Executive board

In June 2013 the executive board of TWU Local 100 endorsed Bill Thompson for the upcoming election for the office of Mayor of New York City.

It was not clear whether the executive board took into consideration the conundrum that bus operators endure daily such as the following; a) jay walking (illegal or reckless pedestrian crossing of a roadway) and whether Bill Thompson will enforce the laws against jay walking?, b)bus only lane, whether he will enforce the law against: i)trucks, ii)those who are waiting for a parking space, iii)bicyclist blocking the bus lane, c)whether he will increase the number of camera enforcement in the bus lane? Those are simple observations that the executive board should have championed since we are in the transportation industry.

It is not clear whether the executive board looked at those above issues that concern its own members. The other side of the coin is that the executive board should not be blind and insensitive by hearing one side of the story and by excluding others who desire the same office. The executive board should treat all as equal otherwise it sends the wrong message.

It is not fair to not extend an invitation to Joe Lhota to address the executive board who are also running for the same office. We hope that the executive board will invite Joe Lhota and have an exchange of ideas or at the minimum listen to what he can offer - if in the event he becomes the next Mayor of New York City.