Some executive board members and workers from New York City's transit workers' union yesterday accused their union president, Roger Toussaint, of making too many concessions in the settlement he signed last week with the MTA. The dissidents claim that Mr. Toussaint had given in to the authority on major issues, especially an agreement to have workers contribute toward their health insurance premiums. They also complain that Mr. Toussaint had negotiated in private.
See "Union Dissidents Say Transit Leader Gave Away Too Much", Corey Kilgannon, The New York Times, January 2, 2006