Career
2005 strike action
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. Election for Recording Secretary of the Union
In December 2006, John Mooney ran for Recording Secretary under the Union Democracy slate and came in third behind Roger Toussaint"s One Union slate, and the Rail & Business United slate. He has since gone back to working as a station agent in Brooklyn and will not be seeking an elected position in 2009.
Mooney resides in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn.
He often appears as a guest on the John Baxter Show, on Brooklyn Community Access Television.