Enough delay, speak to the executive committee

Contract of 2012 is coming soon however John Samuelsen president of TWU Local 100 is not speaking or meeting with the members of the executive committee but rather he has delegated that duty to Cornell University - we wonder why.

We here in why did you join the union demand that John Samuelsen get together with the members of the executive committee to prepare, discuss or at least air their views about how to proceed in procuring the contract of 2012 for the TWU Local 100. It is also strange that Cornell University was picked out in helping to shape the contract demands. In our view there are many other educational institutes in New York City.

We here in why did you join the union believe City University of New York CUNY, 

State University of New York SUNY, Columbia University, Fordham University, St. John’s University, St. Francis College, Pace University or even Manhattan College are able to guide TWU Local 100 in its contract negotiations as advisers or any role perceived. We wonder what was the selection criteria that John Samueslen used or why he overlooked those other educational institutes?

Hopefully the contract of 2012 will be the defining moment of the John Samuelsen president of TBOU - take backward our union with his numerous pledges prior to the election when he stated that he was ‘capable of getting good contract’. Now he has to prove that by deed. We here in why did you join the union believe he has erred in both deed and manner. That still hasn’t happened. What is holding up John Samuelsen from meeting the executive committee - your guess is good as ours. Is that an indication that nothing can be done? One wonders why? Maybe John Samuelsen does not believe in the principle that the early bird gets the worm.

Maybe John Sameulsen will be ready in the spring of 2012 when the pitchers and catchers hit the field in 2012 - TWU Local 100 members need and want a contract of 2012. What is the problem?