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vice president is facing a union trial Friday on claims he improperly tried to discipline a bus driver for allegedly cheating on his wife — who also drives a bus — with yet anotherHis alleged attempt to untangle the messy love triangle at the Fresh Pond bus depot in Ridgewood, Queens, was a case of no good deed goes unpunished, TWU Local 100 VP John Paul Patafio said, according to the union proceeding documents.
Patafio called on Gary Archibald, a bus driver and TWU Local100 vice chairman at the Fresh Pond depot, to stop cheating on his wife, Canisha Catin Mitchell, with another driver, Loshana Welcome, records show.Patafio said he intervened at the behest of Archibald’s wife — who, as a driver made a complaint to the union — and now he’s the one who’s facing disciplinary charges. Patafio — who was facing possible suspension or loss of his position — claimed he was being punished for doing the right thing.3-year-old breaks $1,600 marble table at NJ café — and mom claims they couldn't leave until she handed over credit card“His actions are an embarrassment to our union. Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, he accuses me of abusing my power,” Patafio said in a letter sent to TWU leaders in June, obtained by The Post. Patafio wrote in a letter to TWU officials that Archibald was blaming him for his philandering “like an alcoholic blaming others for causing him to drink.”Gary Archibald, a bus driver and TWU Local100 vice chairman at the Fresh Pond depot, is accused of cheating on his wife with another bus driver.He claimed there was an agreement that the other female operator — the paramour who had about a year on the job — would be reassigned to another depot and Archibald would “step away from union duties to get his personal and professional life together. Due to the sensitive nature of the problem it would be kept private,” Patafio said. Instead, Archibald turned the table and filed a complaint against Patafio on July 8 with union recording secretary Shirley Martin.“I have been out of work, and upon my return I learned that my husband, Gary Archibald, who is the Vice Chair of the Union at the depot is having an affair with another bus operator whose name is Loshana Welcome,” Mitchell claimed. “This same individual has been harassing me, and the situation has become overwhelming. I am now requesting that the harassment stop and that she stay away from him as this situation is not healthy or appropriate for anyone involved,” she said in the letter obtained by The Post. In a zinger leveled at her husband, Mitchell said, “I also note that it is inappropriate for union leaders to be involved with union members.” For his part, Archibald admitted he screwed around with another bus driver while filing his complaint against Patafio, for trying to discipline him for a personal, not a union-related issue.TWU Local 100 VP John Paul Patafio said he called bus driver Gary Archibald in an effort to stop cheating on his wife with another driver, Loshana Welcome.“I cheated on my wife. Let’s have that out in the open,” Archibald said in his July 8 complaint.“I said no…There are no accusations regarding overtime or violence,” said Archibald, adding that he and his wife “were dealing with” his cheating and marital woes.Patafio is now facing disciplinary charges for intervening in the situation and could be suspended for his actions, let alone lose his position.“He has no right to `take me out’ just because he’s the VP. No one has brought charges against me because I haven’t done anything wrong,” Archibald said. Archibald also claimed Patafio also was trying to “intimidate” him because he endorsed a union candidate he opposed. In a July 25 letter to the TWU Local 100 executive board, union counsel Denis Engel recommended that Patafio face a union trial because the complaint, if true, violates its constitution. “Archibald’s assertion, that Patafio has no right to remove him from office, is accurate,” Engel said. The union lawyer also said that Archibald’s claim Patafio was “exposing a personal matter as a coercion” to resign or agree to a suspension without charges being filed would be improper.following allegations of sexual misconduct, and Patafio said the married Archibald having sex with an underling is another black eye for the union.He said Archibald’s wife called him because “she was desperate to have her problem addressed.” Mitchell declined to comment and a woman who identified herself as Loshana Welcome also declined when a Post reporter called Thursday. Archibald did not return requests for comment. A TWU Local 100 rep said, “Internal charges have been filed against a vice president, and the matter is being handled through a trial process outlined in our Constitution and Bylaws. We have no further comment at this time.”Trillions of microplastics are released by this super-popular cleaning tool every month3-year-old breaks $1,600 marble table at NJ café -- and mom claims they couldn't leave until she handed over credit cardABC News anchor reveals she was 'jumped' by a ‘half-dressed’ vagrant in DC: 'We're all experiencing it firsthand'Inside ‘Gold Bar’ Bob Menendez’s most brazen abuse of power — and how he helped cover up a journalist’s murderBrooks Nader rocks nothing but thong bikini bottoms during fun-filled getaway in ItalyKate Gosselin seemingly denies she caused her kids’ estrangement following son Collin’s viral TikTokGary Archibald, a bus driver and TWU Local100 vice chairman at the Fresh Pond depot, is accused of cheating on his wife with another bus driver.TWU Local 100 VP John Paul Patafio said he called bus driver Gary Archibald in an effort to stop cheating on his wife with another driver, Loshana Welcome.Patafio is now facing disciplinary charges for intervening in the situation and could be suspended for his actions, let alone lose his position.
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