Hard Hat
- Description
- Plastic hard hat with cap-style brim and interior suspension. The hard hat is black with the Transport Workers Union of American logo on the front. The logo is circular with a yellow background and blue trim and text that reads: "Transport Workers Union of America | Safety Inspector."
- Historical Notes
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The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 100 represents thousands of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees. These workers include subway and bus operators, station and ticketing agents, equipment and infrastructure maintainers, and cleaners.
On and after 9/11, about 3,000 union members deployed to the World Trade Center. Many searched for victims. Transit operators drove thousands to safety and shuttled responders to the site. Machine operators cut beams and cleared rubble to create pathways. In damaged subway tunnels, cleaners removed dust and debris while maintainers restored services.
TWU Local 100 members assisted at Ground Zero throughout the nine-month rescue and recovery period.
Curator's Comment
MTA signal maintainer and TWU Local 100 officer Dominick Spagnolo reported to Ground Zero on September 12, 2001, as a union safety inspector. Through January 2002, Spagnolo worked about six days a week monitoring working conditions in damaged subway tunnels and advocating for safety measures.
He wore this hard hat for protection and to be easily identified.
He wore this hard hat for protection and to be easily identified.
- Accession Number: C.2024.51.1
- Dimensions: 7.5 in X 8.5 in X 11.5 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 19.05 cm X 21.59 cm X 29.21 cm
- Source: Dominick Spagnolo
- Credit Line: Gift of Dominick Spagnolo, TWU Local 100
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