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Transport Workers Union Local 100 by-laws in section XVI Finances part (b) states ‘The Local Secretary-Treasurer shall report at least once each two months the comparisons of estimated income to actual income with a report of expenses to the Executive Board.

To that same report we must add would be published to the rank and file in a manner of fair and open government. The local finances must be open to the rank and file for discussion to enable them to advance TWU Local 100 goals.  As long as finances are viewed to be the focal point and they are clouded with mystery it is a recipe for abuse.

It is also a known fact the executive board members have been ‘tailoring their votes to avoid offending the person who could fire them from the union staff’ the executive board has no credibility and they are a rubber stamp of Samuelsen’s shenanigans, which clearly does not benefit the membership, except the rank and file are put at harms way.

Begging the question, we all wish for easy answers to what should be a logical black and white agreement on what the finances should be. However, its not that easy in TWU Local 100. This week TWU Local 100 came out with a propaganda to get your vote, in the guise of helping out our laid off brethren with a temporary health insurance that will cost you $5 per week. However they neglected to mention that the government is providing medicaid and medicare which is paid for by the courtesy of tax payers which was not fully discussed.