Law officials are still trying to unravel how much Big Labor was involved in money shenanigans during the recent election cycle. The Manhattan DA’s office has opened a probe into the Transport Workers Union Local 100, attempting to ascertain whether the union local’s new boss, John Samuelsen, mishandled some of the $400,000 pot of political money. The probe started when documents were allegedly handed over by an employee recently fired by Samuelsen. “This is all political nonsense,” Samuelsen said. “Everything I’ve done was done responsibly and within the boundaries of the union’s constitution.” That may be true. Unfortunately for Samuelson, being within the boundaries of the union’s constitution isn’t quite the same thing as being legal.
