{"id":103499,"date":"2020-11-03T01:39:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T22:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-motorman-faces-suspension-for-posting-subway-homeless-photos\/"},"modified":"2020-11-03T01:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T22:39:44","slug":"mta-motorman-faces-suspension-for-posting-subway-homeless-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-motorman-faces-suspension-for-posting-subway-homeless-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA motorman faces suspension for posting subway homeless photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#MTA motorman faces suspension for posting subway homeless photos<\/strong>”
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\n An MTA motorman faces a 30-day suspension for drawing attention to the growing subway homeless problem on social media<\/a>, he told The Post on Monday.<\/p>\n

Yann Hicks, 55, began tweeting out photos of homeless people on trains in earnest at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as dozens of MTA employees lost their lives to the deadly virus.<\/p>\n

The images made it into The Post and other news<\/a> outlets \u2014 and helped pressure Gov. Andrew Cuomo and transit officials to institute nightly subway closures so cops could clear stations of homeless residents.<\/p>\n

But in October, MTA management informed Hicks he would be suspended for 30 days for \u201cposting adverse criticism of the NYPD and [New York City Transit] to Twitter while not on an authorized break and not in a Crew Room,\u201d according to disciplinary documents he shared with The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just a whistleblower. When somebody sees something and says something, they should do something instead of coming after the messengers,\u201d said Hicks, whose still-pending suspension was first reported by The City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just bringing attention to it, and I need proof. When I clock in [to work] it doesn\u2019t mean I clocked out as a citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hicks said his concerns grew after the fatal fire that killed fellow motorman Garrett Goble in March.<\/p>\n

Cops said the blaze may have originated with a badly burned shopping cart found in the wreckage. The culprit was never arrested.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have any problem with the homeless. I just want them to wear a mask, and I don\u2019t want them to have the shopping cart,\u201d Hicks said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe train is not a destination, the train is for bringing people to their destination.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspension also cited Hicks for posting on social media while on the job and not reporting the rules violations he observed to central command \u2014 something he said would put him \u201con the radio all day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 15-year MTA veteran denied the MTA\u2019s allegations against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a train operator. When I\u2019m on duty, I\u2019m operating the train. I don\u2019t post things when I\u2019m driving the train,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should be able to use my free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transport Workers Union vice president Eric Loegel said Hicks\u2019 social media posts \u201cbring attention to workplaces safety issued that need to be better addressed\u201d by the NYPD.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think this disciplinary action is unwarranted. It\u2019s an overreach,\u201d Loegel said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have Brother Hicks\u2019 back and we\u2019re actively fightin the charges.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MTA did not immediately return a request for comment.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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