Transit workers came closer to making a deal with the MTA Tuesday more than two years after their labor contract expired, union sources told The Post.
Transport Workers Union Local 100 president John Samuelsen was in talks Tuesday with MTA boss Thomas Prendergast over annual wages increases and has even asked Governor Cuomo to intervene and take negotiations over the finish line, sources said.
"Transit workers provide a vital service to millions of New Yorkers seven days a week, 24 hours a day, mostly in anonymity," Samuelsen wrote to Cuomo in a letter.
"But Superstorm Sandy put our essential contributions to the economy and the social fabric of our City on full display."
A Cuomo official said they were reviewing the letter, but believe the sides are still far apart on major issues.
Talks between the MTA and the union began last fall, with the union focusing on sacrifices transit workers made in rebuilding the system after Superstorm Sandy.
Union sources said they were nearing an agreement, but other sources close to the negotiations said nothing had been decided yet on raises and healthcare.
The MTA has called for three years of net zeroes for its workers after the recession led to painful service cuts.
Any raises have had to be coupled with compromises in other areas, such as benefits.
The union's contract lapsed in January 2012.
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