Laborers And Union Activists Travel To Albany For Day Of Action Urging Legislators To Pass Legislation To Define Public Work
Hundreds of Count Me In Activists Will Descend On Albany In Support Of Legislation To Clearly Define Public Work
A1261/S1947 Would Give Thousands of Construction Workers On Taxpayer-Funded Projects A Long Overdue Raise
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: |
Assembly Member Harry Bronson |
Assembly Member Marcos Crespo |
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Assembly Member Charles Fall |
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Senator Julia Salazar |
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Senator Richard Funke |
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Michael Hellstrom, Assistant Business Manager of the Mason Tenders District Council of Greater New York and Campaign Manager of Count Me In |
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Affiliated local unions of the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and hundreds of Count Me In activists and union members |
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WHAT: |
Press conference and rally in support of passing legislation to clearly define public work. |
WHEN: |
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 12pm |
WHERE: |
New York State Capital, Million Dollar Staircase |
WHY: |
Continuing the momentum of its campaign to hold Related Companies accountable at Hudson Yards and day of action on January 9th, the Count Me In campaign and its activists are coming to Albany to urge legislators to pass legislation that clearly defines public work. The legislation would ensure projects like Hudson Yards, that receive vast amounts of taxpayer-funded subsidies, are paying workers area-standard wages. |
NOTE: Prior to press conference and immediately after, Mike Hellstrom will be available for individual one-on-one interviews. Please contact Richard Weiss if you are interested in scheduling an interview.
The Mason Tenders District Council of Greater New York is the 17,000-member umbrella council, representing five local unions affiliated with the Laborers International Union of North America: General Building Laborers Local 66; Asbestos, Lead & Hazardous Waste Laborers Local 78; Construction & General Laborers Local 79; Waste Material, Recycling & General Industrial Laborers Local 108, and: Lay Faculty Association Local 1261.
The New York State Laborers' Union represents over 40,000 members employed in the construction industry and other fields throughout the state, and organized into more than 24 local unions and 5 district councils.
SOURCE Mason Tenders District Council
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