The building at 80 West End Avenue, has been sold as all are aware, and the current lease is expiring at the end of this year. So where will the Local 100 be housed?
It is rumored that TWU Local 100 would move to Brooklyn, here we find ourselves in a pickle, why move to Brooklyn? Why leave Manhattan? Are there no real estate properties suitable for our Local 100 in Manhattan? We here in why did you join the union found advertisement on all local papers and there are tons of properties for sale. Well lets try to understand why Brooklyn? Why not the Bronx, Queens or even Staten Island so we can enjoy the ride on the ferry. The more you take a look at this building issue the more that the picture becomes clearer.
Samuelsen has political ambition for a New York City council seat in Brooklyn so this is the natural progression beyond the Local 100. The proposed site has to be in his district and close to his home so he could walk. In addition it will give him an edge so he could press the flesh and be known locally. The proposed site of the future TWU Local 100 home would also be close to Blarney Stone Bar and Grill so after the hard day of work Samuelsen can down a couple of schnapps, malt and ale.
Well everything has to be in his advantage but wait a minute, Samuelsen is supposed to work for the benefit of the rank and file not the other way around. Now we can see clearly that Samuelsen -Toussaint protege and loyalist is repeating Toussaint’s behavior of no discussion and input from the membership and everything must go his way.
We here in why did you join the union wonder why Brooklyn? Also how Brooklyn would help the membership? So rank and file from the bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island welcome to Samuelsen and TBOU Blarney Stone Bar and Grill.
Wrong information again.
ReplyDeleteThe problem of securing a building is more complex than you think. Manhattan is expensive and as you know the Union is not exactly flush with money. The Bronx, Staten Island and Queens are great boroughs but in reality isolated from large amounts of members and more importantly from MTA offices.
ReplyDeleteThat leaves Manhattan and Brooklyn.
As I said before Manhattan is very expensive and one could just picture your "JS buys off more than he can afford" headline if we went in that direction.
So that leaves downtown Brooklyn, almost every subway line goes there, it is somewhat affordable, MTA has headquarters close by, and is also in close proximity to 2 bway hearing offices.
So you would think midtown manhattan or downtown Brooklyn are the logical spots, right?
My personal choice would be the Bronx because of a shorter comute for me but, who cares about MY comute?
It's about the members and what is best for them. RIGHT?