{"id":427289,"date":"2022-04-06T07:01:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T04:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thousands-of-mta-workers-failed-to-do-sex-harassment-training\/"},"modified":"2022-04-06T07:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T04:01:03","slug":"thousands-of-mta-workers-failed-to-do-sex-harassment-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thousands-of-mta-workers-failed-to-do-sex-harassment-training\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thousands of MTA workers failed to do sex harassment training"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af48b17f1d0f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af48b17f1d0f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thousands-of-mta-workers-failed-to-do-sex-harassment-training\/#%E2%80%9CThousands_of_MTA_workers_failed_to_do_sex_harassment_training%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Thousands of MTA workers failed to do sex harassment training&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThousands_of_MTA_workers_failed_to_do_sex_harassment_training%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Thousands of MTA workers failed to do sex harassment training&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThousands\u201d of MTA employees did not complete New York state\u2019s mandatory annual sexual harassment training in 2017 and 2019, the authority\u2019s inspector <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> said Wednesday \u2014 and transit officials don\u2019t expect to have full participation among their 70,000-person workforce until the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is likely that thousands of MTA employees did not receive training in sexual harassment prevention in 2019 as required by State law,\u201d the report by Acting IG Elizabeth Keating said. \u201cMTAHQ took no action to ensure that represented employees received annual training in compliance with the new law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the sexual harassment training law in 2018, which required all public employers to provide annual sexual harassment training to their employees.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett claimed last year that the disgraced ex-governor had someone else take the course for him.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-governor pretended to participate in the course, but much of the MTA never bothered. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Andrew-Cuomo.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Former governor Andrew Cuomo departs an event with Ruben Diaz in The Bronx.\" class=\"wp-image-21795841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Andrew-Cuomo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Andrew-Cuomo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Andrew-Cuomo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo instituted annual sexual harassment training for public workers in 2018.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and MTA Buses had high rates of completion of mandatory training, but subway workers had compliance rates as low as 33 percent, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Just 58 percent of subway employees completed the sexual harassment course in 2019, according to the IG; at Metro-North, the compliance rate was just 43 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The MTA has yet to implement the training authority-wide because it is negotiating the training with its various unions, the IG\u2019s report said. In some cases, the authority has agreed to incentivize worker compliance by paying OT for participation in the state sexual harassments course and other training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraining for represented employees is a significant cost to the MTA,\u201d the report said. \u201cAgencies try to minimize the use of overtime when providing training, but this is not always possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/051421subway46CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The MTA has attempted to lure workers into finishing sexual harassment training courses by offering overtime pay.\" class=\"wp-image-21796025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/051421subway46CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/051421subway46CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/051421subway46CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/051421subway46CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The IG\u2019s report said only 58 percent of subway employees completed the training in 2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The MTA plans to require sexual harassment training for all employees by the end of this year, the IG said. Other mandatory training will be \u201cnegotiated with bargaining units to determine the terms under which raining will be provided,\u201d according to the MTA\u2019s response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the Inspector General is aware, following an agency-wide reorganization new procedures are already in development to increase training completion rates from the 2019 figures cited in the report,\u201d MTA spokesman Michael Cortez said in a statement. \u201cThose updated procedures are designed to dramatically increase compliance.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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