Charles Ayala

Members Rebuilding TWU

John Samuelsen and his administration is attempting to deceive you into allowing him to give away benefits won in previous contracts

Take notice of John and his administration going around trying

to get you to pick the five most important items to you. The

choices are wages, health benefits, retires benefits, pick and

schedules, promotional opportunity, childcare/maternity,

vacation/sick, job security, defend 25/55 pension and dignity on

job/discipline/sick control. Remember we won the following in previous

contracts: wages, health benefits on a 1.5 on you base pay,

some departments have pick language in the contract, the

apprentice program that allows you to get training for a

higher position, childcare and maternity leave, vacation/ and

additional sick leave usage, 25/55 pension and dignity on the job.

The question is why is John and his administration looking to

have discussions on the things we won in the past. The answer

is give backs. Those of you who have been paying close

attention to John and his administration take notice

that he gave back with no fight back items such as: job security(

our members were laid off and their was no fight back), NO

union presence on the job (out goes your dignity on the

job), elimination of the apprentices program (last year after

an apprentice class graduation, all those who graduated were

told that they had to return to their original position) there goes

the promotional opportunity. These are a few examples

of givebacks with no fight back by John and his

administration. Members have a right to hold John and his

administration for promises made during his campaign.  Let us

not forget his promises: Universal pass ( so members may ride

on other subway and bus system or over bridges) NO Layoff,

Prevailing wages????

DON'T BE BAMBOOZLED into allowing John and his

administration to discuss benefits already won in

previous contracts. For documentation on what we won in previous contract call me at 646-301-4411 or e-mail me at membersrebuildingtwu@gmail.com.