By Terri West, The Jersey Journal
Assemblyman William Sampson IV has been removed from his job as a port worker in Bayonne after the commission overseeing his work determined he wasn’t showing up enough.
Sampson, who’s finishing up his first year in the state Assembly where he represents Bayonne and part of Jersey City,was removed from the longshoremen’s register by the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor for what it considered “excessive absenteeism,” according to a Waterfront Commission news release.
NJ Globe first reported the commission’s order, which was issued on Dec. 21.
Sampson did not work meet work and work availability requirements between January and June, the commission said, which Sampson partially attributed to his commitments as an elected official. He said he plans to appeal the commission’s decision.
The commission oversees the hiring process for dock workers and the removal process for employees who regularly fail to work without good cause. Sampson had been working at Bayonne Container Terminal as a crane operator.
Sampson claimed the commission’s decision was an attempt at retribution since New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has argued that the commission is no longer needed.
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