It is rumored that Thomas Creegan has assembled his prospective top four running mates for union wide offices in the following manner: Thomas Creegan - president, Ainsley Stewart - secretary treasurer, John Mooney - Administrative vice president, and Evelyn Figeroa as recording secretary. Many have observed that Israel Rivera Jr is the puppeteer behind the scene.
Many speculated that Israel Rivera Jr (the former secretary treasurer of TWU Local 100 who was removed from office for improper use of membership funds, awarding Ms. Baum a service contract and was excluded from running for office) has never moved on but rather he has dreams to recapture TWU Local 100 through this group. In addition to secure control in the event there is a difference of opinion, discord, division, dispute or disagreement with Thomas Creegan - Israel Rivera Jr will still have some sort of control over this group thru Ms. Evelyn Figeroa.
It is rumored those old timers - Ainsely Stewart and John Mooney, that their time has passed and maybe this is their last hooray to try to catch the old glory of the days bygone. Maybe those old timers want to make themselves relevant in the upcoming election and do not want to fade away like everyone else and retire. In Mooney’s case maybe he needs two more years to be on a union payroll so he can be able to collect on the TWU Local 100 pension that requires five years of service - he has been at the union hall for three years previously. Ainsley has lost elections before as recently as in May 2012 in the reelection of delegates to the International (under the supervision of DOL) in which he championed but came out empty handed from his department. He likes to sue people - he sued Toussaint, the members, and the TWU International. Had a law suit brought about non-payment of wages by Toussaint. Settled out of court to the tune of almost $400,000.
One thing to be noted about Thomas Creegan, and his team is that they have been missing in almost all the activities that combats our employer against laying off over one thousand (1000) in 2010 of our fellow co workers. They were also against the solidarity fund, and as usual they were missing in the first National Conference on Transit Worker Assault.
Many have observed those inferior quality cartoon production (star war cartoons, the chicken dancing etc.) which have made them irrelevant and a joke that no one takes them seriously - (however there are the rare cases where comedians such as Sacha Baron are taken seriously such as in his latest movie as a Dictator). In additon to their lackey the conductor who does not know right from wrong and who could not face a co worker and challenge him. But rather he preferred to cross the line of ethics by his cowardly act of attacking the elderly parents (who have no relationship to NYCTA or TWU Local 100) in their home by dumping negative materials about their child instead of facing off his fellow co worker.
What do you think about this group do they have your interest in mind? If they couldn’t protect their buddy (Israel Rivera Jr) how can they protect the members?
The question I have about both groups you have mentioned is just where will they find candidates to run in the variuos departmental and Divisional elections?
ReplyDeleteIt is rumored that thier plan is to run only a top 11 (7 Vps and a top 4) and an executive board group.
Yes, this would give them control of the Union having top officers and eboard positions (if they won) but what kind of message does it send to the members?
It really says:
We don't care about your work conditions but only want to control your Union.
I think that if every slate does not have a nearly full compliment of divisonal and secion officers in it they can be seen as defective and not worthy of consideration when voting.
Any slate that does not have a nearly full complement will be just another administration where poitical infighting will be the order of the day.
That is something that few members want or need.