with transit employee security, psychological well being assets, and stronger communication and reporting methods.
“Our public service staff just like the MTA staff perform important companies on daily basis, and our collaborative work as a group supplies elevated security of their work and helps the general well-being of people who dedicate their lives to supporting group wants each day,” Chandler-Waterman continued.
