The case against TWU Local 100 brought by the Department of Labor that was based on Ainsley Stewart with the help of insider (former Secretary Treasurer) complaint to the Department of Labor against TWU Local 100 concerning the delegates to the convention in the 2009 election that were in bad standing which later on revealed that there were additional officers in bad standing. All of those who were in bad standing for numerous reasons paid up their back dues and now they are in good standing.
Then the Department of Labor brought an action against TWU at the Federal Court - United States District Court, Southern District of New York. Fast forward the parties came to a ‘stipulation and order of settlement’ that was entered on November 21, 2011- which dictated the following - a) a new supervised election, b) TWU did not violate Title IV of the Act in the 2009 election, c) that each party should bear its own costs, fees and other expenses. Many observed that this case costed TWU tremendous amount of resources that could have been used in other well deserving venues such as childcare funds, widows and orphans funds, scholarships and union assistance programs.
The stipulation was clear that TWU Local 100 will conduct ‘supervised election’ under the supervision of Secretary of Department of Labor. Many departments now are doing that to fulfill that requirement. Further the elections are going so well in an exemplary fashion in all the departments.
At the Station Department election an interloper who is a member of Car Equipment Department - CED made a ruckus, he was warned by Station Department officers and by the Election Department that he was out of order. Many observed that he is a dunce, a useless one who did not observe the road rules that are granted for guests when visiting other department meetings or elections.
One wonders what motivated this minnow from CED to make a fool of himself, a clown, many who were there questioned his mental faculties. Can you guess who he was - in other words who was the clown from CED?
being at the meeting I do know who you were reffering to. But my question is: what purpose did it serve?
ReplyDeleteIf it was to disrupt the meeting, station meetings are always loud and boisterous.
If it was to spy on who is making the most noise
there were only 27 total people in both meetings and 15 in the ams and 12 in the pms.
Mostly officers.
seems llike a waste of time and effort.
I guess one thing is for certain
election time is drawing near.