John Mooney (activist)

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

He resides in the Sheepshead Bay Section of Brooklyn. He is a great champion of 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 went on TV saying, "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."

Mooney was one of only four members of the Executive Committee of Local 100 who voted to continue the strike.

Mooney is a registered member of the Independence Party of New York.

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.