Darryl Scott

Darryl Scott began his career with the City of New York in Dec. 1996 as a Correction Officer for the New York City Department of Correction. He was there for nine years before transitioning to the Transit Authority, where he remained from 2007-2014 as a Bus Operator.

In April 2014, Darryl became an Assistant City Highway Repairer (ACHR) with DOT. Two years later, in 2016, his coworkers elected him as their Shop Steward based on his knowledge of labor and the workings of Local 983. As a people person and someone always volunteering to help others, Darryl excelled as a Shop Steward, which was noticed by Local 983 Officers. At the time, the ACHRs had just lost their Rep on the Executive Board who had moved on to another position, so Darryl assumed that role.

He says learning about his union and the labor movement in general have been tremendous assets to tackling both jobs. “I always try to have as much information on hand as I can in order to best help the members. Most people have no idea what’s involved in running a union, but it takes a lot to represent a big local with so many different titles,” he said.

Darryl currently is both a DOT Shop Steward and an Executive Board member.