On Firday, June 4 New York Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla ordered the MTA to hold a new round of public hearings prior to implementing its plans to close token booths and Station Customer Assistance (SCA) booths. However, the court decision was not an order to rehire those who have been laid off or prohibit future layoffs.

Local 100 President John Samuelsen declared the ruling a victory for safety and security in New York City subways. Samuelsen states:
"Events in recent months, including the aborted bombing of the subways by admitted al Qaeda terrorist Najibullah Zazi, and the near tragedy in Times Square in early May, underscore TWU’s position that holding new hearings on the booth closings is in the best interest of the millions of people who use the subways every day. It is also an important reprieve for the Station Agents who have had the layoff axe hanging over their heads for the past five months."

Samuelson adds that in the mean time Local 100 will redouble its efforts to gain passage of the Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010 (the bill introduced by Senators Dodd (D-CT), Schumer (D-NY) and Gillibrand (D-NY), S.3412, that would provide $2 billion in new mass transit operating assistance to cash-starved transit agencies) to keep the booths open permanently and ward off all future job and service cuts."

TWU International President James C. Little states: "Judge Scarpulla's ruling is important for TWU Local 100 and for all New Yorkers who depend on our TWU members to keep them safe and secure when they take the subway."