▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁Category : TC ▁Energy <0x0A> </s> ▁Roger ▁T ouss aint ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁in ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ) ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Transport ▁Work ers ▁Union ▁( TW U ) ▁Local ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ▁employees ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Str ateg ic ▁Pl anning ▁for ▁the ▁parent ▁union , ▁an ▁international ▁organization . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁T ouss aint ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago , ▁Tr in b agon ian ▁also ▁American ized ▁as ▁Tr ini ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁He ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁College , ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁blue - col lar ▁jobs ▁including ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁wel der . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁( M TA ) ▁as ▁a ▁cleaner ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁track ▁worker ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Work er ▁activ ism ▁D iss atisf ied ▁with ▁working ▁conditions ▁at ▁the ▁Trans it ▁Author ity , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁track ▁workers ▁started ▁a ▁news letter ▁called ▁" On ▁Track " ▁which ▁highlight ed ▁worker ▁gr iev ances . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁formal ▁union ▁member ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 0