Billionaires, millionaires who rule us

It is incomprehensible that we should overlook who rule us who act similarly to clear cut dictators of third world countries that who rule on the principle of it is their way or the highway. We here in TWU Local 100 can observe these wealthy individuals who  believe their prosperity is above all. We here in why did you join the union reject that idea or concept - we believe labor rights should outweigh those wealthy individuals (especially during this sorry state of the economy) desire for more wealth at the expense of blue collar. We have to note our phony union leaders who have aided and abetted these wealthy individuals by making infinite concessions that does not satisfy their greedy apetite. There are many examples that can be illustrated however we will limit it to our own experience - we here in why did you join the union say no give backs,  no concessions to Michael Bloomberg and Jay H Walder. 

Here we have New York City billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg (in 2001 his net worth was estimated at $5 billion, and since becoming a mayor his wealth has surpassed $20 billion benchmark it has moved him up on the Forbes list of world’s billionaires from the bottom to one of the top ten currently ranked as number eight) who has taken TWU Local 100 as his favorable target. Clearly these wealthy individuals believe that we do not matter that the labor rights should be trampled and frowned on. However for this behavior to be understood we have to look on the other side of the equation which is our phony union leaders whose policies are short sighted coupled with lack of leadership (who appease the management, who go along with management, who act like management - ‘when we see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, we call that bird a duck’) who are satisfied with the status quo or lets keep what we have got that is a sure sign of trouble in TWU Local 100. If unions are so good, why do so few American workers belong to them? In 2010 unionized workforce was 11.9 percent, down from 12.3 percent a year earlier - we have to be sincere in examining this fact. We have to shed a microscope on many failings and shortcomings of John Samuelsen with his TBOU team of leadership - especially those who are desperate for any kind of attention - we will never respect this internal failings of TWU Local 100.

John Samuelsen ‘we are satisfied with what we have’ or ‘keep what we have gained’ strategies reveal short sighted policies and utter lack of leadership. Now is the time to shift to a new direction due to his failure linked with Samuelsen fatigue displayed by the membership - clearly Jay H Walder would be gloating ‘look how I have reduced John Samuelsen to nothing, he cannot dare ask for anything, he is retreating, he would be lucky if I don't pulverize him in this upcoming contract’. If Michael Bloomberg wants more wealth, we members of TWU Local 100 want more raise, Bloomberg’s desire should not supersede our desires ‘all men are created equal’. 

We here in why did you join the union will send a loud and clear message to the New York City billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg that we demand our rightfully deserved raise of five percent annually in the contract of 2012. We demand an increase in the longevity pay to be $2,400 per annum, we demand no cap on any medical procedure on our medical insurance - no more reduced health benefits but full health coverage, we demand increase in the accidental death benefit to $250,000, we demand ordinary death benefit of $100,000, we demand Cost-of-Living Allowance for the current employees and the retirees, no downsizing, no depot closing, no service cuts, no more line cutting, no farming out of work, no more layoffs - John Samuelsen and Jay H Walder can you hear us now?