We know where he was

Kevin Harrington vice president of rapid transits operation was at the rat-free campaign at Parson/Archer subway station instead of going to the Bronx courthouse to hear the attacker of the motorman Darryl George - Arrocho, Richard theatrics in the courtroom.

It is a worthy cause for New Yorkers to have a rat free subway however New York City is infested with rats. How can you eliminate rats who will escape to safe havens of the sewer underneath? In addition to emerge later on once the rat poison wears out. Whether there is a nexus between rats and the contract of 2012 that is not clear. It may be a worthy cause on the health side however even with the employment of more cleaners rats will be around.

However Kevin Harrington who likes to talk a lot about solidarity was absent at the Bronx court house. Many of you have known him as a talkative, long winded Harrington who likes to hear himself talk however he was missing in the Bronx courthouse. He will talk a lot about rats but he will never talk about why he was not present in the Bronx courthouse. Here we speculate maybe John E Samuelsen gave him an excuse not to attend the hearing.

We know where he was

Many of you who wanted to know why and where John E Samuelsen president of TWU Local 100 Take Backward Our Union TBOU was for not attending the case arraignment of the attacker of the bus operator Marlene Bien-Aime at The Bronx County Hall of Justice on Monday, September 12, 2011.

Here is what we found out, as diversionary tactic John E Samuelsen created a rally to take the vestibule of 180 Livingston St, where NYC Transit Human Resources Offices are located. As many of you who have passed thru those doors know the vestibule is not guarded by armed police but rather by security guards who handle everyone with kid gloves. The rally was for a brief moment in addition those who were there ready to cover the action were ready with the cameras and flashes, we know John E Samuelsen works them well. 

We would advice John E Samuelsen that he should show his true colors by heading to Jay H Walder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer office located at 347 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3739 and take over the vestibule. Walder’s office is fair matter however we can guarantee that John E Samuelsen will never lead or stage a flash mob or even dare take the vestibule of 347 Madison Avenue. What are the odds that John E Samuelsen will head to take over the vestibule of 347 Madison Avenue - it wont happen. We know he would bark up the wrong tree at 180 Livingston St, Brooklyn.

The reason for raising this fuss is the change of health providers which resulted in lowering the level of coverage among the membership of the TWU Local 100. However that is kind of late why not tackle it since January 2011? Secondly Ms. Benita Johnson handled the ‘equal or better’ medical grievance arbitration - any word? Third if the arbitrator will release his decision today we will know the outcome, fourth last year (2010) the management consulted TWU Local 100 on the change of the provider. TWU Local 100 sent a delegation of two members - what did they acquiesce to? Do you know who those two were? - one is considered the right hand of John E Samuelsen who is the vice president and the other is special assistant to the president.