G.C.A. 505 Officers
Anthony Simon
General Chairperson
Vincent Tessitore
Vice General Chairperson
Local Chairpersons
Eugene Chino
Jeffrey Finn
Anthony Lavoratore
Christopher Leathers
Thomas Mallon
Christopher Smith
Vincent Tessitore
Jason Valdemira
Our New Office Address
1003 Park Blvd. Suite 7
Massapequa Park, N.Y. 11762
(just north of Massapequa Park train station)
General Chairperson Anthony Simon honored by Nassau County Democratic Committee as
Labor Leader of the Year
Not sure about your pension credit?
Members who feel they are missing pension credit as they approach retirement should request a review of their time via email at penssvccr@lirr.org
Updated Information
The LIRR is offering these upcoming Pension Seminar Dates
The MTA Defined Benefit Pension Seminar is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 4:30PM in the JCC 5th floor- Conference Rooms A&B (Represented and Non Represented Employees). If you are an employee within 5 years of retirement, please feel free to register in person or via Zoom. The in-person guest speakers will include representatives from RRB, MTA Consolidated Pensions, Benefits Department and Empower (formerly Prudential).
Please RSVP your attendance via email to danea.thomas@mtahq.org only if you are planning to attend in person (maximum capacity 120 people) and include your name and BSC#.
If you wish to join the Pension Seminar via Zoom– please register your attendance via the link provided below:
https://mta.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vte6rTodTnamkIGxF6pVyw
After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with information about joining the September 19 webinar.
Please be advised that we are planning a second Pension Seminar at HSF in November at 11AM on a date to be determined. Registration for the November Pension Seminar will be issued closer to the event date.
LaborPress.org honors General Chairperson Anthony Simon with the Labor Leadership Award
General Chairperson Simon outlines the details of proposed Contract.
G.C. Anthony Simon on scene of Hall Interlocking Derailment
Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg speaks on the progress of the Gateway Project.
General Chairperson Anthony Simon meets President Biden after Gateway Project Press Conference.
G.C. Simon and Committee tour new GCM station
G.C. Anthony Simon unveils Grand Central Madison at Opening Ceremony
Metro-North Track Local 808 invite G.C. Simon to speak to members on the importance of Unionization
SMART Leadership continuing to pave the way and provide for our members.
1788_001SMART Resolution of Matters Cover Letter
“Our Union will work this from every side to ensure our member’s safety. We will never stop!”
– Anthony Simon
Letters from the General Chairman
Political Support Letters
“What makes a union
strong is the resolve
of it’s membership”-
Anthony Simon
The confidential Close Call
Reporting System (C3RS)
is a partnership between
NASA , the FRA, Participating railroads
and labor organizations. It is designed to
improve railroad safety by collecting and
studying reports detailing unsafe conditions
and events in the railroad industry.
Employees will be able to report
safety issues or “close calls” voluntarily
and confidentially.