Contract 2

Sonny Hall’s contract of 1992 gave major givebacks, and Willie James’ contract of 1996 agreed to let the TA use WEP workers and then the 1999 contract was not good. Roger Toussaint’s contract of 2002 ‘making our contract an issue in the governor race’ coupled with elimination of the non layoff clause which gave the employer the right to merge the bus divisions. The 2005 contract employer shifting one set of costs onto the workers is as good as shifting another.

Samuelsen and his TBOU propaganda machine keep on blaming previous presidents that were not up to the task to deliver good contracts for the membership. If history is a predictor for the future, and all of those previous presidents of the Local 100 could not deliver any good contracts,  what makes Samuelsen and his TBOU chums think they can deliver a superb contract in 2012?

It is rumored that the 2012 contract will be handled and guided by Mr. Steve Downs, Chair, T/O division. Downs is Samuelsen’s right hand man, he is known as being a  skilled haggler and negotiator in complex matters, and an excellent deal maker in the labor movement. Mr. Downs promised to get back the no lay off clause. For those who do not know Mr. Downs, he wears black jeans and a white shirt is bald and wears glasses just like our boss.

The perimeter of the Samuelsen and Downs 2012 contract are as follows: its a four year contract - first year 6% raise, second year 5% raise, third year 5% raise, fourth year 4.88% raise. A total of 20.88% raise in the four years. Pension and health fund cost will be the employer’s sole responsibility and the membership would be spared from contributing anything. In addition we will get back the (COLA) cost of living adjustments for the current and future employees.

Samuelsen will smash up of the employer disciplinary machine, any hearing or grievance will be co-chaired by the Local 100 steward and management with all decisions being made under the condition that they be mutually agreed upon. Restricting the employer by not being able to talk to the member only in the presence of a union officer. Any member of the management must identify themselves by providing their badge number, name, date of hire and RDO when addressing any member of the Local 100, in an incident or accident the member will not be asked to provide any information to the management a statement will be provided by a Local 100 steward after 24 hours from such occurrence. 

Randoms will be limited once a year based on documented reasonable suspicion. Specifically the member will be chauffeured to the MAC center by the employer without time constrains, for known stressful positions such as bus operators would get a yearly lump sum bonus $3,500 increasing annually at a rate 15%. Sick leave would increase to thirty days annually, OTO would increase to twenty days annually.

Vacation time, members will be granted two days vacation for each month - for those who have less than five years, three days vacation for each month for those who have less than ten years, four days vacation for each month for those who have less than fifteen years, five days vacation for each month for those who have less than twenty years, six days vacation for each month for those who have less than twenty five, for those who have over than twenty five years get seven days vacation plus $101 bonus that increases at a rate of 12% annually for each month. 

Retirees will get full health care insurance, their passes will not be revoked, the employer must pursue the legislator and get a new tier for the membership so they could retire with a full pension after 20 years at age 50 from the legislators. 2012 would be a gift from the train operators division hot shot Mr. Steve Downs, Chair, T/O division. Downs is a gifted, talented and seasoned haggler - haggling runs in his veins and arteries, he also believes that Samuelsen would be the best, extra ordinary, greatest, and popular president in the history of Local 100 than any previous presidents.