Charles Ayala Members Rebuilding TWU Toussaint Speaks on Ineligible Elected Reps (SCABS) That John Samuelsen is Protecting  To: John Samuelsen, TWU Local 100 From: Roger Toussaint, President TWU Local 100 (2001 - 2009) cc: Local 100 Officers John, I have seen the fliers you had sent out to TWU Locals and posted widely on Local 100 properties by your staff where your closest supporters are claiming that the 2009 Convention elections were rigged by me. I also know that, while your posture is that you are officially "mute" on the subject as reported by the Chief newspaper,  your personal representatives such as Jim Gannon and others have been working the press to echo that story.   That's on you. Here is my response.  John as you know, on March 12th, 2010 documents were produced by your administration ("Bursar's Office") which were delivered to the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) by your counsel, Larry Cary, regarding the dues status of Local 100 members who ran for the position of delegates to the TWU 21st Constitutional Convention held in 2009.  Pursuant to the Local 100 by laws, the Convention elections and the Local 100 Officer elections were held simultaneously in June of 2009. The dues qualification requirements for delegate to the Convention mirrored the requirements for Local 100 representatives and officers - a requirement of one year of continuous good standing prior to the election.  Put simply, anyone who was ineligible to run for delegate to the convention would also be ineligible to run for office then or hold office at Local 100 now.   The documents which your administration delivered to the DOL indicted dozens of individuals, at least 41 that I am aware of, as being in bad standing during the period in question.  Those documents included of one your closest personal advisors, Tony Utano who is currently Vice President of MOW department, and would have been ineligible to run or much less hold that office.  The documents you had sent to the DOL also included Pete Foley, your current Director of Bargaining Unit Protection; Jay Carrasco (Track division); Dominick Spagnola (LES); Derrick Echerrivia and Paul Piazza ( senior Station Division officers); Josh Friedstein (RTO)  all of whom are know as being among your major supporters -- and many others.