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“Many are now afraid to sign up for insurance because of President Trump’s agenda against immigrants.”

July 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Candido “Candy” Ramos, Certified Application Counselor, Local 1549 Photo: Clarence Elie-Rivera One of the worst feelings possible is when you are in need of help and [...]

“The more I get involved with my union, the more I grow.”

July 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Rhonda Carter, Patient Care Associate, Local 420 “The more I get involved with my union, the more I grow.” I am a Patient Care Associate at Kings County [...]

Breaking point

July 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Sammy Kamara was 7 when his parents sent him to live with an uncle in Monrovia, Liberia, to learn English with hopes for a better life. The uncle [...]

Ready for the Summer

June 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

By DIANE S. WILLIAMS To be ready for the summer, the Parks and Recreation Dept. got an early start. Its Municipal Lifeguard Training Program helped 350 fresh-faced teens [...]

“Even Living in Less Than Ideal Circumstances, You Can Have a Healthy and Happy Baby”

June 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sandra Steiner, Nurse Home Visitor, Local 436 As a Nurse Home Visitor, there’s never a typical day on the job. I could be visiting a client at a homeless shelter, a foster [...]

“I Look Forward to Helping Union Members on the Job”

June 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Stacey Peyton, Records Access Officer, Local 1359 Do you remember that Verizon wireless commercial? The one where the guy would say “Can you hear me now?” And he would [...]

“You have to help and you have to heal. You have to give kind words to help people through the day.”

May 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Clerical Associate 3 Olivia Crum-Owens, Local 1549 Photo: Clarence Elie-Rivera I wanted to be like Nurse Hardy on the TV show General Hospital, so I enrolled in SEEK, a jobs [...]

“Being in a labor union means protecting an important American institution and the middle class.”

May 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sr. Landscape Architect Ricardo Hinckle, Local 375 As a Senior Landscape Architect, I supervise a staff of seven others, making sure that their projects are completed [...]

“I plan to encourage my grandchildren to become union members. That means fighting now to make sure the labor movement is still alive.”

May 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Pam Sage, Clerical Associate 3, Local 1549 If you ever have the opportunity to take on new experiences that you can learn from and help people through, take it. That is the [...]

“We try to put together an action plan for the family”

April 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

La’Nette Murphy, Parent Coordinator, Local 372 PS 15 is in the Lower East Side in District 1. I’ve been working there for 14 years as a Parent Coordinator. We have a [...]

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