As you all are aware, Local 2372 held Officer’s Election in June of this year and the membership granted the Francois Administration another term in office.
Recently, the highest court in the State of New York, the New York State Court of Appeals, ruled in favor of Local 372 and against Paul Brathwaite and Anthony Gordon, two Local 372 Members.
The most pro-worker president in our lifetimes delivered the most pro-worker State of the Union address in recent memory.
Here are just a few highlights from President Joe Biden’s Tuesday night speech:
1. On the remarkable job growth of the last two years: 12 million new jobs are more than any previous president has created in four years in office. “Jobs are coming back, pride is coming back, because choices we made in the last several years,” Biden said.
Visitors to New York City’s public schools will no longer have to be vaccinated, ending a year-and-a-half-old rule that had kept some parents out of school functions, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.
In January 1993, Joann Mapp shared a powerful message on a conference call with newly elected President Bill Clinton. Mapp, a keypunch operator at the Philadelphia City Police Department and a member of AFSCME Local 1637 (District Council 33), was a single mother to 5-year-old twins.
The following is adapted from remarks delivered by President Saunders at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor’s Martin Luther King Day Breakfast on January 14, 2023.
Union family, it’s a great honor to spend this special day with you, as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as we reflect on his sacrifice and recommit to his work.
