On May 5, 2009 Steve ''Rank and File' Downs wrote an E-mail which went out widely. In the e-mail he called the rally on April 24, 2009 with 2,500 Local 100 members a sign of weakness. He called for a Joint-Executive Board Meeting to deal with the critical situation facing the local. Steve called for enforcing all Safety and operating rules to put pressure on Management. Like any self-respecting T.B.O.U. member he had a lot to say last spring and also like any self-respecting T.B.O.U. member he had nothing to do with mobilizing the membership or participating in last spring’s successful fight against layoffs.
Now this spring he's pretty quiet. The local has had only one rally so far with just 500 members; he doesn't call this a sign of weakness. Steve doesn't call for a joint Executive Board meeting. The Local comes out with virtually no information to the members, the' Working Class Hero' sees nothing wrong with this. He doesn't call for enforcing all Safety and Operating rules; on the Safety rules he must know that Tony Utano, the defacto Number Two Officer in the local has told officers not to stop unsafe jobs. What gives? Is the Rank and File persona just phony shtick to discard when you're in with the Top Officers?
- A Member from Track-
Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
More Questions for Samuelsen
1)Why is the MTA being allowed to divide us by witholding the Retro $ from MTA Bus?
2) Why was the 1.5% on overtime taken OUT of the Retro checks?
3) Why go along with the MTA to break up the Arbitration Award and withold the 3rd yr raise and the 1.5% cap?
4) What other agreements or understandings did you reach with Walder that we don't know about?
5)Why was the Mass Membership meeting cancelled?
6) Why was the Lobby day in Albany cancelled this year?
7) When was the last Layoffs in NYC transit?
8) How are your travels going? Can you be reached by e mail or twitter?
2) Why was the 1.5% on overtime taken OUT of the Retro checks?
3) Why go along with the MTA to break up the Arbitration Award and withold the 3rd yr raise and the 1.5% cap?
4) What other agreements or understandings did you reach with Walder that we don't know about?
5)Why was the Mass Membership meeting cancelled?
6) Why was the Lobby day in Albany cancelled this year?
7) When was the last Layoffs in NYC transit?
8) How are your travels going? Can you be reached by e mail or twitter?
Lilla Blair Keep your head up
I read the letters to the Chief by Paul Piazza and Joe Bermudez defending their incompetence as officers. I wonder if they got the ok from the President (if they found him) to respond. Blair continue to be there for the members.
Bermudez could never gain the support of the CTAs that you have. He has to mouth off because he will forever have to prove himself to TBOU. Joe we remember you ran with United Invincible and so do Jenkins and Co.
Piazza can only write his anger down on paper because he has no fight in him. That is why he is asking you to help him fight the MTA. The ink used to write the letter to the Chief could have been used to write about Walder. Instead he chooses to write about a member. They should have attacked the MTA as quickly as they attacked you.
Blair, they put their foot in their mouths. They admitted you were targeted because in Joe's words "it is in the best interests of the members to support the president of the union".
Regardless of who you support continue to be there for the members. Blair, Station department needs more Activists like you.
Piazza is right about one thing Union jobs are not a lifetime positions or an entitlement. He will find out soon enough.
-CTA from 4th Ave Refuse-
Bermudez could never gain the support of the CTAs that you have. He has to mouth off because he will forever have to prove himself to TBOU. Joe we remember you ran with United Invincible and so do Jenkins and Co.
Piazza can only write his anger down on paper because he has no fight in him. That is why he is asking you to help him fight the MTA. The ink used to write the letter to the Chief could have been used to write about Walder. Instead he chooses to write about a member. They should have attacked the MTA as quickly as they attacked you.
Blair, they put their foot in their mouths. They admitted you were targeted because in Joe's words "it is in the best interests of the members to support the president of the union".
Regardless of who you support continue to be there for the members. Blair, Station department needs more Activists like you.
Piazza is right about one thing Union jobs are not a lifetime positions or an entitlement. He will find out soon enough.
-CTA from 4th Ave Refuse-
Questions for Samuelsen
Can someone help me understand why Samuelson is afraid to face the Rank and File? The same Rank and File that he says voted him in to office.
We are in the fight of our lives right now and yet he has not told us a plan of attack.
When are we going to attack Walder?
Why are we not putting Walder on the hot seat about why he left London?
Who stands to gain something by laying off Station Agents?
Is it Walder investing in the same technology that they had in London so he can replace Station Agents and Conductors?
John when are the members going to be led by their President and the rest of the Officers.
I know we can't do anything that breaks the Taylor Law. I would like to know when are we going to do something to show our Outrage.
4th Avenue Cleaner
We are in the fight of our lives right now and yet he has not told us a plan of attack.
When are we going to attack Walder?
Why are we not putting Walder on the hot seat about why he left London?
Who stands to gain something by laying off Station Agents?
Is it Walder investing in the same technology that they had in London so he can replace Station Agents and Conductors?
John when are the members going to be led by their President and the rest of the Officers.
I know we can't do anything that breaks the Taylor Law. I would like to know when are we going to do something to show our Outrage.
4th Avenue Cleaner
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Low Downs
I just got a message from Steve Downs, T/O division chair. He basically is informing us of the latest procedures that the TA wants to implement about how we can use the OTO time we earn. In other words Downs is letting the TA act unilaterally to implement changes in the conditions of employment. The TA bosses are ignoring the arbitration award, the court and the law and all Downs can do is pass along the message about what the bosses want to do!
I guess this is the role that the TA sees for union reps, making sure the members are told what the TA bosses want them to do!
Could it be that Downs is really so incompetent that he doesn’t understand the dangerous precedents being set, or is he just a sellout and an agent of the bosses?
It’s anybodies guess why Downs’s does (or doesn’t do) what he does, but one thing is for sure, Steve Downs may be a lousy division chair but he sure is a good messenger boy!
-An Angry Train Operator-
I guess this is the role that the TA sees for union reps, making sure the members are told what the TA bosses want them to do!
Could it be that Downs is really so incompetent that he doesn’t understand the dangerous precedents being set, or is he just a sellout and an agent of the bosses?
It’s anybodies guess why Downs’s does (or doesn’t do) what he does, but one thing is for sure, Steve Downs may be a lousy division chair but he sure is a good messenger boy!
-An Angry Train Operator-
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Samuelsen's Day
It seems that MTA Bus VP John Day picked a fight with the bosses and got slaped down. The incompetent Day tangled with the bosses over a heavy inspection program being done at the ENY depot.
The end result was that 50 TWU jobs were lost and the job is now being done by outside contractors!
I guess this is an example how Samuelsen and company will make good on their promises to protect our jobs!
An Angry Bus Maintainer
The end result was that 50 TWU jobs were lost and the job is now being done by outside contractors!
I guess this is an example how Samuelsen and company will make good on their promises to protect our jobs!
An Angry Bus Maintainer
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Utano Bombshell
To be, "Hoist on your own petard", is an old fashion expression that means you were blown up by your own bomb. This seems to be what happened to Samuelsen, except that instead of blowing himself up he blew up his number two, Tony Utano. It looks like Samuelsen is inept at anything except campaigning.
Unbelievable as it seems, Samulesen asked the Department of Labor to investigate Local 100, that's right, he ratted to the Feds on his own union! Samuelsen hoped to find some dirt on his political enemies, but instead what the Feds found was that Samuelsen's chief advisor, Tony Utano, was ineligible to run for VP of MoW because of dues problems.
Now many members want to see this illegitimate VP removed as quickly as possible! Anyway, seeing as how Samuelsen's latest scheme has backfired he'll probably blame the whole thing on Izzy Rivera, Samuelsen's favorite whipping boy.
Forgetting about Utano though, this whole thing is a disgrace. Somebody needs to do something to put a stop to this gangs anti labor nonsense. Who will act? The eboard? The international? The AFL-CIO?
Somebody needs to act fast before these guys do even greater harm.
Unbelievable as it seems, Samulesen asked the Department of Labor to investigate Local 100, that's right, he ratted to the Feds on his own union! Samuelsen hoped to find some dirt on his political enemies, but instead what the Feds found was that Samuelsen's chief advisor, Tony Utano, was ineligible to run for VP of MoW because of dues problems.
Now many members want to see this illegitimate VP removed as quickly as possible! Anyway, seeing as how Samuelsen's latest scheme has backfired he'll probably blame the whole thing on Izzy Rivera, Samuelsen's favorite whipping boy.
Forgetting about Utano though, this whole thing is a disgrace. Somebody needs to do something to put a stop to this gangs anti labor nonsense. Who will act? The eboard? The international? The AFL-CIO?
Somebody needs to act fast before these guys do even greater harm.
Monday, March 29, 2010
**Local 100 Executive Board meeting (Voting by AMBUSH)**
There is nothing emergency about tomorrow's Executive Board meeting.
Times are very critical.
So what does Sameulsen do ... he waits till the last minute to let Board members know that the meeting is tomorrow.
Sameulsen figures ... catch the Executive board off guard, give them a few hours notice, and hope that many can't make it to the meeting, that's the best time to get voting done -by ambush.
Three months in office and John Sameulsen is resorting to desperate tricks.
-proudCTA-
Times are very critical.
So what does Sameulsen do ... he waits till the last minute to let Board members know that the meeting is tomorrow.
Sameulsen figures ... catch the Executive board off guard, give them a few hours notice, and hope that many can't make it to the meeting, that's the best time to get voting done -by ambush.
Three months in office and John Sameulsen is resorting to desperate tricks.
-proudCTA-
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Where’s John ?
Why is John hiding from the members?
No Mass membership meeting
No Lobby Day
No plan on how to save our jobs.
In his first test of strength against the bosses he failed.
He gave away the last raise of our contract and the 1.5 win.
MTA Bus has still not received there raises.
Where’s John
Why is John running from the bosses?
John spends his time running throughout the country trying to find money instead of organizing the fight at home. He failed on every organizing attempt so far.
The legislative breakfast at the Union Hall.
The rally at FIT.
The bus trip to Albany.
The bosses know he is clueless and that’s why we now have the layoffs coming.
The bosses are not afraid of him.
No Mass membership meeting
No Lobby Day
No plan on how to save our jobs.
In his first test of strength against the bosses he failed.
He gave away the last raise of our contract and the 1.5 win.
MTA Bus has still not received there raises.
Where’s John
Why is John running from the bosses?
John spends his time running throughout the country trying to find money instead of organizing the fight at home. He failed on every organizing attempt so far.
The legislative breakfast at the Union Hall.
The rally at FIT.
The bus trip to Albany.
The bosses know he is clueless and that’s why we now have the layoffs coming.
The bosses are not afraid of him.
John caught in his own trap
John Samuelsen , has called in the Department of Labor in his attempt to get the old administration in foul play. For the last 2 months the Department of Labor has been in the Union Hall going over records in an attempt to find dirt on Former President Roger Toussaint.
But guess who got caught in the raid? John’s #2 man MoW VP Tony Utano. He has been found to have been ineligible to run in the last election, because he failed to pay his dues on time.
That’s right John Samuelsen has caught his own man.
Who did we elect here the gang that couldn’t shoot straight?
-MOWorker86-
But guess who got caught in the raid? John’s #2 man MoW VP Tony Utano. He has been found to have been ineligible to run in the last election, because he failed to pay his dues on time.
That’s right John Samuelsen has caught his own man.
Who did we elect here the gang that couldn’t shoot straight?
-MOWorker86-
John’s little dirty secret
This week John went to the MTA board with his special invitee Republican Senator Golden, that’s right Republican. Did you know that John’s in-laws are deeply entrenched in the south Brooklyn Republican Party?
Also John just recently changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic just for the union elections. Beware” the FOX, is loose in the henhouse”.
Stay tuned.
MOWorker-86-
Also John just recently changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic just for the union elections. Beware” the FOX, is loose in the henhouse”.
Stay tuned.
MOWorker-86-
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Cut’s Averted, but for Who?
Recently MTA boss Walder and NYCT boss Pendergast, took back the 10% pay cut that they had threatened managers with. They said, "Just kidding".
Although they took back the pay cut for their fellow bosses they didn't say anything about saving the jobs of the 600 station agents that have received layoff letters. This is just another example of how the MTA brass has total disdain for our union's leadership. They’re acting as if there is no union at all and the very people who made militant statements about direct action when they were campaigning are doing nothing about it.
All the Samuelsen Utano leadership did was to suck up to the politicians and beg for money for transit and what was the result? There was money to save the bosses from the threat of a 10% pay cut but no money to save the jobs of station agents! That's right; Samuelsen and Utano made a deal to save the pay for the bosses and screw the station agents!
It’s hard to believe that in such a short time Samuelsen and Utano have managed to make the union weaker then it’s been in 75 years. Hard to believe and sad!
-MOWorker86-
Although they took back the pay cut for their fellow bosses they didn't say anything about saving the jobs of the 600 station agents that have received layoff letters. This is just another example of how the MTA brass has total disdain for our union's leadership. They’re acting as if there is no union at all and the very people who made militant statements about direct action when they were campaigning are doing nothing about it.
All the Samuelsen Utano leadership did was to suck up to the politicians and beg for money for transit and what was the result? There was money to save the bosses from the threat of a 10% pay cut but no money to save the jobs of station agents! That's right; Samuelsen and Utano made a deal to save the pay for the bosses and screw the station agents!
It’s hard to believe that in such a short time Samuelsen and Utano have managed to make the union weaker then it’s been in 75 years. Hard to believe and sad!
-MOWorker86-
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Who’s Sorry Now?
Newly elected Secretary -Treasurer Israel Rivera (Izzy) is feeling left out already.
On his website that he used during his campaign against the prior administration he now complains about the new administration (the one he’s a part of).
It turns out Izzy couldn’t get his own team to invite him to a victory celebration where the candidate was Latino. This is important since Rivera cried that the last administration was Anti- Latino and didn’t involve Latino members in anything.
Why so quiet now?
Doesn’t he have a voice? Or has Samuelsen shown his own slate that he is the real dictator.
The website also has a poll asking how badly the organizing effort was from Samuelsens people.
When last checked there was only one vote, which makes sense since Izzy only received 98 votes from his own division during the two votes (June ’09 and Dec ’09)for the office he now holds.
On his website he states “I will never be silent” however these guys tried to get the E-board to agree that someone other than the elected Secretary –Treasurer would explain the financial reports. That’s his job, the one he ran for.
We shouldn’t feel sorry for Izzy he knew what kind of people he was running with.
Izzy deserves what he get’s, however, we don’t.
-proudCTA-
On his website that he used during his campaign against the prior administration he now complains about the new administration (the one he’s a part of).
It turns out Izzy couldn’t get his own team to invite him to a victory celebration where the candidate was Latino. This is important since Rivera cried that the last administration was Anti- Latino and didn’t involve Latino members in anything.
Why so quiet now?
Doesn’t he have a voice? Or has Samuelsen shown his own slate that he is the real dictator.
The website also has a poll asking how badly the organizing effort was from Samuelsens people.
When last checked there was only one vote, which makes sense since Izzy only received 98 votes from his own division during the two votes (June ’09 and Dec ’09)for the office he now holds.
On his website he states “I will never be silent” however these guys tried to get the E-board to agree that someone other than the elected Secretary –Treasurer would explain the financial reports. That’s his job, the one he ran for.
We shouldn’t feel sorry for Izzy he knew what kind of people he was running with.
Izzy deserves what he get’s, however, we don’t.
-proudCTA-
Monday, March 15, 2010
Samuelsen Does it to Stations Again
There is another member fighting an AWOL charge due to the incompetence of our newly elected Administration.
A member was called in for Special Training by the Elections Committee. The member was told not to report to work on a specific day; however their Release letter had another date on it.
This of course caused the member to be written up.
Instead of OSAC being called by the VP (who was notified of the charge) to clear this up, paperwork was done for the violation by OSAC.
Now the member has a violation on their record and a hearing date.
This should not have happened again! This should have been cleared up before it was put on the calendar for a hearing!
-station scout-
A member was called in for Special Training by the Elections Committee. The member was told not to report to work on a specific day; however their Release letter had another date on it.
This of course caused the member to be written up.
Instead of OSAC being called by the VP (who was notified of the charge) to clear this up, paperwork was done for the violation by OSAC.
Now the member has a violation on their record and a hearing date.
This should not have happened again! This should have been cleared up before it was put on the calendar for a hearing!
-station scout-
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Stop Making Excuses
Station Officers are sending out an email telling us Station Agents that the layoffs were in a 2008 Budget Report. In 2008 our jobs were supposed to be reduced by attrition, not layoffs.
In 2008 they started closing the SCAs booth, reducing our Vac. Relief choices and cutting our lunch reliefs, nothing said we were facing layoffs. Walder wasn't President, yet.
Layoffs were put on the table in early 2009 in the Dooms Day Budget (It included more titles than Station Agents also). The Executive Board and other Officers/Activists went to Albany to Lobby for money to stop the layoffs. Layoffs were stopped!
Oh, ask the new officers how many of them went? They boycotted all TWU events then, including Lobby Day and the Special Lobby Day that averted layoffs.
Layoffs were not put back on the table until Dec. 8, 2009 (the day after the ballots were counted). Walder was the MTA President then.
TWU had a new President and Station had a new VP, Div. Chair, Div. Vice-Chair, and Div. Rec. Secy. All inexperienced.
It wasn't Station Agents only facing layoffs, until we were told we were getting the first 2 yrs of our Arbitrators Award.
Why are they once again lying to us?
-S. Booth-
In 2008 they started closing the SCAs booth, reducing our Vac. Relief choices and cutting our lunch reliefs, nothing said we were facing layoffs. Walder wasn't President, yet.
Layoffs were put on the table in early 2009 in the Dooms Day Budget (It included more titles than Station Agents also). The Executive Board and other Officers/Activists went to Albany to Lobby for money to stop the layoffs. Layoffs were stopped!
Oh, ask the new officers how many of them went? They boycotted all TWU events then, including Lobby Day and the Special Lobby Day that averted layoffs.
Layoffs were not put back on the table until Dec. 8, 2009 (the day after the ballots were counted). Walder was the MTA President then.
TWU had a new President and Station had a new VP, Div. Chair, Div. Vice-Chair, and Div. Rec. Secy. All inexperienced.
It wasn't Station Agents only facing layoffs, until we were told we were getting the first 2 yrs of our Arbitrators Award.
Why are they once again lying to us?
-S. Booth-
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Dues Dodgers and Election Losers Running the Union
That's who Samuelsen choose to put on Staff and place on release time so that they do not have to work for the MTA. Samuelsen believes in rewarding these types, and making them into heroes. Tells you what he thinks of the thousands who diligently paid their dues and kept the Union from being broken.
The first category is the individuals who could not qualify to even run in the elections who Samuelsen has given leadership positions to, to run the Union.
Marvin Holland (Stations) couldn’t run, he is "Director of Community Relations".
David Francis (TA Surface) tried to run but was disqualified - he is Chairman of the Elections Committee.
Jimmy Colon (OA) was disqualified; he is now our safety Representative.
The next category are the ones that ran but lost (who are now making leadership decisions for us).
Harry Wills (TA Surface) is 'Special Assistant to the President'. He ran twice for VP and got his behind handed to him by the members of TAS.
Richie Rivera (CED) also ran for VP twice and got beaten badly each time as the members rejected him. But he is now Director of Grievance and Discipline.
Lucas - elections committee.
Safety Committee members.
The third categories are the ones who were suspended from office for NOT paying their dues, who Samuelsen gave jobs and precious release time too.
That includes Carlos Albert (Track) who was placed in bad standing for three years for failing to pay his dues but who is now out on release time.
And the list goes on.
Double standards, promise one thing but do another, rewarding and praising bums - all from the book of John.
The first category is the individuals who could not qualify to even run in the elections who Samuelsen has given leadership positions to, to run the Union.
Marvin Holland (Stations) couldn’t run, he is "Director of Community Relations".
David Francis (TA Surface) tried to run but was disqualified - he is Chairman of the Elections Committee.
Jimmy Colon (OA) was disqualified; he is now our safety Representative.
The next category are the ones that ran but lost (who are now making leadership decisions for us).
Harry Wills (TA Surface) is 'Special Assistant to the President'. He ran twice for VP and got his behind handed to him by the members of TAS.
Richie Rivera (CED) also ran for VP twice and got beaten badly each time as the members rejected him. But he is now Director of Grievance and Discipline.
Lucas - elections committee.
Safety Committee members.
The third categories are the ones who were suspended from office for NOT paying their dues, who Samuelsen gave jobs and precious release time too.
That includes Carlos Albert (Track) who was placed in bad standing for three years for failing to pay his dues but who is now out on release time.
And the list goes on.
Double standards, promise one thing but do another, rewarding and praising bums - all from the book of John.
The Chief Proves Samuelsen Lies
The Chief, which is in love with John Samuelsen and, was virtually his campaign manager, estimated the attendance at the March 5th rally at 500.
John Samuelsen has a number of "over 3,000" on the Local 100 website.
The Chief forgets to point out that there were more students than Local 100 members in attendance.
It proves that, sadly, Samuelsen's mobilization was a failure, even in the face of layoffs, and secondly that he LIES.
John Samuelsen has a number of "over 3,000" on the Local 100 website.
The Chief forgets to point out that there were more students than Local 100 members in attendance.
It proves that, sadly, Samuelsen's mobilization was a failure, even in the face of layoffs, and secondly that he LIES.
A Dangerous Precedent has started again
For the last decade, management was not once allowed to get away with harassing TWU release time representatives. Not anymore. Lila Blair the only female doing safety inspections in the tunnels on the night tour for the last couple years, with never as much as a write up in her Transit career had to accept 'time served' in early March, instead of termination in order to save her job.
This write up by management was engineered and pushed by Samuelsen's representatives just to punish Ms Blair who they identified as being allied with the prior administration.
These people don't have a trace of trade unionism in their blood.
Here is what happened in a nut shell. Ms Blair, a stations department cleaner, had worked on the Track Safety inspections for almost two years as a TWU representative on full release time. When the new administration took over they decided to treat her with contempt, wouldn't give her any information and started locking her out of the 14th Street 8th Ave Union offices.
Without saying ONE word to her, Samuelsen and Utano told management that she was to return to her regular duties at the end of January. So management started carrying her AWOL after that since Samuelsen and Utano (according to management) insisted that Lila was informed to return - knowing full well that she had not been told a word.
In fact she spent many hours down at the Union hall trying to get any of the top officers to address her situation. She was left on her own. Management insisting that Samuelsen's administration had assured them that she was notified and was just ducking work, they were actually pushing for management to take action - management brought charges seeking her dismissal. She felt hopeless and agreed to 'time served' to keep her job!!
This has always been John Samuelsen's & Utano's M.O. They have always been management's preferred choices to head up Union affairs in MOW. In the track department most officers who didn't side with Samuelsen and his cronies were denied access to Committee meetings and decisions, or, ended up being brought up on charges by management mostly seeking their termination. He played ignorant while he systematically used management charges to punish his opponents.
Samuelsen is a phony trade unionist. He is a set-up artist
This write up by management was engineered and pushed by Samuelsen's representatives just to punish Ms Blair who they identified as being allied with the prior administration.
These people don't have a trace of trade unionism in their blood.
Here is what happened in a nut shell. Ms Blair, a stations department cleaner, had worked on the Track Safety inspections for almost two years as a TWU representative on full release time. When the new administration took over they decided to treat her with contempt, wouldn't give her any information and started locking her out of the 14th Street 8th Ave Union offices.
Without saying ONE word to her, Samuelsen and Utano told management that she was to return to her regular duties at the end of January. So management started carrying her AWOL after that since Samuelsen and Utano (according to management) insisted that Lila was informed to return - knowing full well that she had not been told a word.
In fact she spent many hours down at the Union hall trying to get any of the top officers to address her situation. She was left on her own. Management insisting that Samuelsen's administration had assured them that she was notified and was just ducking work, they were actually pushing for management to take action - management brought charges seeking her dismissal. She felt hopeless and agreed to 'time served' to keep her job!!
This has always been John Samuelsen's & Utano's M.O. They have always been management's preferred choices to head up Union affairs in MOW. In the track department most officers who didn't side with Samuelsen and his cronies were denied access to Committee meetings and decisions, or, ended up being brought up on charges by management mostly seeking their termination. He played ignorant while he systematically used management charges to punish his opponents.
Samuelsen is a phony trade unionist. He is a set-up artist
Monday, March 8, 2010
FUNNY MATH ?
I went to the rally at MTA Public hearing last Thursday. I looked at the local's website over the weekend and they claimed there were 3 thousand members there.
There were 3 thousand members there if you multiply the actual number by 5 or 6.There could have been if the current administration had the desire and the know how to organize and mobilize.
They’ve shown they are good at lying and outrageous rumor-mongering. This is the reason that Samuelsen claims to offer an olive branch to the folks loyal to the last administration, he knows we can mobilize members.
Samuelsen knows that a half to two-thirds of his forces is lazy and have no trade union ideals. Whole sections of the Local never saw a flyer for the rally or saw them just a day or two before it, or a night or two before. He talks of the need to stop infighting in the Local, that’s funny coming from the King of infighting. Samuelsen wants folks to not criticize his inactions or policies while he continues to bash the prior administration.
Don’t fall for his soft-soap routine. If you feel wrong is being done use your democratic right to say it. Samuelsen wants us to get out there and organize the members for him. While we support efforts to mobilize the members, he's calling all the shots, and not opening up a discussion with the membership.
His folks need to do the bulk of the lifting
-A member from Track-
There were 3 thousand members there if you multiply the actual number by 5 or 6.There could have been if the current administration had the desire and the know how to organize and mobilize.
They’ve shown they are good at lying and outrageous rumor-mongering. This is the reason that Samuelsen claims to offer an olive branch to the folks loyal to the last administration, he knows we can mobilize members.
Samuelsen knows that a half to two-thirds of his forces is lazy and have no trade union ideals. Whole sections of the Local never saw a flyer for the rally or saw them just a day or two before it, or a night or two before. He talks of the need to stop infighting in the Local, that’s funny coming from the King of infighting. Samuelsen wants folks to not criticize his inactions or policies while he continues to bash the prior administration.
Don’t fall for his soft-soap routine. If you feel wrong is being done use your democratic right to say it. Samuelsen wants us to get out there and organize the members for him. While we support efforts to mobilize the members, he's calling all the shots, and not opening up a discussion with the membership.
His folks need to do the bulk of the lifting
-A member from Track-
Sunday, March 7, 2010
John Ducks the E-board
The latest news is that John Samuelsen ducked the last e-board meeting. That's right he was a no show.
Well, as far as the real top two are concerned the e board is meaningless anyway. As was made clear at the meeting, (even Downs complained about this), the only decisions that count are the ones made by Samuelsen and Utano. They will allow the e board to go through the motions but it's obvious that they don't consider the e board very important.
Meanwhile because the ring master was not there the e board took no action on the important issue of the MTA's continuing challenge to our arbitration award. Although a resolution regarding this was proposed it was killed by Samuelsen's mouthpiece, Larry Cary, the lawyer Samuelsen pays with our dues money to tell transit workers what to do.
Also, word is that White Plains Bus is getting sold out! Stations are saying so, what else is new.
Well, as far as the real top two are concerned the e board is meaningless anyway. As was made clear at the meeting, (even Downs complained about this), the only decisions that count are the ones made by Samuelsen and Utano. They will allow the e board to go through the motions but it's obvious that they don't consider the e board very important.
Meanwhile because the ring master was not there the e board took no action on the important issue of the MTA's continuing challenge to our arbitration award. Although a resolution regarding this was proposed it was killed by Samuelsen's mouthpiece, Larry Cary, the lawyer Samuelsen pays with our dues money to tell transit workers what to do.
Also, word is that White Plains Bus is getting sold out! Stations are saying so, what else is new.
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