“People agree and disagree and disagreement is the sign of a strong organization. There are many times when my recommendations have not been implemented.” That is the New York Yankees there is no question it is a strong organization. Unfortunately in TWU Local 100 under president John Samuelsen, the behavior of kicking people out due to disagreement is a sign of weak organization. We understand that president John Samuelsen won the election, thus he can govern in any form he prefers without a question regardless if it is weakening TWU Local 100, however this is not acceptable. 

Last Year 2010 Kevin Harrington with Steve Downs wanted to settle old score by trying to kick out Ms. Terry Adams. First they removed her name, then they closed her email account after they implemented a phony nomination of Ms. Watts (who was their chosen one by blasting her photo all over the place - that naked aggression could not go without a response). We were excited when we stopped them in their devious plan - we would have loved if the TWU Local 100 implemented the Yankees policy of no facial hair so those two could be clean shaven for their ill behavior that will not be forgotten.

Currently Tony Utano has recommended John V Chiarello to the Track Safety Task Force. This was based on Chiarello asking, which was absurd - imagine in any organization if a person asks to be appointed to certain position - while that position is occupied in capable hands of Tommy Creegan without a blemish on his TSTF status, then it is ridiculous. The same pattern of behavior that the grand vizier Steve Downs applied to Ms. Terry Adams is being copied by Tony Utano who has shut email account of Mr. Creegan - now advancing their chosen one. However this is a naked that aggression should not go without a response.

Utano’s recommendation is as phony as a three dollar bill. It is based on ‘advancing their safety issues’ there is no indication that Tommy Creegan is not capable of advancing safety issues, or whether in the past he has been neglectful. It is not far fetched that the incompetent president John Samuelsen will appoint his yes man to the TSTF. However, we know this is repeat of Ms. Terry Adams - we here in why did you join the union will say no to Tony Utano’s recommendation.

A recommendation to our fellow co workers who are at the unionhall - do not accept the local cell phones, emails accounts or even business cards - do buy your own cell phone so grand vizier Steve Downs cannot know whom you talk too. Have a free email account from google, so he will not be able to close the account or review your content, lastly buy your own business cards for $9.99. Clearly the membership is showing the signs of Samuelsen fatigue by their shenanigans. There is no question that the membership’s response would be to shift to different direction.

No to Samuelsen's $5 policy

(5*52*39000=10140000)
Numbers don’t lie. What are those figures? Those have been dictated by Generalissimo Francisco Franco and his lackeys to the commoners [due to the fact they erroneously believe they can rule by divine powers and we the commoners have no input]. The issue at hand is the health insurance of the laid off members and how Samuelsen and the executive board have come up with this fools rush in where common sense fears to tread.

So what are the above figures? Well Samuelsen wants you to give him ten million dollars annually. His idea is so far off-the-wall that it warrants a response, and in fact actually shows unfortunately how mentally challenged Samuelsen is. Samuelsen wants you to voluntarily contribute $5 a week times 52 weeks in a year times 39000 which is the number of the membership. This calculation comes out to a whopping $10,140,000 try it on any calculator and the numbers wont lie.

Now this idea may appear to be as noble as to help out our laid off brethren in solidarity but you are able to see clearly how Samuelsen has mastered the derivative schemes of Wall street from West End Avenue while the economy is in it downward spiral. There are many questions that arose from this $5 front such as why and what factors is it for a specific period or infinite? how many of the laid off members have requested health care insurance coverage? It is honorable to aid our laid off brethren, however you have to think of the current membership, retirees, the deceased members and their families who need health care insurance which have to be included but that does not interest Samuelsen.

We know our employer currently is auditing the membership with the intentions of excluding family members and even children who are in college however that does not interest Sameulsen. Retirees who cannot afford health care insurance for their family members and deceased family members who cannot afford health care insurance also don’t interest Samuelsen. So what is Samuelsen interested in? Clearly he wants ten million dollars annually - we smell a $200 bagel and $20,000 worth of fresh sushi.

Several insurance companies have provided quotes for a group of 1000 members, health insurance coverage to be less than a million dollars annually. Samuelsen wants ten million dollars and what would the difference in nine million dollars be used for? Let your imagination run wild here. West End Avenue economy market seems to go up against the reality. It is clear Samuelsen’s $5 health insurance policy is discriminatory and is not inclusive since it does not include current membership - young adult children, retirees family members and deceased family members. The common sense would dictate TWU Local 100 should pick up the cost initially then after it should ask the membership for contribution.

No blank check should be given to Samuelsen.