Monday, October 3, 2011

How many buildings were viewed?


The big question is can we believe what John E Samuelsen president of TWU Local 100 Take Backward Our Union TBOU says? So lets start with his credibility over the property purchase. First how many properties were viewed? Secondly after the rejection of the old DMV building on Schemerhorn which properties were looked over?
We would like to know what was the selection criteria for this property. Why overlook all other properties elsewhere - in the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island - why Brooklyn only? Clearly here we are not buying the property (building and the land) maybe we are buying a condominium maybe we are buying shares which is twenty percent (20%). Why were the other properties rejected - does he remember his lengthy lecture or speech in the TWU Local 100 mass membership meeting at the Jacob Javits of November 6, 2010? Two properties plus a lot that would have been converted into a commercial strip were overlooked. What about the property that Verizon wanted to sell why was that property overlooked - it was roomier, affordable and modern. 
John E Sameulsen’s leadership is not in the interest of the membership or what matters to the membership such as health coverage, their education (with the phony and useless programs in the Training & Upgrade TUF which do not relate or enhance their working skills- thus it is not money well spent), contract of 2012, pension or discipline matters for the better of the TWU Local 100 - he has to do better than that, we know all those took a backseat to the property issue one wonders why.
We find it strange maybe he is treating the membership as fools, next thing he may claim how much he admires the previous president Roger Toussaint. Now lets try another example of straight talk from John E Samuelsen, ‘open’ town hall meeting when he said all remaining monies from the solidarity fund will be refunded - those words are damaging his credibility by not upholding what he said. It is obvious he is not standing for the interest of the membership and nobody believes him except those staff and those non members who would care less for the future of the TWU Local 100.

1 comment:

  1. If I may be so bold:

    You should be highlighting the fact that Under this administration the building purchase was conducted by a VOTE.

    Unlike the administration who SOLD the building. They did that with no Eboard vote I am aware of.

    Isn't there a larger question involved here?

    The building has been approved by the Eboard: it is time to move on.
    And work to make our new home a success.

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