Mooney explained that he had become a member of the TWU Executive Board by running an outside campaign and defeating the official candidate for that position.
Mooney champions the rights of the common man, accordingly he objected strenuously on December 22, 2005, when Local 100 led by Roger Toussaint declared an end to the three-day strike.
Mooney was one of only 4 of the 42 members of the Executive Committee of Local 100 who voted to continue the strike.
[1] When asked for his opinion on Roger Toussaint's decision to end the 3 day strike "It's a disgrace.
He often appears as a guest on the John Baxter Show, on Brooklyn Community Access Television.