Birds of feather flock together

Why does Samuelsen not file charges against Roger Toussaint, the former president of the TWU Local 100? Or refer any investigation on the basis that he sold the union building and let justice take its course? You can surmise there is a quid pro quo. There are numerous questions that Samuelsen and Toussaint need to answer such as how much was the building sold for? Who was the buyer? Where was the money? What was the reason the building was sold? This bogus notion that TWU Local 100 was a financially weak organization that needed to sell its building in order to stay afloat is hokum.

It is clear Toussaint totally controlled this puppet Samuelsen, the question is why wasn’t the sale of the building not referred to the District Attorney for investigation?

Samuelsen is ethically challenged based on his inability to refer the matter to the justice he becomes a loyal lapdog to Toussaint. We would like to see Toussaint questioned on the financing of the sale of the building and let the law take its course. We have faith in the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr because he will not be bought and he is guaranteed to find the wrong doing. Samuelsen should be embarrassed for his inaction on this matter and the membership should be outraged at him. He must come clean and let the law look and shed light in the dark dealings that went on and let the wrongdoer go to Rikers Island.

The membership must be made whole. First Samuelsen must provide a detailed financial report from the time of the sale of the building up to date on every penny showing in detail why and how they were utilized based on documents at hand. Second Samuelsen must refer the matter to the law for investigation, his inability to do either will only cast a dark cloud over TWU Local 100 as a troubled union.

What is a hidden agenda between the birds of feather who flock together? We call for a full investigation of the sale of the property, for violations of law and violation of the standards of fair and open government. It is time to look into the TWU Local 100 and open up their shenanigans to the membership for scrutiny. Samuelsen is compromised by putting loyalty to Toussaint ahead of the interests of the membership.