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or the secoMnd timae iyn twoo mrontdhs, e Blasio, Keep Your PrBoack fmor a seicosnd re ound of rallying after school safety agents rallied on the participating in the first one April 8, were Fsteps of City Hall, calling on the Public Advocate Letitia James; Sonia Osso - mayor to settle their lawsuit over equal pay, rio, president, National Organization for the nation’s largest equal-pay suit. Joining Women, NYC chapter, and the League of Local 237’s rally on May 9 were Lilly Women Voters. Ledbetter, whose historic Supreme Court Ossorio recalled Mayor de Blasio’s posi - case led to the Fair Pay Act of 2009, which tion on settling the equal-pay suit a year ago bears her name, and Council Speaker at the NOW NYC Forum: “He said if he were Melissa Mark-Viverito, who called on the elected he would do it immediately. He said city to “move ahead much more quickly” he would make it a priority. He said it was a toward a settlement. no-brainer.” “There is no better way to honor moth - “Why would anyone accept less money ers on Mother’s Day,” said President Grego - for the same work?” asked James, adding, President Gregory Floyd addresses the press in front of City Hall ry Floyd, “than to fight as we do for “It’s time to pay these women their fair with a small army of equal-pay supporters behind him; Below, from women’s right to equal pay.” left, are Local 237 Attorney James Linsey; Public Advocate Letitia share.” Of the 5,000-plus school safety agents in James; an Equal Pay Coalition NYC official; Floyd; Equal Pay School Safety Agent Kangela Moore the lawsuit, 70 percent are women and all of Trailblazer Lilly Ledbetter; School Safety Agent Kangela Moore; said, “We’re still in a dream deferred,” and them are peace officers. But not all city Recording Secretary Patricia Stryker; and Sonia Ossorio, presi - she urged the mayor to “Please settle this peace officers are equal. School safety agents dent, NOW NYC, holding the cake. lawsuit.” are the only peace officers earning $7,000 The mayor did not attend the rally, but less per year than their counterparts who waved as he left City Hall for another desti - work in other city agencies and who are 70 nation. He missed receiving a birthday cake, percent male. presented by Ossorio a day after his birth - “Most school safety agents are mothers,” day, with candles spelling out the $7,000 an - Floyd said, “and many are the sole bread - nual additional wages SSAs deserve. winners in their households, and are en - Local 237 is relentless in its fight for jus - trusted with our most precious possession, tice for SSAs. In April alone, President our children.” Floyd and Ossorio were guests of Errol Louis “I’ve lived what they are going through,” on NY1’s “Inside City Hall.” Floyd was also said Ledbetter. “It’s not only illegal it’s im - interviewed by Joe Piscopo on AM 970 moral. It’s not just women, it’s families that radio, and Local 237 ran a television and suffer. Retirement and Social Security are radio ad campaign. Expect Rally III on June shortchanged. You can’t catch up.” 9, if a settlement has not been reached.

Reaching Out With Gregory Floyd ON AIR “Reaching Out With Gregory Floyd,” Local 237’s radio public af - See video excerpts of “Reaching Out With Greg Floyd” on Local 237’s fairs program, airs 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. website at www.local237.org/videos. The complete programs air on the on AM 970 “The Answer” on the first NYC cable TV systems and Cablevision Long Island systems listed below. and second Saturday of each month. April guests included City Coun - cilwoman Vanessa Gibson of the Local 237: Cable TV Schedule Bronx, chair of the Public Safety STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY BRIC PUBLIC NETWORK (BCAT): Committee, and Hector Figueroa, Gregory Floyd with Councilwoman TELEVISION (CTV): Time Warner Ch. 79, Cablevision president, 32BJ Service Employees Vanessa Gibson. Time Warner Ch.34 and Verizon Ch. 68, Verizon Ch. 43 and RCN International. In May Floyd welcomed City Councilman Ritchie Torres of Ch. 34 Ch. 83 the Bronx, chair of the Public Housing Committee and deputy leader of the Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Council, City Councilman Daniel Dromm of Queens, chair of the Education Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Committee, and several Local 237 members. QUEENS PUBLIC TELEVISION (QPTV): “Reaching Out” features Floyd speaking with guests, ranging from elect - BRONXNET: Time Warner Ch.79 & 1998, Verizon ed officials to Local 237 members, discussing their work and issues that im - Cablevision Ch. 67 and Verizon Ch. 35 and RCN Ch. 83 pact New York City and Long Island. The program premiered in 2010. Previ - Ch. 33 Wednesdays at 6 p.m. ous guests included Mayor de Blasio, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Time Warner Ch. 79 & 1998, Veri - Public Advocate Letitia James, Comp - Thursdays at 8 p.m. and Fridays zon Ch. 35 and RCN Ch. 83 troller Scott Stringer, U.S. Senators at 7 p.m. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gilli - Fridays at 10:30 a.m. brand, and many other elected offi - MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD LONG ISLAND CABLEVISION: cials and union leaders. NETWORK (MNN): Hauppauge System Ch. 20 Stay tuned for newly appointed Time Warner Ch. 34, RCN Ch. 82 Fridays at 7:30 p.m. NYCHA Chair Shola Olatoye, and and Verizon Ch. 33 Woodbury System Ch. 20 Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice. Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. Floyd with Councilman Ritchie Torres. 2 NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 Local 237 Member Services

UNION HEADQUARTERS EXECUTIVE OFFICES, 5th Fl. 212-924-2000 212-924-2000 A Message From 216 West 14th Street Gregory Floyd, President The President New York, NY 10011-7296 Richard Hendershot, LOCAL 237 DIVISIONS Vice President CITYWIDE DIVISION , 2nd Fl. Ruben Torres, 212-924-2000 Secretary-Treasurer Donald Arnold, Director PERSONNEL , 5th Fl. Derek Jackson, Director, 212-924-2000 Law Enforcement Unit Edmund Kane, Director and Seeking Equal Pay for Women Randy Klein, Assistant Director Chief Negotiator HOUSING DIVISION , 2nd Fl. POLITICAL ACTION & In Our Home Town 212-924-2000 LEGISLATION , 5th Fl. Remilda Ferguson, Director 212-924-2000 Brooklyn, Queens & Staten Local 237 protects members’ he issue of unequal pay for men and should get equal pay for equal work, period. Island rights by helping to sponsor legis - women has reached critical mass in We will fight as long as it takes to uphold James Giocastro, lation that is important to mem - the United States as socioeconomic this principle. If it has to be through the Deputy Director bers, and by opposing initiatives T forces have propelled women into the courts, so be it, but we are willing to work that would hurt members. LONG ISLAND DIVISION workplace in unprecedented numbers. On with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to Patricia Stryker, Director 631-851-9800 Equal Pay Day, April 8, and again on May come to an agreement that honors equality 1727 Veterans Memorial GRIEVANCES/DISCIPLINARY 9, I led a rally at City Hall to focus on the and gives our members fair compensation PROBLEMS , 6th Fl. Highway issue as it affects a group of New York City Suite 308 212-924-2000 for their work. Islandia, NY 11749 For grievances and job related public employees who are predominantly When he was a candidate for mayor, de John Burns, Director problems, first contact your shop women. Also on April 8, President Obama Blasio said that he would absolutely give Benedict Carenza , steward and/or grievance repre - issued an executive order to address the equal pay for equal work, especially to those Deputy Director sentative. If they can’t resolve the issue among federal contractors, noting that who guard our children. He even called it, Long Island Welfare Fund: issue, contact your business agent. “When women succeed, America suc - “a no-brainer.” Now he has the power to act For information on the various Mal Patterson, Director of funds call 800-962-1145 ceeds.” on his words and take an historic stand for Grievances and Hearings The women and men who work as equality in the workplace. RETIREE DIVISION , 8th Fl. Al Soto, Director, school safety agents in our city, perform an 212-807-0555 Special Hearings In the past few weeks, Local 237 has Provides a variety of pre- and post- Todd Rubinstein, Esq. important service, protecting public school launched a high-profile publicity campaign retirement services, including pen - Grievance Coordinator children, staff and facilities. They are an es - asking the mayor to honor his campaign sion and health insurance counsel - Debbie Coleman, Esq. sential part of our education system and pledge. On the heels of proclaiming his ing to members. (Pension coun - Grievance Coordinator have been trained and certified as peace of - victories from the first 100 days in office, seling by appointment, Thursdays only). General retirement counsel - CIVIL SERVICE BAR ASSN ficers who often take dangerous risks to he has the ability to build on those accom - ing and retirement planning series 6th Fl., 212-675-0519 protect the lives of others. plishments and take bold action on an im - during spring and fall. Saul Fishman, President Despite the risks they take and the great portant issue. The alternative is a long Nancy B. True, Director Aldona Vaiciunas, job they do, sadly our SSAs are not paid legal battle that the city will likely lose. LOCAL 237 DEPARTMENTS Office Administrator and fairly for their work. Our agents, 70 percent That just doesn’t make sense, financially Grievance Coordinator of whom are women, mostly black and Lati - and morally. (Citywide and Housing) John Picucci, Esq., SKILLED TRADES , 2nd Fl. Grievance Representative na, make $7,000 less per year than other New York City has been a leader in 212-924-2000 CSBA Welfare Fund peace officers, 70 percent of whom are workers’ rights and women’s rights. Now Donald Arnold, Director Alicare 866-647-4617 men. Such discrimination is unacceptable Mayor de Blasio has the ability again to HEALTH AND SAFETY , 2nd Fl. COMMUNICATIONS, 8th Fl. in any position, but for one so important to show his leadership on both these is - 212-924-2000 212-924-2000 our children and our future, it is downright sues. By reaching a fair settlement with Donald Arnold, Director Tania M. Lambert, Editor offensive. the school safety agents, the city will Diane Stein, Coordinator Local 237 Newsline Teamster Local 237 filed the largest dis - also be sending the message that the MEMBERSHIP, 2nd Fl. Website: www.local237.org crimination suit in the country to put an end safety of our school children will not be 212-924-2000 EDUCATION AND TRAINING Provides membership services to this terrible inequality. Men and women compromised. and records, including address 8th Fl. 212-807-0550 changes. C a r

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tunities for members. a l WELFARE FUND, 3rd Fl. e s 212-924-7220 Bertha Aiken, Director The Fund administers the eligi - USEFUL NUMBERS bility, enrollment, disability, FOR PRE-RETIREES optical and death benefits NYCERS (New York City directly by the Fund’s in-house Employees Retirement System) staff, as well as prescription and dental programs indirectly. By Mail: 335 Adams St., Suite Mitchell Goldberg, Director 2300, Brooklyn, NY 11201-3751 In Person: 340 Jay Street, LEGAL SERVICES, 4th Fl. 212-924-1220 Mezzanine, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Lawyers advise and represent Gen’l Information: 347-643-3000 members on covered personal Outside NYC toll-free: legal problems, including domes - 877-6NYCERS tic relations (family court pro - NYCERS Internet ceedings, divorce and separation), www.nyclink.org/html/nycers purchase and sale of a primary NYC Department of Education residence, wills, adoptions, credit Retirement System and consumer problems, tenant rights and bankruptcies. 65 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 Office Hours: 718-935-5400 Mon.- Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Social Security Administration Mary Sheridan Esq., Director 800-772-1213 Kenneth Perry Esq., NY State and Local Retirement Deputy Director Systems 518-474-7736 NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 3 Floyd Given Award For Public Service

The American Friends of the Yitzhak “Gregory Floyd is a warrior in the Rabin Center in Israel awarded President Yitzhak Rabin tradition,” said Schneider - Gregory Floyd the distinguished Yitzhak man. “Your tireless work make you a most Rabin Leadership Public Service Award at a worthy recipient,” said Rothman, who was reception held March 19 at the Museum of 18 years old when her grandfather, a Nobel the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Peace Prize recipient, was assassinated at a Among the influential leaders who at - peace rally. “Your passion for public serv - tended were James P. Hoffa, general presi - ice is evident in everything you do,” said dent, International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Hoffa, who has known Floyd for 20 years. Eric Schneiderman, New York State Attorney “You’re an inspiration for what we do.” General; Charles Rangel, U.S. representative Accepting the award, Floyd recalled for New York’s 13th District; former U.S. Sen. his visit to Israel in 2011, noting that he Alphonse D’Amato; New York City Public “saw firsthand the struggles of Israelis,” Advocate Letitia James; New York City and their commitment to democracy “in a Comptroller Scott Stringer; Stuart W. David - place of beauty where the threat of war is son, labor attorney, chair of the American constant.” Expressing his gratitude for the Friends of Yitzhak Rabin Center, and master award, Floyd also thanked guests for sup - of ceremonies for the event; Rabbi Michael porting the Rabin Center, a national insti - Miller, executive vice president and CEO, tution in Tel Aviv, that commemorates the Jewish Community Relations Council; and slain leader, promotes tolerance and in - Andrew Hinderaker Noa Rothman, granddaughter of the late Is - stills democratic values among diverse International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James raeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. groups in Israeli society. P. Hoffa presents President Gregory Floyd with the Yitzhak Rabin Leadership Public Service Award. Taking Stock at FDNY Stryker Honored by NASP

Patricia Stryker, Local 237’s Wall Street. President Gregory Floyd recording secretary, was inducted was inducted in 2012. Floyd serves into the New York National Associa - as a trustee to the Board of New York tion of Securities Professionals Foun - City Employee Retirement System dation’s Wall Street Hall of Fame at a (NYCERS), one of the largest public ceremony at the Sheraton New York pension funds in the United States, Times Square Hotel on Feb. 26. and Stryker serves as Floyd’s desig - The induction, held for the past nated trustee to the NYCERS board. 16 years, is the highest honor the NASP is a professional organiza - New York NASP Foundation be - tion representing people of color and stows on individuals who have women in the financial industry, demonstrated a commitment to ex - which encourages excellence and di - cellence and diversified initiative on versity in the financial services arena.

Patricia Stryker, recording secretary, is flanked by fellow NASP honorees Liz Smith, senior marketing director, Public Funds, AllianceBernstein L.P. at left, and James J. Celestine Jr., director, New Local 237 President Gregory Floyd along with Citywide Director Donald York State Common Arnold and Assistant Director Randy Klein visited supervisors and stock Retirement Fund, Office of workers who supply parts for fire trucks at the Fire Departmentʼs Central the State Comptroller. Storehouse in Long Island City on March 27. The purpose of the visit was

to provide members with updates on their benefits and union activities. Wade Irby Photography Notice of Benefit Improvements Local 237 The Board of Trustees of the proximately 1,100 general and spe - NEWSLINE Teamsters Local 237 Welfare Fund cialty dentists. The Metro panel will announced the following enhance - offer a choice of approximately 216 West 14 St., New York, NY 10011 ments to benefits: 5,400, including almost all of the 212-924-2000 • For NYC Members – Increase to Website: www.local237.org dentists originally on the Local 237 e-mail Newsline: [email protected] Death Benefi t: Effective May 1, 2014, panel. In addition to expanding the Local 237 Newsline (USPS 700-000 ISSN 1083-3536) is published bimonthly by Local 237, the member death benefit is $11,000 network of dentists, the schedule of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 216 West 14 Street, New York, NY 10011. insured through a group life insurance benefits will be upgraded to include Periodical postage paid at New York, NY. Postmaster: Send address changes to policy from Colonial Life, up from the procedures not previously covered Local 237 Newsline, 216 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011. prior $7,500. The spousal benefit in - under the plan. creased to $5,000 from $2,500. The de - Executive Board • For NYC Members – Increase pendent benefit remains at $1,000. in Maximum Annual Benefit (yearly Gregory Floyd Richard Hendershot Ruben Torres Patricia Stryker The benefit increases will help ease cap) – The current $1,500 cap for all President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Recording Secretary the burden of rising funeral costs for members and dependents will rise to Edmund Kane Steven Gordon Curtis Scott members at a difficult time. $2,500 per person annually. Trustee Trustee Trustee • For NYC and Long Island With the change to the Metro Newsline and www.local237.org members – Increase to Dental Bene - panel, a Local 237 dental claim form Tania M. Lambert fit : Effective June 1, 2014, the cur - will no longer be necessary. Metro Editor rent dental panel will be replaced panel dentists will provide either a by the Healthplex Metro panel. This standard claim form or they will file IF YOU MOVE – Please send your change of address in writing to Membership will provide members with access to insure that you continue receiving your newspaper. an electronic claim on your behalf. Metro NY to a larger number of dentists. The For further information call the Wel - Labor Communications Council current panel offers a choice of ap - fare Fund office at 212-924-7220 . 4 NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 All in a Day’s Work

Medgar Evers College, first-aid kit to aid Moore she found no gauze in it. Moore then cut the stu - Brooklyn dent’s undershirt to make a tourni - Sgt. Errol Nicholas, a campus quet while Jones held the wound peace officer at Medgar Evers Col - shut with her hand. The wound was lege in Brooklyn, knew what to do bound by the time EMS arrived. when a payroll officer at the college Meanwhile, SSA Niesha suffered a heart attack on the job Whitaker conducted the routine dis - around 11 a.m. He immediately ad - missal process which deals with ministered the automated external suspensions. defibrillator (AED) and gave the The SSAs handled “a chaotic man CPR until the EMS and the Fire and traumatic situation in a profes - Department arrived on the scene. sional manner,” said Jones, in a Nicholas, who has more than 21 commendation letter she sent to years of service at the college’s Pub - their supervisors. “We really appre - lic Safety Department, saved Her - ciate the SSAs and couldn’t do our man Fulton’s life and gained “the work without them.” utmost respect from staff, faculty Sgt. Errol Nicholas is flanked, from left, by David Taylor, V.P. of administration and the student community,” said and finance at Medgar Evers, and Victor Stevens, director of public safety. his supervisor, Lt. Sharon E. Davis. High School for Health The department held a ceremony in Professions and Human April to recognize Nicholas for his Services, and the Institute outstanding service. Fulton survived for two months for Collaborative Education after Nicholas’ heroic action, but High School, Manhattan unfortunately his condition deterio - During a change of period on rated and he died at Kings County the morning of March 10, a fight Hospital. broke out between two students, one from each of the two high LaGuardia Community schools housed in a facility at East College, Long Island City 15 Street. The fight drew a crowd of Campus Peace Officers Frank students, as well as five school safe - Antwi, Edwin Manzzo and Cpl. ty agents, led by Sgt. Hector Ponce, Frank Anguili responded to a call for with 25 years of service, who was help from the admissions office at La - joined by the dean. Guardia Community College where a “We tried to restrain them and disorderly man was attempting to stop the fight,” said Ponce, but word register around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 6. Campus peace officers at Hostos Community College commemorate an historic of the fight spread and “another 30 The CPOs removed the man assignment with a group portrait. or so came out and jumped the stu - from the office and asked him for an dents that we held.” ID, which he refused to provide. Hostos Community Manhattan Alternate The SSAs called for assistance The man became aggressive and College, The Bron x Learning Center from the Task Force, NYPD, EMS, CPO Johnny Rojas tried to arrest The Department of Public Safety Last Dec. 11, an angry male stu - supervisors and commanding offi - him, but the man struck Rojas in the at Hostos Community College and dent punched a hole through a glass cers, said Ponce. “We cuffed six stu - chin with his elbow as he tried to campus peace officers from various door during class and severed two dents who were fighting” and arrest - escape, and a struggle ensued. With other CUNY colleges provided elite arteries in his left wrist. He also ed them. The students were charged assistance from CPOs Manzzo, security, with assistance from the sustained multiple cuts on both at the precinct with disorderly con - Antwi, Anguili and CSA Davis, New York City Police Department, for hands. School Safety Agent Ken duct. Rojas made the arrest. Antwi sus - the historic inauguration of the first Moore provided emergency first aid School safety agents, including tained an injury to his right hand Latina New York City Council Speak - to the student in the bathroom, Sgt. Ponce, Miguel Planas, Davindra during the struggle. er, Melissa Mark-Viverito, at the where he ran water on the wounds, Dwarka, Natalie Phillips, and Luis CPO George Rodriguez searched Bronx campus on Jan. 28. The event called EMS and directed staff to Maldonado, were taken to Beth Is - the man and vouchered his proper - was attended by 1,200 guests, includ - find medical supplies to stanch the rael Hospital for injuries to the ty, and Rojas and CPO Michael Rug - ing Mayor Bill de Blasio and many bleeding. head, face, chest and ribs. A few gieri took the man to the 108th Pct. elected officials. Chief Arnaldo Bern - School Counselor Ivonne Jones SSAs needed several days or a week For processing. He was charged abe, director of Public Safety at Hos - recalled that when she opened the to recover. with assault, resisting arrest and tos, thanked the officers for their pro - disorderly conduct. fessionalism and excellent service. SSA Elmore Among Honorees

School Safety Agent gang violence, and pre - L3 Terence Elmore was scription drug abuse. A among the honorees at former member of Way - Wayside Baptist Church’s side Baptist Church, El - Black History Program in more served as events co - Brooklyn. Elmore, who ordinator for the Young works for the NYPD Men’s Ministry and other School Safety Communi - mentoring programs. ty Outreach Division, re - A Local 237 member ceived the “Our Local since 1998, Elmore was Heroes Award” at the elected shop steward at church’s award celebra - Erasmus Hall High tion and luncheon on Feb. 22. School in 2002, served on the negoti - The father of three children, El - ating team, and became a grievance more works extensively to help representative in 2012. He received bring awareness to schools, parents the Local 237 President’s Award at A few of LaGuardiaʼs finest campus peace officers. From left, they are Johnny and the community on school safety the union’s Black History Celebration Rojas, Cpl. Frank Anguili, Edwin Manzzo, George Rodriguez, and Michael initiatives including cyber bullying, in February 2013. Ruggieri. NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 5 Added to the Roster of Retirees

New Things to Do Only the Best

Retired School Safety Agent Eleanor B. Allen displays her plaque Retired School Safety Agent Stanley T. Bethea displays his plaque, with, and is flanked, from left, by Steven Gordon, trustee; Derek Jackson, di - from left, Al Soto, director, special hearings, and Edmund Kane, trustee. rector, Law Enforcement Unit; and Edmund Kane, trustee. A Brooklyn resident assigned to the Manhattan North Command, Allen retired in March following 14 years of service. She lives in Bethea retired with 25 years of service. He said he plans “to focus a lot Brooklyn with her husband of 40 years. The couple have one daughter, on my health, take a vacation, and get involved in the church and com - three granddaughters, and one great grandchild. Allen said she plans to munity.” He also plans to visit family in the south. “It’s a new life for “travel, relax and do some things I haven’t been able to do.” me,” says Bethea, “I’ll try to make the best of it.” Keeping Busy Retired School Safety Agent L3 Hector L. Nieves is flanked, from left, by President Gregory Floyd and Citywide Business Agent Charlie Cotto. Nieves re - tired in March from the School Safety Task Force with 27 years of service. Married and living in the Bronx, he has one son, Danny, and two grandsons ages 5 and 7. Nieves said he plans to take it easy and take care of his grandsons. “When you retire you have to keep busy,” adds Nieves. “Kids keep you busy.”

Dedicated Service Eleanor Marshall, left, a retired senior cook, displays her plaque. Officially retired last No - vember, Marshall worked for the Department of Corrections on Rikers Island. Marshall said she plans to retire to Barbados, read her bible, serve the Lord and be with her family: her husband, brothers and sisters.

Grateful Soul Retired School Safety Agent L3 Dinah P. Harvey, right, displays her retirement plaque and is flanked, from left, by Edmund Kane and Al Soto. Harvey retired with 26 years of service at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis H.S. in Manhattan. Harvey, who lives in Manhattan, is a wid - owed mother of four children. She plans to focus on her work as a seamstress of praise dance garments. “I thank God for my years with School Safety,” says Harvey. “I’m going to miss my students.” 6 NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 Celebrating Diversity in th

ocal 237’s 2014 Black History Month Celebration focused on the contributions Lof black artists with vibrant presenta - tions of dancing by students from the Ailey Black Student Performance Group, music by Tiga Jean-Baptiste and Tchaka, and a fashion-show History of hat designs by Bunn of Harlem. In addition, outstanding members were ac - knowledged for their commitment to union val - Month ues. President Gregory Floyd presented Presi - dent’s Awards to Gregory B. Sweet, Long Island Division; Lorenzo Brown, Housing Division; Beverly Stevens, Citywide Division; Bernadette Scott, Housing Division; and Yolanda T. Jones, Citywide Division. State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the event’s keynote speaker, highlighted the “history makers” in our families, such as the first member to go to college, own a home or a business. As the first woman to become New York State Senate Democratic Conference Leader, Stewart-Cousins encour - aged the audience to “Be that rung on the ladder that lifts somebody else,” adding that “My being here represents the hopes and prayers of so many ancestors.” She also thanked the Teamsters “for making our lives better.” New York State Following Stewart-Cousins’ rousing speech, The Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art Senator Andrea Ensemble models hats by Bunn of Harlem. Floyd presented her with a Golden Teamster Stewart-Cousins is flanked by President Award, noting, “You have star power.” Gregory Floyd and Winston George, deputy director, Retiree Division, and emcee for the event.

The Ailey Student Performance Group graced the Union Hall.

Above, Beverly Stevens, Presidentʼs Award honoree and Evidence and Property Control Specialist III Supervisor, accepts her award.

Below, Singer Tiga Jean-Baptiste Bernadette Scott, a maintenance performing. worker at Sethlow/Glenmore Consolidated houses, displays her Below right, Presidentʼs Award honoree Students from Presidentʼs Award. the Ailey Schoolʼs Gregory B. Sweet, maintenance mechanic Professional III in the Street Lighting Department for Division. Photo by Floyd presents Yolanda T. Jones, a © Kyle Froman the Town of Babylon, accepts his award. Photography food service manager for District 24 in Queens, with the Presidentʼs Award.

Photos by Gerald Schultz NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 7 he Workplace and the Arts

he Irish Heritage celebration show - cased the country’s musical and lit - Terary traditions as well as its finest descendants. Trustee Edmund Kane wel - Irish comed guests with his best Irish jokes and introduced Vice President Richard Hender - shot, who presented President’s Awards to Heritage outstanding members Claire Frances Freire and Willliam J. Horstmann, Citywide Divi - sion; and Paul Iveagh, Housing Division. Music by Dan Neely and the Four Leaf Shamrock, and emcee Fiona Walsh, an actress and comedienne from Tip - perary, set the stage for Malachy McCourt, an actor, writer, and self-pro - claimed “union man,” who was born in Brooklyn and taken to Ireland at age three. “The humor we inherited is the humor of the oppressed,” said Mc - Court, recalling the struggles of the Irish people both in their country and as immi - grants in the United States. Highlighting Irish literary traditions, McCourt, whose brother wrote about his family’s poverty in Presidentʼs Award honoree Claire Frances Freire, an aassociate shool food Ireland in the acclaimed book “Angela’s service manager, center, is congratulated by her fans. Ashes,” said, “The Irish take the English lan - guage and turn it into sorcery to confuse the Fiona Walsh, oppressor.” actress and Amid laughter and hearty applause for comedienne, McCourt’s comic eloquence — the gift of serves as blarney — Recording Secretary Patricia emcee. Stryker presented him with a Golden Team - ster award.

Malachy McCourt, actor, writer, accepts the Golden Teamster Award from Patricia Stryker, Paul Iveagh, a recording NYCHA plasterer secretary, at at Red Fern right, as Nancy Houses and B. True, Presidentʼs director, Retiree Award honoree, Division, is flanked, from looks on. left, by Edmund Kane, trustee, and Richard Hendershot, vice president.

Itʼs obvious that these guests were enjoying the program.

Presidentʼs Award honoree William J. Horstmann is joined by his wife.

Dan Neely and the Four Leaf Shamrock play traditional Irish music.

Photos by Pat Arnow 8 NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 LONG ISLAND REPORT BABYLON WORKS

Operating An Air Vac Left, Department of Pub - lic Works employees use an Air Vac to vacuum water and debris from basins, pre - venting them from backing up with rain water that causes flooding. There are about 30,000 basins in Baby - lon. Most of them are con - nected by 200 miles of pipe. Right, a part-time work - er assists Kirk Johanson, a highway shop steward and heavy equipment operator.

Auto Equipment Operators

David Cinque, an auto equipment operator A fuels a street AEO A Gregory Walker fuels a landscaping truck. Landscap - sweeper. An AEO A generally operates six-wheel dump trucks ing crews maintain 35 parks with ball fields and multiple facili - and pulls trailers with different pieces of equipment. Occasion - ties throughout the town.. With Little League in full season, the ally, the AEO A operates heavy equipment such as the sweeper, fields are constantly maintained. which is paid at the HEO rate for the day.

Highway Engineering Left, Drafter III Frank Mar - rone speaks with Engineering Supervisor Frank Vaccaro. Highway engineers prepare detailed plans and maps of parking fields, draining sys - tems, and highway designs. The engineers operate engi - neering instruments and tran - sit survey equipment used to document angles and grades on roads, curbs, sidewalks and basins. The town of Baby - lon has 537 miles of roads. Right, Maria Santana, an engineering aide, speaks with James McQuilkin, a senior engineering aide. NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 9

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Basil Paterson, a friend of B. Rangel; the late Percy Sutton, Local 237 and esteemed New who was Manhattan Borough Presi - York leader, died at age 87 on dent; and David Dinkins, the city’s April 17. He was secretary of state first African-American Mayor. for New York State, deputy mayor “Basil Paterson was the rare in - of New York City, and provided dividual who knew how to talk to legal counsel to Local 237 as a people. He knew what to say to peo - partner in the law firm of Meyer, ple and knew when to say it,” said Suozzi, English and Klein. He Teamsters Local 237 President Gre - was also the father of former Gov - gory Floyd, who, as secretary-treas - ernor David A. Paterson. Basil Pa - urer, fought alongside Paterson, terson extended his legacy as a then labor counsel for Local 237, at professor at Hunter College and the negotiating table. other universities. Later, as a newly-elected presi - A New York icon, Paterson pio - dent, Floyd recalls, he turned to Pa - neered Harlem politics as a member terson “for good, sound advice. He Congratulations to TAXI & L IMOUSINE INSPECTORS , above , who gradu - of the “Gang of Four” political lead - knew New York City, the politics, ated on April 17. Congratulations also to... ers, including Congressman Charles and the players.” • • • …SCHOOL SAFETY AGENTS recognized at the Queens South Command Awards Ceremony on April 22 at Springfield Gardens Complex, where President Gregory Floyd was on hand to congratulate the honorees. • • • …SCHOOL SAFETY AGENTS recognized on April 15 at the Bronx West Com - mand where Business Agent Charlie Cotto congratulated honorees. • • • …KENNY FRANCO , supervisor of grounds at Queensbridge North houses and his wife Ivonne on the marriage of their only daughter, Brianna, to Luke Ognibene on March 31.

The Supervisor of Grounds Chapter congratulates everyone who took the test for supervisor of grounds, which resulted in the highest number of provisional passing grades. • • • Get well wishes for a speedy recovery to SSA C LARK JOHNSON of M.S. 210 in the Queens South Command, who was hospitalized in At the negotiating table, from left, are Carl Haynes, former Local 237 president; March, from her husband, SSA N ORRIS JOHNSON , of I.S. 137 in Queens Attorney Basil Paterson; then Secretary-Treasurer Gregory Floyd; and Attorney South Command. Barry Peek. We’d like to hear from you. If you’d like us to report on what’s We Salute a Fallen Peace Officer happening in your life, drop a line to Teamster Notes, Newsline, 216 W. 14 Street, NY 10011, or call 646-638-8636, Sgt. Griselde Camacho, a or e-mail [email protected]. campus peace officer, was one of eight people killed in the building explosion in East Farewell to a Friend and Colleague Harlem on March 12. Camacho had been home on sick leave Local 237 Head - safe,” recalled Presi - from her job at the Silberman quarters deeply mourns dent Gregory Floyd. School of Social Work at the loss of Randy Fai - Faison offered a warm Hunter College, also in East son, the front-desk se - welcome to staff and Harlem, where she had curity guard for five guests and hastened to worked since 2008. years, who died too help others in any way Camacho, 44 years old, was an of us,” said President Gregory Floyd, soon, on April 24, after he could. He will be outstanding Local 237 member who who attended Camacho’s funeral a sudden illness. He greatly missed. was recognized as Peace Officer of service at Bethel Gospel Assembly died a week before his Faison lived in the Year in 2010 by the college’s church in East Harlem, where she 52nd birthday. Hollis, Queens. Public Safety Department, and re - was an active member. Camacho is Faison had a charis - He is survived by ceived the Lieutenant Award for survived by her son, Jasper Crespo, matic and friendly na - his mother, Shirley, fa - Public Safety Achievement. her mother, Carmen N. Quiñones, ture while maintaining ther, James, sisters “Her passing is a great loss for all and brother, Angel Luis Rivera. an authoritative presence. “Just see - Adyrah, Linda, and Angela, and ing him sitting at the front desk brothers Leon, Louis, James Jr., and made everyone who came inside feel Billy. Dear Griselde That some of us will pass your way. God works in mysterious ways, By Alfred King, Liaison CONDOLENCES TO... Citywide/Law Enforcement Unit His wonders to perform. We know he was there to meet you You slipped away from us And welcome you into his heavenly …ROGER PHILLIPS , shop steward, New York Police Department Build - Not saying you would go. home. ing Maintenance section, on the death of his brother, Andrew Phillips, I’m sure you didn’t mean to, on March 30 at age 54. He is survived by his wife, 4 children, 9 grand - You really didn’t know. Sleep on dear Griselde, children, mother and father, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Take your deserving rest. • • • It really was a sad surprise, We all loved you dearly, …the family of CAMPUS PEACE OFFICER ANDRE SALAMAN of York College, It should not have been that way. But God loved you best. who died in March of an illness. The funeral was held in Manhattan But we know it’s just a matter of time on March 15. 10 NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 Improvements Set for Some NYCHA Developments Several initiatives were an - Housing Committee, has called for in - nounced in recent weeks to improve stallation of security cameras, sur - life for residents at NYCHA’s most veillance systems, new locks and so- challenged developments. called intercom systems for all 334 public housing developments. Boilers for Hurricane Sandy Responding to a New York Daily Victims News report that crime in NYCHA de - velopments jumped 31 percent since In March, federal and city agencies 2009, compared with 4 percent city - announced an agreement that new wide, Torres was quoted in the News boilers will be installed at all 110 pub - as saying, “Why not have a citywide lic housing developments that have approach to funding public safety been relying on temporary boilers measures in public housing.” since Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Torres said NYCHA officials esti - original boilers. These developments mate that the plan will cost the city serve more than 8,000 apartments. $520 million, which he considers Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that worthwhile to protect some of the Ken Roper $70 million of his $73.9 billion city city’s most vulnerable residents. budget proposal for fiscal year 2015 is VISIT TO DREW-HAMILTON – Local 237 Housing Division officials recently visit - NYCHA’s rising crime also committed to the Housing Authority to ed workers at the Drew-Hamilton Houses to discuss union activities and hear prompted Torres to question its evic - address the repair backlog and im - from the members. The complex, located in West Harlem, consists of five 21-story tion policies. Despite increased crime, prove security, according to Metro. buildings with 1,210 apartments. the News reported that NYCHA’s evic - Under the terms of the $100 mil - coldest winters and springs in memory ty in the development. tion cases against tenants for criminal lion agreement, reported in The New with unreliable temporary boilers. The lights will be installed behavior dropped to 1,075 last year York Times, the process of installing The new boilers will be paid for through the 31 buildings and grounds from 1,457 in 2009, while actual evic - the new boilers will begin within the with funds from the federal aid pack - of the Astoria complex, according to tions dropped to a five-year low of 61 next six months. NYCHA will be re - age for Hurricane Sandy victims and City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, last year from 172 in 2009. imbursed with federal funds for the will be more water-resistant and built who was quoted in DNA Info as say - costs of the new as well as the tempo - at higher elevations to protect them ing, “This project has been a priority Call for Investment in rary boilers. from floods. They will also burn natu - for me since the first day I took office. I Sen. Charles E. Schumer, who bro - ral gas instead of oil. am proud we were able to secure the Affordable Housing kered the deal between Federal Emer - necessary funding to make this project As a recent guest of President Gre - gency Management Agency and Lights at Ravenswood a reality.” gory Floyd on “Reaching Out,” which NYCHA, was quoted in the Times as The Ravenswood Houses in Van Bramer allocated $1.5 mil - aired on AM 970 “The Answer” sev - saying, “The hardship is still real” for Queens will get a new $4 million lion in capital funding for the project, eral weeks ago, Torres noted that in residents in developments in the Rock - lighting system at the beginning of and NYCHA is funding the balance of addition to diminishing federal sup - aways, Coney Island and on the Lower 2015 with cost-efficient LED fixtures. $2.5 million. Installation of the light - port, public housing gets no money East Side, who endured one of the The new system will improve securi - ing system is expected to take six from New York State. “I think it’s a months to complete. scandal and I want to do everything I can to expose it,” said Torres, adding, Youths Get Early Career Training Security Systems for All “If we lost public housing, we would City Councilman Ritchie Torres have homeless shelters housing hun - The New York City Housing Au - Central Office on 90 Church Street, (D-Bronx), chairman of the Public dreds of thousands of people.” thority’s Committee on Women’s where Olatoye greeted the children Concerns, a 20-year old organiza - and quizzed them on what they tion, held its annual “Take Our learned at the workshops conducted Mayor Presents Affordable Daughters and Sons to Work Day,” a by NYCHA department heads. national initiative, on April 24. At These included information tech - least 150 children came to several nology, safety and security, visual Housing Plan for NYC NYCHA locations to participate in arts and community operations, and workshops and activities scheduled garden and greening. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced central pillar in the battle against in - for children ages 8 to 10, 11 to 12 Following the morning pro - a plan to preserve and build afford - equality.” and 13 to 15. gram, the children received “Fun able homes for poor and middle-in - The housing plan puts into ac - Renée Taylor, an assistant prop - Kits,” backpacks with activity book - come New Yorkers in all five bor - tion de Blasio’s campaign goal to erty manager at Drew-Hamilton lets and other items as souvenirs. oughs. The projected investment create or maintain 200,000 afford - Houses, has been president of the “The daughters and sons of em - would total $41.1 billion over 10 able units over the next 10 years to Committee on Women’s Concerns ployees displayed unwavering re - years. The city would commit $8.2 address a shortage that has reached for the past two years and a member silience throughout the day and billion of public money and seek crisis proportions. Nearly a third of for 10. She was joined by NYCHA showed their intelligence,” answer - $30 billion in private funds, as well city residents are paying more than Chairwoman Shola Olatoye at the ing Olatoye’s questions, noted Taylor. as state and federal money, accord - 50 percent of their income in rent, ing to The New York Times. which is much higher than the 30 “This plan over the 10 years percent federal standard of afford - will create opportunity for so many ability. A major cause is that rents people who are currently priced out rose nearly 40 percent in the last 20 of the city,” de Blasio was quoted as years, while renter’s wages rose less saying in the Times. “It will be a than 15 percent. Save the Date

The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade is on June 8 . Make plans to join Local 237ʼs contingent for the march up Fifth Avenue. Renée Taylor, assistant property manager at Drew Hamilton Houses and president of the Housing Authorityʼs Committee on Womenʼs Concerns, center, is flanked by More details will be posted online at www.local237.org . participants in the annual “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” NEWSLINE, April/May 2014 11 Resumen en Español Ya Vienen Mejoras Para Algunas Residenciales de NYCHA

n recientes semanas se Las nuevas calderas serán pa - Respondiendo a un reportaje en 61 casos el año pasado comparado anunciaron varias iniciati - gadas con fondos provenientes de el New York Daily News alegando con 172 en el 2009. vas que mejorarán la vida un paquete de ayuda federal para que ha habido un aumento de 31 E Llamado para Inversión en de residentes en varios de los damnificados del Huracán Sandy y por ciento en crímenes en vivien - proyectos residenciales más prob - tendrán más resistencia al agua, das de NYCHA desde el 2009, com - Viviendas a Precios lemáticos de NYCHA. El Alcalde siendo ubicadas a una mayor ele - parado con un 4 por ciento en toda Asequibles Bill de Blasio anunció que $70 vación para protegerlas de inunda - la ciudad, Torres dijo, según el Como invitado reciente en el millones del presupuesto de $73.9 ciones. También usarán com - News, “Que tal si elaboramos un programa “Reaching Out With billones que propondrá para la bustible de gas natural en vez de plan para financiar medidas de se - Gregory Floyd,” un programa ra - ciudad para el año fiscal 2015 se aceite. guridad en las viviendas públicas.” dial de asuntos públicos del Local destinará a la Autoridad de Torres dijo que los oficiales de 237 que tiene como dirigente al Viviendas para resolver el atraso Luces en Ravenswood NYCHA estiman que el plan le Presidente Gregory Floyd y que en reparaciones y lograr mejor Las Viviendas Ravenswood en costaría a la ciudad unos $20 mil - fue transmitido por la radio AM seguridad, según reportó el per - Queens recibirán un nuevo sistema lones, lo cual él considera que vale 970 The Answer” hacen varias se - iódico Metro. de alumbrado a un costo de $4 mil - la pena para proteger a algunos de manas atrás, Torres notó que lones a comienzos del 2015, para los residentes más vulnerables de además de la diminución de fon - Calderas para Víctimas del reemplazar el viejo alumbrado con la ciudad. dos federales, las viviendas públi - Huracán Sandy modernas luces LED que también El aumento en la tasa de cas no obtienen ningún dinero del ahorrarán energía, dinero y crímenes en NYCHA también Estado de Nueva York. “Creo que En Marzo, agencias federales y proveerán más seguridad en las instó a Torres a cuestionar sus es un escándalo y quiero hacer de la ciudad hicieron anuncio de viviendas. pólizas de desalojo. A pesar del todo lo que yo pueda para expon - un acuerdo para instalar nuevas Las luces serán instaladas por aumento en crímenes, el News re - erlo,” dijo Torres, añadiendo, “Si unidades de calefacción en todas todos los 31 edificios y predios del portó que los casos de desalojo de perdemos las viviendas públicas, las 110 residenciales públicas que complejo en Astoria, según el Con - NYCHA en contra de inquilinos tendríamos que proveer refugios han estado utilizando calderas tem - cejal de la Ciudad Jimmy Van por conducta criminal bajó a para albergar a cientos de miles porarias sirviendo a más de 8,000 Bramer, quien según el noticiero 1,075 el año pasado, comparado de personas, por lo tanto es críti - apartamentos desde que el Huracán DNA Info dijo, “Este proyecto ha con 1,457 en el 2009, mientras co asegurar que la Ciudad de Sandy destruyera las calderas origi - sido una prioridad para mi desde el que los actuales desalojos bajaron Nueva York se mantenga a costo nales. primer día que tomé mando. Estoy al nivel más bajo en cinco años de asequible. Bajo los términos del acuerdo orgulloso que pudimos obtener los de $100 millones según reporte en fondos para que este proyecto se The New York Times, el proceso de hiciera realidad.” instalación de las nuevas calderas Van Bramer asignó $1.5 mil - Reaching Out se iniciará dentro de los próximos lones en fondos capitales para el seis meses. NYCHA recibirá reem - proyecto y NYCHA suplirá el resto bolso con fondos federales por el de $2.5 millones. Se estima que la costo de las calderas nuevas y de las instalación de las luces tomará seis temporarias. meses para ser completada. El Senador Charles E. Schumer, quien negoció el acuerdo entre la Sistemas de Seguridad Agencia Federal de administración de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus si - para Todos glas en inglés), y NYCHA, dijo, El Concejal de la Ciudad según el periódico The New York Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) presi - Times, “las dificultados son reales,” dente del Comité de Viviendas para los residentes en las áreas de Públicas, hizo llamado para la in - Rockaways, Coney Island y el Bajo stalación de cámaras de seguridad, Manhattan Este, que soportaron sistemas de vigilancia, nuevas cer - uno de los inviernos y primaveras raduras y sistemas de comuni - más fríos de que tenemos en memo - cación de doble vías para todos los El Concejal de la Ciudad Ritchie Torres y el Presidente Gregory Floyd en ria, con calderas temporales de 334 proyectos residenciales de apretón de manos en la emisora de radio AM 970, donde grabaron el pro - poca confianza. viviendas públicas. grama de asuntos públicos “Reaching Out With Gregory Floyd.”

Aviso De Aumentos En Los Beneficios La Junta de Fideicomisarios del Fondo de Para los Miembros en NYC Para los Miembros en NYC – Bienestar de Teamsters Local 237 anunció las y Long Island Aumento en el Máximo Beneficio siguientes mejoras en los beneficios: Aumento al Beneficio Dental – Empezando Anual (tope anual) Para Miembros en NYC Junio 1, 2014, el actual panel de dentistas será El tope anual de $1,500 para cada miembro Aumento al Beneficio de Muerte – Em - reemplazado por el panel Helthplex Metro. Esto y dependiente aumentará a $2,500 por persona pezando Mayo 1, 2014, el beneficio de muerte les proveerá a los miembros acceso a un mayor anualmente. para miembros es $11,000, asegurado por medio número de dentistas. El panel actual ofrece es - • de una póliza de seguro de vida grupal de Colo - coger entre unos 1,100 dentistas generales y es - Con el cambio al panel de Healthplex, ya no nial Life, aumentando de los $7,500 anterior - pecialistas. El panel Metro ofrecerá escoger será necesario obtener el formulario de cobro de mente. El beneficio para su esposa(o) sube a entre aproximadamente 5,400, incluyendo a dentistas. Los dentistas de Metro panel podrán $5,000 desde $2,500, anteriormente. El benefi - casi todos los dentistas que originalmente esta - proveer un formulario standard o someterán sus cio para dependientes permanecerá en $1,000. ban en el panel del Local 237. Además de ex - facturas electrónicamente después de atenderle. El aumento en estos beneficios proveerá ayuda pandir la red de dentistas, la tabla de beneficios Para más información, llame la oficina del a los miembros al enfrentar un tiempo difícil, será mejorado para incluir procedimientos que Fondo de Bienestar al 212- 924-7220 . con el aumento de gastos para funerales. anteriormente no eran cubiertos bajo el plan. T profes of curay s The t chemic a tion System d Co Pre f chief table X-ray the care. term Eas in s Hosp Us i Union r explai t ate he ac il adiol on ound nd H NEWSLINE iat b m e M

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