Consensus

Absolutely with our support John E Samuelsen president of the TWU Local 100 knows there is no danger of losing in the election so he can afford to be as bold as he wants to be - that is him at his best. Now as we are told - we can agree that TWU Local 100 needs to own its property (building and its own land), employ our own staff, set the pay scale of staff locally, develop our own initiatives and control our own future.

We want to talk about the future however many are stuck in the past - he was talking about the future once but we do not want to be regressive. However we need the best results for our future not only in the matter of the property but rather in the totality of TWU Local 100. There are many issues or policies that need to be addressed for the benefit of the membership, there is no question that consensus is needed. 

Now whether there is improvement in the TWU Local 100 that can be debatable, what matters is the results - whether TWU Local 100 as an organization is on a trajectory of investment or reform. We also would like to hear the same words whether behind closed doors or in public.

We wish success in urgent matters however we cannot deny that there may be some different view points which is healthy for our TWU Local 100. We are a labor organization and we would love to restore our prominence and fortunes however there are concerns that should be addressed that closely will benefit the membership. It is important that we should listen to what the membership desire.