Richard Davis, the ousted former head of NYC’s largest transit union, has retired from the the MTA, the Daily News has learned.
Davis, who was removed last month as president of Transport Workers Union Local 100 amid allegations of sexual misconduct, is retired as of Tuesday, MTA spokesman Tim Minton confirmed.
As previously reported by The News, Davis — who was a bus driver before joining union leadership — signed a severance agreement last month with Local 100, the city’s largest transit union, agreeing to end his employment with the Local on Jan. 31.
The agreement came amid an investigation by the TWU international union into allegations the union leader pressured a subordinate into a sexual relationship, during which he allegedly made professional and physical threats.
The allegations come a little more than a year after a December 2023 lawsuit in which Davis was accused of beating up another transit worker with whom he was romantically involved.
The woman in that case accused Davis of punching her in the head and placing her in a headlock during an argument in 2015, and assaulting her again in 2016. The 2015 episode, the lawsuit says, was triggered by the woman asking Davis about other affairs she suspected he was having.
Davis has denied all those allegations, and the lawsuit is ongoing.
Davis’ decision to retire comes a week after the MTA told him he’d be suspended if he tried to drive a bus again, pending the transit agency’s own investigation into the union’s allegations.
Under the terms of his severance agreement with Local 100, Davis will receive 100 weeks of pay and health insurance through the end of 2026.
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