, ▁amid ▁heavy ▁criticism , ▁T ouss aint ▁decided ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁T ouss aint ▁hand – p icked ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate , ▁Curt is ▁T ate , ▁to ▁run . ▁ ▁Form er ▁T ouss aint ▁al ly ▁John ▁Sam u elsen ▁hand ily ▁defeated ▁T ate ▁and ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁T W U ▁Local ▁ 1 0 0 ▁effective ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁strike ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁T ouss aint ▁announced ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁trans it ▁strike ▁after ▁a ▁prot ract ed ▁contract ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Trans it ▁Author ity , ▁concerning ▁worker ▁sal aries , ▁ret irement ▁age , ▁p ensions , ▁and ▁working ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁M TA ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁p ension ▁benefits ▁for ▁public ▁employees ▁and ▁the ▁strike ▁were ▁illegal , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁State ' s ▁Taylor ▁Law . ▁State ▁Justice ▁The odore ▁Jones ▁f ined ▁the ▁union ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁dollars ▁and ▁susp ension ▁of ▁automatic ▁dues ▁dedu ctions ▁to ▁all ▁members ▁for ▁striking . ▁He ▁also ▁sent enced ▁T ouss aint ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁in ▁j ail , ▁which ▁began ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁good ▁behavior , ▁T