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CommuniqueSeptember/October 2010
Local 1180, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
A union is a way of doing something together you cant do alone. Utah Phillips (1935-2008)
Th assalt n dcracy pages 67
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Official Publication
New York Administrative Employees L ocal 1180
Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
6 Harrison Street, 4th Fl., New York, NY 10013-2898
http://www.cwa1180.org
Telephone: 212-226-6565
Security Benefits: 212-966-5353Retiree Benefits: 212-966-5353
Claim Forms Hotline: 212-925-1091
Retiree Division: 212-226-5800
Tape Messa ge: 212-226-1180
For out-of-town retirees:
Retiree Division: 800 -801-2882
Retiree Benefits: 888-966-5353
Executive Board
Arthur Cheliotes,President
Linda Jenkins, 1st Vice President
William F. Henning, Jr., 2nd Vice President
Gloria Middleton,Secretary-Treasurer
Gwen Richardson,Recording Secretary
Members-at-large
Gerald Brown, Charles Garcia, Alan Goldblatt,
Michael Lamb, Harlan Reid, Georgina Strickland,
Lenora Smith, Clarona Williams, Hazel Worley
Gary Schoichet,Editor
Margarita Aguilar,DesignPrinted by Content Critical
800 Central Blvd., Carlstadt, N.J. 07072
C o m m u n i q u e
Afe caefl csdea e Execve Bad f CWA Lcal 1180 as
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Demcac Pay Pmay.
United States Congress: House of Representatives
DiStriCt CAnDiDAtE Borough5 C.D. gay L. Ackema Qees
6 C.D. gey W. Meeks Qees
7 C.D. Jsep Cwley Qees ad e Bx
8 C.D. Jeld L. nadle Maaa ad Bkly
9 C.D. Ay P. Wee Qees ad Bkly
10 C.D. Ed tws Bkly
11 C.D. Yvee D. Clake Bkly
12 C.D. nyda M. Velazqez Maaa, Bkly ad Qees
13 C.D. Mcael E. McMa Bkly ad Sae islad
14 C.D. Caly B. Maley Maaa ad Qees
15 C.D. Cales B. rael Maaa ad Bx
16 C.D. Jse E. Sea Bx
17 C.D. El L. Eel Bx
New York State Senate
DiStriCt CAnDiDAtE Borough
12 S.D. Mcael gaas Qees
10 S.D. Sley hley Qees
18 S.D. Velmaee Mmey Bkly
19 S.D. J L. Samps Bkly
30 S.D. Bll Peks Maaa
31s S.D. Ada Espalla Maaa ad e Bx
33d S.D. gsav rvea Bx
New York State Assembly
DiStriCt CAnDiDAtE Borough
25 A.D. ry Lacma Qees
35 A.D. Jeff L. Aby Qees
36 A.D. Aavella Smas Qees
42d A.D. rda Jacbs Bkly
68 A.D. rbe rdez Maaa
72d A.D. gllem Laes Maaa/ Bx
73d A.D. ge Ldal Maaa
79 A.D. Ec Seves Bx
86 A.D. n edseme Bx
2010 Candidates EndorsementWrkplac LitracyPrgra
The Education Committee is
accepting registrations or the
Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Workplace
Literacy Program. For details,
www.cwa1180.organd click onTraining.
Cancr srvivrsting
Beginning in September a cancer
survivors group will meet at Local
1180 on a monthly basis. The
rst meeting will be on Monday,
September 27 at 6 PM in the
3rd foor conerence room. The
meeting will be led by Tonya
Mackey, Mary Alston, and Arte
Pearson who were eatured in the
March/April Communique cover
article Cancer. Illness. Baldness.
Sel image. The meeting is open
to all cancer survivors. President
Arthur Cheliotes, a cancer
survivor, will attend the meeting.
A NOTE ABOUT THEWEBSITE
We promised you a tour o
Local 1180s new website
but because it is still being
tweaked and improved we
are waiting or the November/
December issue.
Anthony Weiner, 9th C.D., Queens and Brooklyn, at a press conference in supportof Books and Rattles members.
Jerrold Nadler, 8th C.D., Manhattanand Brooklyn.
Aravella Simotas in 36th A.D., Queens.
Garyschoichet
Gustavo Rivera (center and inset), 33rd S.D., Bronx, is looking to unseat Pedro Espada who really
needs to be unseated for the health of New York State.
photos:Garyschoichet
Garyschoichet
Velmanette Montgomery, 18th S.D,
Brooklyn.
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e me ad i was vey plcally
acve s k sme me ealze
a we ey wee alk wk-
famles Ameca ey wee
alk ab famles lke me.
i cllee ad adae scl
my eess wee Fec ad ps
clal sdes. i leaed abe vey fae aspecs f
clalsm ad w afe de-
pedece e ces f n
ad Wes Afca ae sll cmba
sses fm clal mes lke e-
c ess, e ably access
e aal esces, ad e
pessece f dcas.
What are your day to day respon-
sibilities at Human Rights First?
As a Pam Asscae f e
refee Pec Pam i elp
cles seek asylm e newYk ad new Jesey aea. i eval-
ae e asylm clams ad f we
ae able ake a cle e p-
am we pvde em w a eam
f p b lawyes w wk
paesp w s fllw em
e asylm. oce ey
e asylm we elp em e e
famles ve.
What are your interests outside
of work?
i dsace, maas, ad am
cely a f a fll ead i ave always bee a eally b
fc eade. i e bs.
osde f wk ad my
lfe id say se ae my w s
ive always maaed.
Where are you headed with your
life?
i wld lke eveally wk
w peple w ae dsplaced
ee Wes Afca e h
f Afca e bealf f e uS
veme e ued nas
h Cmmsse f refees ae ngo. Afe a i d
kw. i wld be ce ave a
famly ad ase em clse my
famly Bs.
What would be your message to
your fellow members?
Please d y bes e me
y peple vlved. tee ae a
l f mscceps ab s
ad wa ey d ad e bee-
fs. i k a l f s dve by e
meda. te me y peple a
e vlved e ease wll be ssa a s lab mveme
e ued Saes f yeas cme.
3S e ptember /OctOber 10
By Chude Mondlane
Sara FastHuman Rights First
Program Associate
What brought you to Human
Rights First?
i ave bee w hma rs
Fs sce md ocbe 2009.
Befe a i wked a a cmm-
y-based aza a efee
eseleme pam. i ad alwaysad hma rs Fs my
ada. We e Pam Asscae
ps came p e refee
Pec Pam i appled f .
What made you run for Shop
Steward?
i was eally exced a hma
rs Fs was a sp.
Wee i wked befe was a
sp ad i cld see a
was eeded. te wma w ad
lef e jb i k was a sp sewad
ad e ps eeded fll. Eve i was vey ew a e me i
sad wld be sme i wld
d qe apply ad i eded p
becm sp sewad by defal.
How old are you? Where are you
from?
27. i was b Bkly,
Massacses ad w lve
Bkly, new Yk.
Is your interest in organizations
that deal with social issues some-
thing your parents instilled in
you?
My paes ae defely vey
plcal. My fae dve a c-
cee ck f 30 yeas ad was a
teamse. My mm was a speec
pals pblc scls ad amembe f e eaces ad
a deleae. Se was vlved
cac eas ad we
i was cac
ea i wld smemes ve
e. Se ave me dace
w deal w my fsa. i
leaed ee ae sme csas
wee y ae ea f
eaces, cal mes, ma
s emplyees.
When did you realize that most
people did not grow up aroundthese issues?
i k adally, b i k was
ad e Bs/ge elec
a i was spsed by a l f alk
ab wk famles, wk
class, y kw, s e kd f
plcal emly a s sed
eac elec alk ab wc
pay s bee f e wk flk
Ameca. i was scl a
Get more young peopleinvolved
union proud
Sarah Faust was excited that HRF was a union shop.
Whn thy wr talking wrking
failis in Arica thy wr talkingabt failis lik in.
What would you
have liked to do if
you didnt work for
the city?Arye SivionHealth and
Hospitals Corp.,
PAA
First I need to win
the lottery. My
goal would be to
open a gay nursing
home or I would
like to be a real estate broker.
My experience/service on my
co-op board has shown me how
important it is to have knowledge.
I know I could be successul
making presentations and selling
apartments. Another option would
be to be a New York City Council
member. I am capable o being
a leader and negotiating and
reaching agreements.
Michelle Hall-MangumHRA-CASA,
PAA
Track coach. I ran
track or August
Martin H.S. andloved to run. I
enjoyed winning,
pushing mysel, the wind
hitting my ace, the sense o
accomplishment. I also might like
to be a baker. I love baking, love
eeding my neighbors and co-
workers. Actually, both coaching
and baking make people happy as
well as making me happy.
Lisa LloydHealth &
Hospitals Corp.,PAA
An advocate.
Help people get
stu they deserve
instead o getting
stuck in a loop.
I you dont know, you dont
become successul. Id like to
help push the agenda. Id like to
help others to know how to get
things accomplished, or example
jobs or young people. Things
are not organized. For example
my daughter cant get work even
though she has working papers.
Regina McGrann is the Roving Reporter.
roving reporter Asks . .
patarnow
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ad Mss wee e sae ml-
as wee called pec al-
ad ppey ad scabs.
te slday eleme a faled
was e Bed f Eees
e ske ad c-
wk. ta m ave bee
e decd fac e ske
be bke.
125 yeas lae s sll e ses
bd, ad smemes e weakes
lk, we sle s e a.
i Wllams, psae new
Yk, slday s k as 300 fll
me wkes a e ly pla wee
Ms makes apple sace, e e
may f s ew p , ad ac
apple jce cceae, ave bee
ske sce Mac becase
eas Ms decded a
e wkes wee mak mc
mey ad was em ve back
waes, pay me f eal s-
ace, ad ake a 20 pece c
401(k) cbs. te cmpa-
yD. Peppe Sapple gp
eaed $555 mll 2009 ad e
CEo eceved a 113 pece cease
cmpesa $6.5 mll
aally. Cpae eed les.
i slday, we ca sp csm-
e pdcs a clde,
besdes Ms pdcs, Sapple,
Y-, A&W ad hes
bees, Cs, Sks, hawaa
Pc, Caada Dy, Sq, rC Cla,
De re, ad Scweppes. Ad le
em kw ye d by
s webse http://www.iuf.org/
cgi-bin/campaigns/show_campaign.
cgi?c=513ad s e lee
Lay Y, CEo f D. Peppe
Sapple gp.
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Communique we wll ce s
slday ead.
Slday ca be easy.
w [a deal asssa]. ts c-
ced e pesece f saff ad
paes; ad (3) o ab
Febay 28, 2007 y welcmed
va f.
Smemes caes ae e
ad a cleve ep wks e
mac ad e emplyee skaes.
i tes case e caes wee
false ad hhC was adama a
se was . Ad se dd
f ee yeas ad c.
Nepotism deined according to HHC
hhCs epsm plcy s: we-
eve ee ae w me ela-
ves wk e same facly,
me a e f em sall be
assed wk e same ,
eve f spevsy ela-
sp exss; ca be vlved
e emplyme f a
ea elave spevse a ea
elave; we a epsm sa
ases e emplyees vlved
ms ep ; ad s plcy
may be waved we sc a wave
wll seve e bes eess f e
Cpa. ts las db was
p , js sw a ee s
epsm ad ee s epsm.
te was accsed f ad
allw spevss spevse
e elaves. As ed ,
d e aba ea hhC
wesses aeed ee was ev-
dece a e mes ad spe-
vsed e ss.* te same wess
esfed a se ad ad w mee-
s w te ab w sepaae
cdeces f epsm. te, w
eve ell e sde f e sy
we se was fed becase hhC
dd wa ea , w ly
ecd a e aba
ea, sad ey ly me ce ad
dscssed b cases. hhCs ee
epsm case esed dcmes
sw e emplyme sas f
e mes ad ss
A e aba ea, te
eped [f] e saces
f famly membes f emplyees
wk a hhC spevsy ad
By Gary Schoichet
Conzales Turner, me a
30 yeas e jb, was fed as
dec f medcal ecds a e
reassace heal newk
May 8, 2007. o Je 8, 2010 a
aba led a se was m-
ppely emaed, ms be made
wle, ad e e jb back.
i May f 2007 Babaa McDem
was fed fm e jb as las be-
wee Belleve hspal ad s Cm-
my Advsy Bad. i Decembe
2009 a aba led a se
was mppely emaed, ms be
made wle, ad e e jb back.
[Communique, Ja/Feb 2009]
B wme eld e le f C-
da Maae, a le acceed
Lcal 1180 baely a m
befe McDems f. nee
wma ad a sy f dscple.
i was pe seas Cda
Maaes a e heal ad hs-
pals Cpa ad te ad
McDem wee am e pey.
Accd saff epeseave
LaCae hacke, a e Sep iii
ea smee hhC ealzed
a wld w aba
ad s ey added ae cae
afe se was emaed. Accd-
e cac, cmm sese
wld ell y, sce se was
le wk a hhC, sce se
was fed, ey cld add ay
me caes. Sep iiis ae a wase
f me ayway, sad hacke.
tey js bbe samp all em-
as. tes spevs es-
fed a te ad de
w. hhC pessed.
Lcal 1180 ed a aey
epese te.
The charges
hhC emaed te f ms-
cdc. Specfcally, (1) Vla
f nepsm Plcy; Y kwly
ed elaves y depa-
me; (2) iapppae cdc;
o ab Febay 28, 2007
y eaed a vebal ame
LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE 2
Fird fr
nn-cas andad whl
By Gary Schoichet
We my sse ad i wee
y, i eleve ad se
e, we made a pac.
n mae wa paes ad
s, mae wa e f s m
d, we wld sck ee. i was
s aas em. We eve waveed
e yeas we lved paes
se.
i was a ealy less slda-
y a vey pesal level. i made
sese. Famles ae bl
eqaly; ey ae bl pwe
a may be be, a may be
lv, b s sll pwe.
o scl yeas ae ae
sc pwe elasp ad e,
as we ee adlds ad e
wld f wk, we ee a-
e pwe elasp, a bewee
emplyee ad emplye.
Solidarity is unity
te wd slday cmes fm
e Fec solidarit (1841) ad
meas unity, as of a group or class,
that produces or is based on com-
munity of interests, objectives, and
standards (dcay.cm).
i e mveme slda-
y bewee wkes as bee e
ead a lds e ca ee.
W e cl s e. rbbe
ba, face, ad alad pea-
Jay gld kew we d
e gea Swes ralad Ske
f 1886 e ld sk wk-
es, i ca e e alf f e wk-
class kll e e alf. he
dd; e ed skebeakes wk
e alads, Pke deecves
beak p mees, aack sk-
es, ad eeally mdae sk
wkes, ad b e sevces f
lcal ad sae plcas texas
Solidarity is everything
United Food
and Commercial
Workers member
hands out leaet
asking consumers
not to buy Motts
products.
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cOmmun ique
sbdae pss. ts, e
Dec f ns spevses e
sse w s a se. A csdalsekeepe s a elave f e
Dec f hsekeep ad s
spevsed by e Dec.
Fighting words
D a a sess c-
ce selza pcls
ad pcede, wc e cee
s eveed, te asked e
deal asssa sp ep
ad was calleed sde.
te was accsed f say, les
e w, al se es-
fed a se sad, Y sde.
eeded becase ad faled a
ad, a deal asssa saed say-
eave s e pesee
sc a mae a became
appae se was cmpleely
f cl. We e spev-
5S e ptember /OctOber 10
A cnvrsatin with Cnzals TrnrIt never should have happened
They say I won. I was raped by HHC. Three years
o my lie. I was glad to be out, but I was screwed.
Royally. Like in Macys windows with red curtains.
Ive been working most o my adult lie. I was glad to
be home. My mom was sick prior to my being ired.
My being ired let me give my mom those things she
needed and gave me the opportunity to reconnect
with her beore she passed away. That doesnt mean
I liked being ired.
It caused a change in our liestyle, adding budgetary
restraints. We had to reinance our home to consoli-
date our bills because beore we had two salaries. My
unemployment ran out three weeks beore my hear-
ing. I got the whole pie, but it should never have hap-
pened. It was total nonsense.
All o the testimony those people made were lies.
They make a habit o lying to ruin the reputations o
outstanding workers. I never had anything but out-standing evaluations and no history o discipline. My
managerial style diers rom most. I ran my depart-
ment as per their policies and procedures, not on my
personal eelings. Thats the way I was trained. My
unit was elite. We boosted morale; there was no ab-
senteeism, no lateness.
In the new era o administrative staing they have
no idea o what the policies and procedures o HHC
are and so they make up their own. HHC brings them
in and drops them behind a desk and they have no
idea o how to run their acilities and departments.
Renaissance is a cesspool because these people
took to terminating employees and reducing morale.
From 1989 when Renaissance was standing room
only, its now like standing in the middle o the MojaveDesert. The patients have let because o the lack
o quality services. As the administrations changed
more and more patients leave because the quality ocare is no longer there.
When it came to Renaissance I was the person. My
boss was outside o our building and getting calls
rom Renaissance administrators that I should do
things outside o policy. I wouldnt do that. I think they
were targeting Coordinating Managers. I this had
happened beore the union I would not be going back.
This craziness started right ater they ound out I was
going to be the 1180 shop steward. I was on leave
rom my certiied permanent competitive position; the
title was mine. They should have sent me back to my
previous title and then I could have grieved to get my
CM title back.
I know there is going to be retaliation when I go back.
As soon as they attempt it there is going to be trouble.GS
te aba we, ne f e
saemes wc te made a
e mee a aemp qe
ad slae e dspve emplyee
ses e level f apppae
cdc waa ema.
Sc a pealy s als dspp-
ae ay pped vlaad sck es cscece.
Back pay and made whole
he fe sad a ad te
eveed e a sess
wld pbably ave bee em-
aed; a eve e cae
was a paes wee pese,
paes wee pese; a te
was appeal all pese be
especfl f e ess w wee
ee edcae s; a e (e
aba) was wll ced
[hhCs] esmy ab f- wds te ad a [s]
dffcl beleve a te, w
appeaed cmpsed ad esaed
as a wess, wld e e f
wds f wc se s accsed.
te esl s fll back pay less
waeve em eas se ad,
cld emplyme cmpe-
sa, fll esa f sey,
vaca, ad pes beefs, ad
e jb back.
Wy dd hhC d s? LaCae
hacke: Se was ee a l me
w a l f ay ad a ewpwe p was asced. tey
js dd wa e ee ayme.
F s, ee yeas wee ake
fm Czales tes lfe. A
ees e s a sme f e
key hhC playes wee demed
fed afe e aba decs.
*Quotes are from the arbitrators report.
Conzales Turner is still waiting to return to her job.
Sch a pnalty [trinatin] is alsdisprprtinat t any prprtd vilatin and
shcking t ns cnscinc.
Garyschoichet
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S e ptember /OctOber 106 cOmmun ique
peple f cl ad eded ve
Demcac.
Accd Lews, ACorn was
ca ve paes a led
e elec f Baack obama.
ACorn eseed ad vlved
blacks ad Las ad y
peple e pcess. We peple
cdced ve esa dves,
ey dd fllw p. tee was
aemp ld lcal plcas
accable. ACorn fllwed p.
te bbe s e ad cy
alls ad sae ses...We wee
mv peple e plls lcally,
says Lews. We became daes
becase we peple vlved
lcal plcs. We calleed e sa-
s qlef, , Demcas, ad
repblcas. We saped ad adv-
caed pblc plcy ad we ad e
ps mve em.
By 2008 ACorn ad 1.3 mll
peple mak e fs sep
pacpa e demcac
pcessese ve.
Fact-checking optional: One-sided
coverage o ACORN in the media
ivesas cdced by be Bkly Dsc Aey
hyes ad Calfa Aey
geeal Bw dscveed e exp-
s apes splced fae. Bewee
e me f s elease 2009 e
cfmed fds eleased by e
aeys eeal Sp 2010
e apes ad bee ly pe-
seed as pe fac ad dspable
pf f ACorns alleed msdeeds.
te maseam meda was
ed as be dpes f e
w meda ce e apes wee
cfmed be cmplee fakes.hff Ps wes Pee De
ad J Alas dd spae ay f
e as ccsm f The New York
Times ep e ACorn
apes. te Times pblc ed,
Clak hy, addessed e ep
fax-pas s Mac 20 clm,
eveal eds wee csde-
a cec e lp-sded
ep f e ACorn apes.
te blaa lack f fac-ceck
e medas pesea-
f e ACorn apes faled
cve oKeefes ad gles pl-cal dees asscas; was
ly afe e apes wee cveed
By e me e ds seled ad
e apes expsed as fads, e u.S.
Cess Bea ad emaed e
paesp w ACorn f e2010 Cess. te Seae ad hse
f repeseaves ad ved c
all fedeal fd ACorn, s
sbsdaes, ad cllabave pa-
es. te irS ad emved ACorn
fm s Vlee tax Asssace
Pam, wc ad bee esseal
e fee ax-pepaa pams
ACorn ad bee pvd md-
ad lw-cme peple w e
cmmes f yeas.By Apl 2010, ACorns ema
ffces wee clsed. Afe fy yeas
f sevce, ACorn was desyed.
Why ACORN?
i 2004, we came e ae-
f (Pesde) Bs ad Kal
rve, says Bea Lews, fme
Cef Execve offce ad Cef
oaze f ACorn. We wee
acve ad vcal ad e sse
f ve sppess... We wee
vey effce ad effecve
ve esa, wc we dd a -pasa mae. te
peple we eseed wee p ad
By Lourdes Marte
T
w me walked a ba...
, w sy. A pmpad s pse walked
a ACorn ffce
dde cameas smeweead
skeed, afe csdeable ed,
w ACorn emplyees ell
em w evade axes e wk
ey wee d. Fx news k p,
fllwed by e me especable
meda. A badwa f fed c-
sevaves ad lbeal cessal
epeseaves, ad a pesde,
k e lw adad a a-
za a dd me f peple eed-
s a eve befe, adeseed me a 1.3 mll p
peple ad peple f cl ve,
was kcked ff e ad; csed
e scapeap f sy.
Guilty by unproven suspicion
i Sepembe 2009, acvss
James oKeefe iii ad haa gles
eleased a sees f vdes exps-
ACorn emplyees vlaly
asss a pmp ad pse
w ps f ax evas, ma
affck f deae ls, ad
ps.Csevave-lea meda ews
les ed oKeefe ad gles
as y caes jal-
ss w ad f laed ACorn
ffces expse e w-d
a repblcas ad csevave
ps wee say all al a
ACorn was ly f. Vde clps
sw f e pa s ACorn
ffces wee aleaed w clps f
emplyees dd ad espd
qess dbbed by oKeefe.
ts was a saey a k
me, eey, fe, ad pla-, says fme ACorn aal
spkesma Sc Leves.
as fads a e qes f w
ese jalss wee came
e sface. te level f f lece
oKeefe ad gles may ave ad fm
csevave psoKeefe w
e Leadesp ise, a cseva-
ve a aza w es
e tea Pay, ad gles w Adew
Bebas blBigGovernment.com
was adly ced. A yea afe
e ACorn vdes wee eleased,
oKeefe was aesed f ee
e ffce f Lsaa Sea May
Lade a aemp ampe
w e pes. he eceved ee
yeas pba.
te am f me Fx (news)
spe aack ACorn ad e
am f me MSnBC spe
defed ACorn swed a e
dffeece, says Leves. Fx
(news) ad e repblcas ad
qalms ab wa ey dd sad.
oce sells self ppls fev,
e lbeal meda always caves .
tey sed all e les w a
fed messae ad alk ps
ad e e e meda dd d
e mewk, aees Bea
Lews. tey dd d e ves-
a, ad ey we al, ad e
plcas we al.te dw w ACorn a,
psed by csevaves f s l,
became less aes, b
becase became e. Fa fm
became a csa maa
epeaed by e meda, plcas,
ad pds fm b sdes f e
plcal specm.
Demcas ae less dscpled
ad less . We cesaed
aacks cme fm e , ad
fd ppla appval, Demcas
lay dw, says Leves. ACorns
eaes defedes ad fedsbecame sppes f e aack.
tey became aplss f e
w.
Truth vs. ScandalACORNs
mission versus hidden agendas
Al e lcp f e -
w a-ACorn campa wee
ese exps apes ceaed by c-
sevave acvss ps as de-
cve jalss, ACorn as bee a
wpp by f e f yeas.
te clams f ve fad bea
sface as ealy as 1998. teyseadly ceased as me ad me
ves wee eseed e
In 2003, President George W. Bush stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier, USS
Abraham Lincoln, a huge banner behind him with the words MISSION ACCOM-PLISHED in two-foot high white letters on a field of red, white and blue. He was
supposedly referring to the end of the conventional war in Iraq. But, more likely
he was referring to the assault on democracy that started in modern times with
the Reagan administration, reached its peak with the Bush presidency, helped
by the Supreme Court, and now we are in the time of Obama and we shall see.
Communique is beginning a new feature that will explore the assault on our
democracy. The first article is the story of the attack on and demise of the Asso-
ciation of Community Organizations for Reform Nowbetter known as ACORN.
Mission Accomplished:Th assalt n dACORN: The community organization that worked too well
Bertha Lewis
Garyschoichet
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azas massve ve es-
a dves, paclaly
a fezed pc d elec
yeas. i 2008, ACorn was accsed
f delbeae ve fad sw
saes nevada ad Mss, ad
bewee 2004 ad 2006, e same
accsas wee made seveal
e saes lke Wscs ad o.
te a-ACorn campa
spead Capl hll by repblca
cessma ad ca f e
Cmmee oves ad
gveme refm, Dayl issa
(CA-49). hs w cessally
azed eps pblsed
bewee e smme f 2009 ad
ealy 2010 fla- accsed ACorn fbe a cmal eepse se
defad e Ameca peple.
The Deund ACORN Act
i Sepembe 2009, Sea Mke
Jas (r-nE) ppsed w
meases a wld ed ACorns
ecep f fedeal fds f s
ad aspa, ad fm e
Depame f e ie. te fs
mease passed e Seae ve w
a 83-7 majy. te secd mea-
se als passed e Seae ve
s me w a 85-11 majy.te bll a cpaed
Jas meases, h.r. 3571,
deemed a e Fedeal ve-
me was pb[ed] fm
awad cacs, as,
e aeemes , pvd ay
e Fedeal fds , ea
acves a pme cea
dced azas.
h.r. 3571 dd js seek ed
ACorns fd seam, b p-
s evey p ad aza
a wked ad sd alsde
ACorn, fc a facal lepsy
e aza. te blls sle, lsed e fs sec f h.r.
3571, cld be ay me clea:
ts Ac may be ced as
e Defd ACorn Ac.
ACorn was eaed
as e caay e
w cal me,
says Lews. Was a
ccdece a a cm-
my aze was
eleced pesde, ad
e e decded
ake dw e c-
ys laes cmmyaza?
i was a ccdece
ad e; i
ocbe 2010, Pesde obama
sed h.r. 3571 law.
Illegal Bill o Attainder
ACorn pmply sed e ued
Saes gveme f e passae
f h.r. 3571, c as a c-
sal Bll f Aade, wc
s a ac f e leslae decla
a pes p f pess ly
f sme cme ad ps emw beef f a al.
Jle hwz, a aey fm
gdma & hwz, PC, e f
e law fms wk ACorns
appeal, es e sfcace
addess s case. Few ad bee
wll sad p e s ad
blles e , se sad.
Cessma Jeld nadle
(D-nY), e cama f e
Jdcay Sbcmmee e
Cs, Cvl rs, ad Cvl
Lbees was e f e vey few
a dd sad p. he deced
e law as a dec vla f ecsal a aaees
jdcal pcess befe psme.
i s saeme e
hse fl, nadle
sad, play plcs
a e expese f ()
laws ad pcples as
place Ameca
veme.
Cess was f
cl ad wll
sed e cs,
says hwz.
te epaal amcmpded by e Bll
f Aade peveed
ACorn fm ecev
ay fscal elef fm pvae fdes
ad ase ly e fd
sce e aza wld eed
ce s peas. Eve
na ges, e jde
pesd ve AornS laws,
led a ee was sysem-wde
cae a cld svve aas
ACornde a lack f pfe
damae was de.
n ly was e damae aleadyde, b ACorn wld be able
ake ay leal ecse f e
epaal am sffeed de
vemes svee mmy.
ts sldfed, f me, a c-
spacy; e wds f Pesde
Esewe, a cspacy a
By Gary Schoichet
With ACORN down, the Working Families
Party is in the sights and next in line in the
right wing shooting gallery. What makes
the WFP so dangerous?
The WFP suggested that beore public ser-
vices and workers salaries, beneits, and
pensions are slashed that the wealthy might
pay a higher percentage o their salaries and
perks in taxes. Then the WPF became the
champion o paid sick leave or workers in
New York and are vocierous in their support
o rent regulations and the end o vacancy
decontrol o rent stabilized apartments.
In Staten Island, Republican political hacks
led by aide and hitman or ormer mayor
Rudy Giuliani, Randy Mastro, is leading
the charge, claiming that the WFP gave,
through its or-proit arm, Data and Field
Services, newly elected city councilmemberDebi Rose a substantial discount on the
swed a e pwe ele a cl-
labaes ea ad ssa e
ld cys demcacy,
says Leves. i e ACorn case,
se flks eaed e eads a
way i ad eve see befe.
Final Elimination
te esy w wc e c-
sevave cllecve we f ACorn
was a classc example f by ay
meas ecessay. ts mea a
cvesal vde fae, w
be cecked f accacy, wld a
ad be eped as fac. ts mea
qes e valdy f effs
e peple ve ad ave a eal
vce e dec e ve-
me was ead. ts mea eda-
e ad ed e esces a
wee pvded peple e vee
f ls e mes ad e pe.ts mea a e vces advca-
f bee edca wld be
sleced. ts mea a e vces
demad accablyfm
baks p e vemewld
als be sleced.
ACorn always beleved dec
ac. We p all e lcals ee
fm a aal aza. We
azed se w waed ake
ac. We aced a fed mae
w a veall pla ad saey
effec cae f p peple s
cy, says Lews. o sccesseswee m. ove fy yeas,
ACorn calleed e vey pllas
f pwe. We wee calle e
empe, ad e empe sck back.
if y ca ake dw e laes
cmmy aza e c-
y, y ca ake dw aye.
work it perormed in her campaign. Makes
good tabloid reading and FOX network
watching, but like the smears on ACORN,
was unsubstantiated and untrue.
Meanwhile, the U.S. attorneys oice inManhattan is investigating the inancial
workings o the WFP and its interconnected-
ness with Data and Field Services and has
subpoenaed its i-
nancial records and
those o the candi-
dates it worked or.
Working Families Party co-ounder Bob
Master says you know how well youre
doing by the enemies you make. He lists
the Business Council, the New York City
Partnership, Unschackled (billionaire Tom
Golisanos organization, Golisano, who let
Bualo rather than pay an increase in his
income taxes), Mayor Michael Bloomberg,
The New York Post and the Daily News,and on and on.
According to Dan Levitan, the communica-
tions director o the WFP, For the elite in
the inance and real estate [industries]
we have become the symbol o the bloated
public sector and the anti-business en-
vironment that believes in spending too
much money on services or poor people.
They want to move the state in a more
socially conserva-
tive direction.
They cant beat
us on the issues
or at the ballot box so they bloody us up.
They make us toxic so Democrats distance
themselves rom us. They also cause the
WFP to use its resources on deending it-
sel rather than on working the issues.
Part o the problem is that the right is driv-
ing the conversation and the mainstream
media reports without act checking. The
more oten the media repeats it the moretrue it becomes.
WFP is nxt
And yt anthr victi
Never letting up on its attack, Shirley
Sherrod, a black woman and U.S.
Department o Agriculture oicial was vili-
ied by Andrew Breitbart, a conservative
blogger, as being a racist, accused o only
being willing to help black people. He used
an edited video [Breitbart also used edited
tapes in the attack on ACORN] taken out
o context, the Department o Agriculture
ired her, and then the ull version o the
tape was produced, and Sherrod was not a
racist but a race heroine who helped blacks
and whites alike. Department o Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack, at the urging o the
White House that had supported the iring,
rescinded the iring and said, shes been
put through hell and I should have and
could have done a better job.
This was an example o right wing mediapower that backired. Mostly it doesnt.
cracy
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I seems a we ae wac e
ed f pblc edca s
cy. tee ae fces, pl-
cal, cpae, ad els, lk
desy e pblc scl sysem
ad pvaze edca. tee s
defely a csevave aeda
a ve e las y yeas as
bee dv s called edca
efm. Wle ey faled mple-
me veme fded scl
vces ey ave bee sccessfl
p place efms: es,
cae scls, cac pblc
edca pvae cpas,
ec. a da eeded fd fm
pblc scls.
Bss n Cld Lef Bed ad
obamas race t te tp ae
e mecasms mpve edca-
f all f Amecas clde. n
Cld Lef Bed was passed w
bpasa spp 2001 ad was
sppsed b aal sa-
dads, accably, ad cce.
i madaed es ad allwed f
e cea f pvaely wed b
pblcly fded cae scls.
te se f es evalae
scls ad ewad sac
scls based e es esls
as led edcas eac
e ess. te al f pdc
well-edcaed peple s abaded
fav f pdc e mbesbecase s e mbes a c.
Leaving children behind
Cae scls ave skmmed ff
e ms mvaed sdes w
e ms cmmed paes ad
daed mlls f dllas fm e
pblc scl sysem. hweve, sd-
es ave sw a cae scls
d ecessaly pefm e-
la pblc scls. Wle cae
scls e selec e sdes,
pblc scls ave say wc
sdes ca aed e scls.
Pblc scls ms seve eveye:
e p, mmas, ad e ds-
abled. By defd pblc edca
fav f cae scls a seve
a lmed ppla we ae leav
mlls f e ms dsadvaaedclde bed.
te obama admsas
race t te tp awads fedeal
edca dllas saes based
laely w may pblc scls
ey dsbad ad pvaze, ad
w may pblc scl eaces
ey fe. te admsa seems
deemed pme es ad
cce despe daa calle e
beefs. Aa we ae cea eq-
y, wes ad lses, ad leav
clde bed. ts des seem
lke a vey pdcve way eae
maj edca efm. A pme
1st viCe presidents Column
b la J j@cwa1180.
O Sday As 1, 2010 e
Daily News pblsed a
p-ed by Jaa Bwles,
Dec f e Cee f a uba
Fe. he ccldes a e cy
a aleady ad e es cs
f lv Ameca befe e
dw s e eve me
expesve, w mc f e bde
fel by new Yks mddle class
ad se w aspe se p
e aks f e mddle class. ts
all adds p a e eadace f
cas-sapped famles, ad cmes
a a me we ecd mbes f
new Ykes ae f wk, ad as
waes f se w sll ave jbs
ae saa.
Cy wkes ae ca a
dble sqeeze. May Blmbe
ad gve Paes ad se
eplace Paes p-
pse feeze veme wk-
es waes, edce pess, ad
make pblc sec wkes pay
me f eal beefs. tey
ae aas ceas axes
e mays feds Wall See
w, ey say, wll leave e Cy
f cme axes ae ased, b
w ave de s well aks
e axpayes bal em .
Sepe gldsm, e ew dep-
y may, was e fme may
f idaapls. tee e pva-
zed a cys as pck-p, lf
cses, swmm pls, ad bs
es ad c e wkfce. We
ca expec less fm m
new Yk. he s, fac, e cy
maae ad wll db be cal-
le s weeve e ca.
te may ad ve fal
ecze a pblc wkes
ae e ce f e mddle class
ebds new
Yk. We ae e ecmc f-
da ad ca be e ecmc
smls f new Yk Cys e-
bds. o waes, beefs,
ad pess elp pay maes
ad es; we asse e jbs f
sads f dcs, dess, ad
e medcal pfessals.
Public workers stimulate economy
May eees ad membes vl-
ee cmmes mpv-
e qaly f lfe beyd e
pblc sevces ey aleady p-
vde as pblc wkes. o waes,
beefs ad pess spp
ebd eales cld
d ses, ces, des, dy
presidents Column
b Ah Ch ach@cwa1180.
Pblic workrs ar th cor of th
middl class in nighborhoods
throghot Nw York.
W ar crating inqity,
winnrs and losrs, and laving
childrn bhind.
cleaes, ad lades. Ad yes,
we pay e same dam axes as
eveye else ad a fa e pe-
ceae f cme a ms
ede fd bllaes.
te wae ceases we eae
plws mey back new Yks
ecmy. Le Wall See keep
pmes sky facal ambl
ad veseas ves. tax Wall
See maaes ad ede fd
maaes e e mey pay
f e pblc sevces we pvde
s a bee ecmc plcy a
beefs all f s. te mays c
feds scalzed e ambl
lsses ad we ad fe eea-
s f aveae wk Amecas
wll ave pay f . Wy
ves e Ameca peple?
Bwles s p
a s me f e cy ad sae
sa addess e l-em
css fac new Yk: e cal-
lee f ea ad aac
day wk famles. n e
aw, eedy eess f Wall
See ambles.
example f s eqy s nYC
Cacell Jel Kles ecely ak-
ve space fm a pam f
asc clde ve a well-
fded expad cae scl.
tee s fma wee
ese asc clde, clde w
eed sably, wll be placed.
tee ae pfd cseqeces
clde ad cy f we
ce deeply defd pblc
edca. i s eclcal ae,
w e e decle Ameca
f maal lab jbs a ae be
ff-sed dalzed, e maj-
y f jbs ae kwlede based
ad eqe a edcaed czey.
We eed be develp all f
Amecas clde. We ca affd
ceae a ppla a des
ave e edcaal ccal
k sklls ecessay cmpee
s lbal ecmy. tee ae
eal sses a eed be addessed
mpve e qaly f pblc
edca sc as cclm, class
sze, scal ecly, ad
eace a, ad deeply de-
fd pblc edca as we ae
d des make ay sese.
Underserving and underfunding education
NYCs latst iddl class sqz
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s e mee wll ead
$1,000,000,000. Yes, Cy
tme wll be a bll dlla
baby befe ls cacs
kep clve w new Ykes
ax dllas. May Lcal 1180 mem-
bes aleady se Cy tme clck
e aval ad depae mes
ad ecd abseces. F se
ye famla, Cy tme eqes
emplyees se ad scaes
cmpes ecd me ad ae-dace. te web-based sysem e
efaces w e Cys Payll
Maaeme Sysem pcess pay
ad leave asacs. Cceved
1998 d e gla adm-
sa, e cac f e
pjec, Scece Applcas
ieaal Cpa (SAiC),pmsed Cy tme wld be flly
mplemeed fve yeas a a cs
f $68 mll.
$650 million overbudget
te pce a f Cy tme as
aleady eaced $722 mll, w
ly ab e-d f e Cy
payll -le w Cy tme. B
despe be seve yeas ve-
de ad $650 mll ve bde,
May Blmbe appaely -
eds dmp ae $100 mll
f axpaye mey e cf-
fes f Cy cacs cme s
Sepembe. Sae deed, sce
May as aleady dbbed e
Cy tme pjec a dsase. tsbll dlla baby wll be a ee-
ae 2011. W kws w mc
me me ad axpaye dllas
wll ake b s bled
y may.
Bkly Cy Ccl membe
Lea James says Cy tme sld
be s dw. tey sld be
sped a mey we ey
ae cls se cees, day cae
cees, ad lay ff cy wk-
es. is a cmplee ad dsass
fale. Eve e may admed
as mc. tees a cac
place. te Cy ca cacel mdseam w be expsed
a laws. Cmplle J L
sads w me pps
ay ew Cy tme cacs.
Lace Walke, w s f
Demcac Pay Dsc Leade
e 55 Assembly Dsc
Bwsvlle, kws wa pams
lke Cy tme cs ma ems.
te cy wkes be lad ff
my dsc ae msly wme, sle
mes e cme famles.
W cmes ey lse e
apames mes ad e be-cme depede scal sevces,
sa a dwll spal a s s
descve. te may es pvae
cmpaes sead f eves
e sck f cmpee cy wkes
w cs s mc less.
Boondoggle or Taxpayers; Boon or
consultants
Mc f e ced f fs b-
e Cy tme bdle
pblc ae es Daly news
clmss, ms ably Ja
gzales. te Daly news cmme-
aes lad bae excessve sped,effcecy, ad e czy ela-
sps bewee cacs ad cy
ffcals a ave maked s pj-ec fm b. te news acles
sed l e fllw:
lMoney Pit: new Yk Cy pays
230 cslas $400,000 (
aveae) pe yea f Cy tme
wk. Fy f ese ea ve
$500,000 pe yea. Eleve ea ve
600,000 pe yea. Sme f ese
cslas ave wked a ese
aes f ealy a decade.
lGravy Train: oe SAiC maae
made $524,000 2009 f s wk
Cy tme. he as bee e
pjec f 10 yeas. SAiCs pjec
maae f Cy tme caed
$653,554 f s sevces 2009.
l Scanning or Scamming: i s
clm daed Decembe 18, 2009,
Ja gzalez ped e fllw-
qe fm a fme Cy tme
csla: i made ve $120,000
e ms ad pbably dd
eal wk f ly w weeks. Ms
f e me we bwsed e iee
ad . te we le
was keep bll f e s y
swed p, e wk y dd.
te pece es say a e
fme csla q dss.
lCrony Time: A cmpay called
Spe was ed vesee Cy
tmes ma cac (SAiC.)
Spe as me a 12 cac-
s vesee Cy tme l a
leas 2012. All welve make ve
$300,000 aally. Jel Bdy, a
fme Spe emplyee, wasapped by May Blmbe
2004 be new Yk Cys Pay-
ll Dec. i s le as Payll
Dec, Bdy spevsed s f-
me Spe c-wkes wk
Cy tme. Bdy eve lsed
s fme vlveme w Spe-
s ffcal bapy e
Cys web se. We Bdy k
ve new Yk Cys payll ae-
cy, e mmedaely Spe
b Mcell gldse e
Cy tme pjec. gldse, a f-
me bsess pae f Bdys,
makes $490,000 pe yea as ead f
a qaly cl eam vesee
Cy tme. Bdy lef e Cy afe
e scadal f Cy tme became
pblc. gea jb Bdy.
Cy Cmplle J L as
pleded sp Cy tme. i a
lee May Blmbe e
we, i s clea fm e fds
aleady expeded, ad e lack
f esls sw a s pjec
as balled f cl. i s
me f Cy hall fally e
s sped spee ad p ese
fds bee se.i wll ake waeve seps
w my ay ese
a axpaye fds le fall
vcm s edless mey p.
i am cfde a my evew f
offce f Payll Admsas
ves f Spe ad e fll
cpea f y ffce wll elp
s ese a s ype f blaed
sped des epea self.
James added, i eally aes
me a e [Blmbe] s lay
ff lw cme wkes, msly
wme, e cslas, sme
f wm make $600,000 a yea.
tee s mey we e was .
It rally trags
that h [Blbrg]
is laying ff lw
inc wrkrs,
stly wn, t
hir cnsltants,
s f wh ak
$600,000 a yar.
LeTITIA JAmeS
Comptroller John Liu thanking Local
1180 members after his election.
City Ti tr jstkps n rnning
I ad vr $120,000 in ight nths and
prbably did ral wrk fr nly tw wks.
mst f th ti w brwsd th Intrnt
and hng t. Th nwrittn rl was t
kp billing fr th hrs y shwd p,
nt th wrk y did.
ANoNYmouS CoNSuLTANT
Garyschoichet
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sion on June 10, 2010 at 1PM to discuss a proposed
settlement.
lCustomer Information Representative: We are still
awaiting a decision.
l Assistant Director, Hospitals and Associate
Director, Hospitals: I spoke to our attorney, Amy
Young, who will be filing the petition. She will speak
with Gwen Richardson about someone to do an affi-
davit to file with the petition. She would also like usto identify people who had their title changed from
Coordinating Manager to Assistant Director or
Associate Director.
PErB
l The first conference meeting on the
petition for the Administrative Manager
title in the Department of Education was
held on May 27, 2010.
l Naomi Drake, the Director of Labor
Relations at the Transit Authority, told Gloria
Middleton that if we get signed cards from the AMs
they would give us recognition as long as we dropped
the PERB case. Our attorney, Amy Young, advised
that she has an information request out to the Transit
Authority regarding their administrative levels, which
are different from the City. She thinks that what
we want to do must be determined by whether the
Admin. Mgrs. actually share a community of interest
and are low enough on the totem pole so that they are
not managerial. She said that some will be confiden-tial as well a nd that we need to get that together.
Cvl Sevce Cmmee
lThe Officers proposed establishing a Civil Service
Committee. The attached is a draft statement of goals
and objectives.
EDuCAtion CoMMittEE
lDCAS has opened filing for the open competitive
exam for Legal Coordinator, #0129. The filing period
is from June 2 thru June 22, 2010. The exam is an
Education and Experience exam. We are conducting
prep classes for our members in the title on June 7,
14, and 21 from 10 AM to 12 PM. We have 28 me mbers
in this title in Corrections 18 are provisional.
lThe next meeting of the Book Club is Thursday,
June 24, 2010. The book selection is Brown Girl
Brownstone by Paule Marshall.
lReport accepted.
June 9, 2010
Call to order: 6:15 pm
Present: Arthur Cheliotes, Linda Jenkins, Bill
Henning, Gloria Middleton, Gwen Richardson,
Gerald Brown, Charles Garcia, Alan Goldblatt,
Michael Lamb, Harlan Reid, Lenora Smith, Gina
Strickland, Clarona Williams, Hazel O. Worley.
Guests: Ed Ott, Bob Master, Venus Williams, Gary
Schoichet, Nadya Stevens
The minutes of the previous meeting were read, cor-
rected, and adopted.
Bob Master spoke about the legal issues that the
Working Families Party is facing. Much of their rev-
enue is being used to defend themselves against a
charge that is not valid. He asked t hat we contribute
$25,000 to help replenish WFPs treasury.
Presidents Report:
l Arthur reported on the Democratic State
Convention. On Andrew Cuomos agenda is a wage
freeze for public workers. Cuomos speech could
only be perceived as an attack on public workers.
lArthur met with Chris Shelton about the proposed
CWA Convention changes. CWA is hemorrhaging
money. There has to be changes to save money.
l
EFCA is dead.lArthur met with Councilman Sanders on May
27, 2010 to discuss the DCAS proposal to eliminate
provisionals.
lOn June 15, 2010 Arthur gave testimony before the
City Council on the DCAS proposal.
lThe MLC Steering Committee authorized a demon-
stration on the budget cuts to be held June 16, 2010.
Several of our members will be interviewed about
the impact of the budget cuts, and those interviews
will be shown on the jumbo -tron.
lWe met with the Admin. JOS in preparation for
arbitration.They were asked to locate certain docu-
ments that may help our case. Our attorney will meet
with the arbitrator and the Citys attorney on June 28,
2010 to go over OCB rules.
lMeetings have been scheduled at Harlem and
Lincoln Hospitals to mobilize our members for politi-
cians we will support.
lThe CWA National Convention opens on July 25 in
Washington, DC.lReport accepted.
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l Care-Manager-RN: We have a mediation ses-
exeCutive BoArd meeting minutes 2nd Vice Presidents Report:Bill reported on bargaining:
lHuman Rights First: Settled, 4 year deal.
lSustainable South Bronx: Bargaining continues.
NY Foundation for Senior Citizens: Bargaining
continues.
lAmnesty International: 3% offered. Not final.
lASPCA: Bargaining continues.
lThe NYS Leadership Council is on a hunger strike
in an effort to bring attention to immigration reform.
Tenants Pac is putting pressure on Senate Democrats
for tenant friendly legislation.
lBill proposed t hat we have CWA take up, as
part of their political agenda, the attack
on programs such as Medicare and
Social Security.
lReport accepted
Secretary/Treasurers Report:
lGloria distributed the Profit and Loss,
and Transaction Detail Reports. The TD
Bank checking account has a balance of
$766,352.56 and the Smith Barney Money Market
account remai ns at $150,133.76.
lOur convention delegate count is 8,133.
l The Minority Caucus registration forms were
distributed.
lWe have a total of $3,100 in the Haiti Relief Fund.
The money will be donated to Doctors Without
Borders. Kingdom Church International made a
donation to Haiti through the Local.
lGloria informed the Board that given the manyand varied responsibilities of her office, she needs an
executive administrative assistant. She asked Board
members to submit resumes, if interested, before she
looks elsewhere.
lReport accepted
Recording Secretarys Report:
lGwen reported that we won an arbitration for
a member who was terminated approximately 3
years ago on trumped up charges. The member was
awarded reinstatement with full back pay, seniority,
and benefits.
lReport accepted
Jerry reported that 12 members of the City Council
have formed the Progressive Council. They will focus
on the budget.
l The Political Action Committee interviewed 5
Senate candidates:
33rd SD Bronx: Gustavo Rivera and Desiree Hunter:
The committee recommends no endorsement, but
will send letters to members in the district so they
can make up their own minds. Both candidates are
good.
32nd SD: Carlos Rivera Jr.: The committee tabled the
vote.
31st SD: Mark Levine and Adriano Espaillot: The com-
mittee recommends endorsement.
The Board endorsed the following candidates:
15th CD: Manhattan, Queens, Bronx : Charles Rangel
12th SD: Queens: Michael Gianaris
31st SD: Manhattan, Bronx: Adriano Espaillot
25th AD: Queens: Rory Lancman
35th AD: Queens: Jeffrion L. Aubry
36th AD: Queens: Aravella Simotas
l Jerry discussed the issues facing the Minority
Caucus.
Clarona reported that the Womens Committee
raised $680 at their Gospel Brunch.
Charles reported on the Domestic Workers Bill of
Rights. Assembly and Senate bills have passed, they
must be reconciled and the Governor must sign.
lA tribute to labor educator, activist, and organizer,
Edward Eddie Gonzalez will be held on June 18,
2010 at 330 W. 42nd Street from 6 PM to 9 PM.
lA retirement celebration for former member and
shop steward, Luis Mojica, will be held on July 16,
2010 at Fleur de Lis, Ridgewood, Queens from 6 PM
to 12 PM.
Alan reported on the site visits he made to ensure
that HRA is in compliance with the law re. Violence
in the Workplace. HRA is creating a manual.
Gina reported that the Caribbean Heritage
Committees May Day Carnival was a success. They
used all of the money they were allotted, spent their
own money, and asked to be reimbursed.
Good and Welfare:
l Jerry reported that former shop steward Deta
Hylton passed away.
We adjourned at 8:50 PM. The next meeting is July
14, 2010
Respectively submitted,
Gwen Richardson Recording Secretary
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Puerto Rican Day Parade
It was a great day to march up 5th
Avenue. Thats why Lourdes Acevedo is
smiling.
upcoming DC dmoPutting Americans Back to Work, Bringing
America Back Together is the theme o an
October 2 demonstration in Washington,
DC brought to you by CWA and other unions,
the NAACP, and immigration, community,
and environmental groups.
Local 1180 has reserved our buses. For
urther inormation and to reserve a seat,
call Gloria Middleton at 212-226-6565.
photos:Garyschoichet
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