Who speaks up for the MTA?

One day we heard Joseph Lhota say that he wants to get along with TWU Local 100. Now he has to prove that by firing superintendent Anthony Bartolotta. If Joseph Lhota cannot fire Anthony Bartolotta, then Bartolotta clearly has too much power, which will then be evident to the TWU Local 100 members who want some rebalancing of power between the blue collar and white collar - it’s complete mug; Joseph Lhota does not want rebalancing at all.

Why doesn’t Joseph Lhota come clean about the split between himself and the white collar? It is clear Joseph Lhota is unable to fire Anthony Bartolotta, showing that Lhota is a paper tiger. Maybe Lhota is an outsider which should offer a clue to the lack of depth of powers. Maybe Lhota does not need to win the respect and admiration of TWU Local 100 members by allowing Anthony Bartolotta to stay on.

This is an important event to the members of TWU Local 100, and we are showing a united front against Anthony Bartolotta as well as his unacceptable events - we condemn his actions. Letting TWU Local 100 members do their work unhindered is the objective of any reasonable human being. We here in why did you join the union believe that the actions of Anthony Bartolotta rise to a level of cowardice. Pure and simple, there is no excuse for it. 

We will not put up with this in our TWU Local 100, we will not allow a culture of fear to exist among our fellow members. We will do whatever it takes to restore the balance of power between the blue collar and white collar, to bring order at the workplace.

First lets be clear about the sequence of the events. It is true that TWU Local 100 is in a contract negotiations with the MTA. Clearly there is a give and take between TWU Local 100 and MTA. Clearly the contract negotiations are not easy, and we are not going to give anything to MTA, however this is not an excuse for the opportunist white collar thugs to create disharmony at the workplace. It is completely wrong to allow those white collar thugs to exist at the workplace.

It is completely preposterous for any opportunist white collar thug to suggest that this is the work of a single employee - in the recent days, TWU Local 100 members have shown incredible restraint and bravery; they deserve support and thanks.