Ousted transit union leader Richard Davis retires from MTA

Richard Davis, the ousted erstwhile caput of NYC’s largest transit union, has retired from the the MTA, the Daily News has learned.

Davis, who was removed past period arsenic president of Transport Workers Union Local 100 amid allegations of intersexual misconduct, is retired arsenic of Tuesday, MTA spokesperson Tim Minton confirmed.

As antecedently reported by The News, Davis — who was a autobus operator earlier joining national enactment — signed a severance statement past period with Local 100, the city’s largest transit union, agreeing to extremity his employment with the Local connected Jan. 31.

The statement came amid an probe by the TWU planetary national into allegations the national person pressured a subordinate into a intersexual relationship, during which helium allegedly made nonrecreational and carnal threats.

The allegations travel a small much than a twelvemonth aft a December 2023 suit successful which Davis was accused of beating up different transit worker with whom helium was romantically involved.

The pistillate successful that lawsuit accused Davis of punching her successful the caput and placing her successful a headlock during an statement successful 2015, and assaulting her again successful 2016. The 2015 episode, the suit says, was triggered by the pistillate asking Davis astir different affairs she suspected helium was having.

Davis has denied each those allegations, and the suit is ongoing.

Davis’ determination to discontinue comes a week aft the MTA told him he’d beryllium suspended if helium tried to thrust a autobus again, pending the transit agency’s ain probe into the union’s allegations.

Under the presumption of his severance statement with Local 100, Davis volition person 100 weeks of wage and wellness security done the extremity of 2026.