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Whoever you are that write this blog, you must have hit a nerve.  I laughed this morning when I read the Daily News about "TWU big suing Google".  Is this the same man over 12 months ago was always talking negative about Toussaint Administration? The same one that called Toussaint a thief. He also said "the members have a right to voice their outrage without being penalized". Now

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John don't we have enough problems with the MTA. Now you go and pick a fight with Google. Newsflash..... Googles' pockets are deep, just like the MTA's. You are the only one who has shallow pockets. This lawsuit can be tied up in court for a very long time and can be very costly. Are you using the Rank & files Union Resources and Union paid Attorney for your feelings getting hurt? If so,

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Why haven't we heard Marvin speaking on any of the issues concerning the CTAs. He is the Section Vice Chair elected by his department. He hasn't addressed the changes going on in the cleaners dept. They have created new titles for the Managers appointed to oversee the cleaners. The new title is Station Environmental Program. Why did we see this in a MTA Bulletin? There is a TB scare and he is

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JANUARY: TAKE OFFICE.  CANCEL MASS MEMBERSHIP MEETING NEVER EXPRESSESED A PLAN. FEBRUARY: NEVER MEET WITH WALDER THE DECISION MAKER.  ONLY MEET WITH PENDERGRASS THE REPORTER. MTA GAVE RAISES, JOHN NEVER TAKE VICE PRESIDENTS AND LAWYERS TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTRACT. MARCH: PENDERGRASS TOLD SAMUELSSON OF LAYOFF OF STATION AGENTS IN MAY.  NEVER NEGOTIATE TO PUT THEM ELSEWHERE,

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When Local 100 wanted to take care of the Widows and Orphans of our brother’s and sisters who have died in the line of duty a Fund was created. When Local 100 needed more money in COPE, a cope drive was established. But! When Local 100 wanted to help the members who have been laid off, Samuelsen took the money. If Samuelsen thought the members were behind him all he had to do was ask.

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    Well, now that we have experienced the most resented referendum in TWU history, what does Samuelsen/Downs/Utano have planned for an encore?     The score proves two things. The majority of members didn't know about the vote and half of those who did don't want it. Less than 10% of the membership is mandating the other 90% pay a Samuelsen Tax to try to disguise

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    Piazza, Steve Downs, and now former President Curtis Tate, give me a break with these used up car salesmen.     How far will Samuelsen go to sell his tax?     No one has yet put into print how this will be safe guarded against providing a benefit for non dues paying members that are laid off.     I ask again “why couldn’t this

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We understand that 90 percent of those in attendance were non members. Not only was this discounted benefit provided to members in bad standing from the strike, but dozens of buses were provided for anyone, even for individuals walking in from the street, to buy and resell tickets at a profit. Amazing. Some went to "friends" who got the word and the inside track. Business enterprises like

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I read in the Chief that VP Maurice Jenkins is pushing for the Rank and File to give up $10 bi-weekly in support of healthcare (COBRA) for those laid off. Chairman from other departments are pushing that we support the $10 bi-weekly donation. The Exec. Board voted to bring this to the membership for a vote. Everyone elected is voicing that this should be passed. I find it odd that they

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   I had heard that the Samuelsen / Utano gang was planning to raise the dues by $5.00 over each pay period but I was wrong! It’s even worse than that!    The Samuelsen Utano gang is planning to increase the bi- weekly dues by $10.00!    That’s $20.00 more per month that those of us who are still working will have to pay.    These thieves have no shame

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   Someone recently came up with a great idea for a cartoon that sums up the reality of what is going down at TWU Local 100. I wish I had the skill to draw it up but I don't - maybe somebody who can draw can produce it and get it around widely. Anyway please forward this message to as many of your contacts as possible! Frame 1: Samuelsen and Walder are facing each other. Samulsen has a

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An email was sent out that a Hotline was setup for those who are laid off to call for updates. They call it the Help Desk. This is supposed to be in place for you to get a compassionate human being to answer your questions/concerns. That is if you anyone answers the phone, which they don’t, I know because I have called it. The person answering the Hotline extension is Sabrina Greenwood. She

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It’s been 5 months and all I have seen is the MTA taking, taking, and taking. The new Leadership first put the blame on Roger, now it’s the rank and file's fault for not getting involved in the fight. First of all Samuelsen never put up a fight. Where is that militancy that Samuelsen said they were going to bring? TBOU stood for Take Back Our Union didn't it? The MTA is the one that has

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The judge has ruled in the favor of Local 100, now what does Samuelsen do? In our most recent court case Local 100 has a win but how do we get our members back and stop the rest of the layoffs. By the way this should have been presented to a judge as soon as transit mentioned layoffs. Last week Samuelsen called a special meeting for ideas because he doesn't have a clue about the next step.

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First of all congratulations to all of the step participants who completed the 6 month STEP program. I am embarrassed to be part of a union that would take such a giant step backwards, Samuelsen has not made any secret of the fact that he wants to end any program the prior administration created, but to purposely send the STEP graduates back to their old titles is an attack on the entire

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   Today I got an email from Local 100. The title of it is called the "Union stops clock on booth closings".     When I opened it the title of the article was "The layoff of 475 temporarily Halted". I am one of the agents that will be made extra when the clock starts again on the booth closings. Keeping us in the booths should have been settled at 2 Bway. Why did it

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   John Samuelsen has proven to be a wooden leader. He has no idea how to run and move Local 100 forward. He leaves his staff in the dark thus we the membership have no idea what the union is doing.    We read about our union in the daily newspapers instead of elected officials coming out into the field updating us. Our union has become the new ship of fools run by Captain

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   I can’t believe we’re going through this. This week I had the talk with my family about the layoffs definitely going through. Now in the last moment we are told it is going to be held off.    Don’t get me wrong I thank god for this but I don’t like to have my life played with. Samuelsen has performed like a deer stuck in the headlights and now layoffs are averted? I saw

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   Before John and his cronies took office the former administration under Roger Toussaint, implemented a pilot program which gave track workers in Capital Construction the opportunity have Saturday and Sunday off for the first time in 15 years. Not only did they get that, they also got a 4 day work week, with built in over time.    Imagine if you could get Saturday and

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   Why are the elected officers treating the proposed layoffs like it's a pink elephant in the room? We know that they are there, yet Samuelson and Company's chooses to ignore them.    I guess when you have no plans or are too afraid to fight that’s what you do.    They are still set for May 7, 2010 unless someone heard otherwise. Last I read Walder said "there

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    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

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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

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    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

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