John Mooney (activist)

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residence = Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
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John Mooney (b. September 4, 1966) is a Vice-President of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100, the union of New York City Transit Authority employees in New York City. He is currently running for Recording Secretary of the Union under the Union Democracy slate.

Trade Union work

Mooney explained that he had become a member of the TWU Executive Board by running an outside campaign and defeating the official candidate for that position.

2005 strike action

Mooney champions the rights of the common man, accordingly he objected strenuously on December 22, 2005, when Local 100 led by Roger Toussaint declared an end to the three-day strike. Mooney was one of only 4 of the 42 members of the Executive Committee of Local 100 who voted to continue the strike. [cite news | first=Corey | last=Kilgannon | coauthors= | title=Union Dissidents Say Transit Leader Gave Away Too Much | date=January 3, 2006 | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/03transit.html?_r=1&oref=slogin | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-19 | language = ]

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quote="When asked for his opinion on Roger Toussaint's decision to end the 3 day strike " "It's a disgrace. We had their backs against the wall. We were going to win. They had no choice but to give in to our demands. Then, they called off the strike. They did not give us any details. I was not allowed to speak."|source=John Mooney on a TV interview (2005)|align=right|width=50%

Election for Recording Secretary of the Union

Mooney promises that, if elected, he will lead the Transit Workers back out on strike. He is not given much chance to win the election, however.Fact|date=September 2008

Personal life

Mooney resides in the Sheepshead Bay Section of Brooklyn. Mooney is a registered member of the Independence Party of New York.

He often appears as a guest on the John Baxter Show, on Brooklyn Community Access Television.

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* 1966 New York City transit strike
* 1980 New York City transit strike
* Trade unions

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