John Samuelsen Elected International President of the TWU
SEPTEMBER 26, LAS VEGAS -- TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen won election today as International President of the Transport Workers Union of America, a post he has been filling since the resignation of former President Harry Lombardo earlier this year. In delegate voting by the representatives of TWU locals from across the nation, Samuelsen won by 364 votes over former Local 100 Car Equipment Department Division Chair Joe Campbell, who received 36 votes. The voting took place as part of the business of the 25th Constitutional Convention of the TWU. Read the full story in the Daily News here.