Labor Day Parade - Press Conference
Friday, August 31, 2007
2007 Labor Day
Parade – Press
Conference
Contact:
Aron J. Reina, Lead Field
Organizer (585) 263-2650
Date:
“Healthcare & Freedom from
Intimidation – Support comprehensive,
progressive national health care reform and the
Employee Free Choice Act”
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Press Conference
Where: In front of the Boy
Scouts of
America Otetiana Council, 474 East Avenue,
Rochester, NY 14607
When: 10am, Monday, September
3, 2007
”This Labor day, Organized Labor is drawing a
line in the sand. We are prepared
and willing to fight for secure, high quality
health care for all Americans,”
stated Jim Bertolone, President of the
Rochester & Genesee Valley Area
Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and President of the
American Postal Workers Union
Local 215. ”In addition to Labor’s focus on
healthy working families, we are
continuing to strengthen our call for the
Employee Free Choice Act.,” continued
Bertolone.
Joining us at the press conference will be
representatives from UNITE HERE to
discuss the current struggle of hotel workers,
representatives from SEIU to
discuss healthcare, elected officials and
Congressional Candidate, Eric Massa
to discuss the importance of Healthcare reform
and the Employee Free Choice
Act.
The Labor Day Parade:
Featuring 100 units, more than 3,000 working
families, 10 bands, floats, cars
and more, the Rochester Labor Council, Labor
Day Parade will begin at 11:00am
and wind from the intersection of East Avenue
and Alexander Street, down East
Avenue until the parade route turns west on
Main Street, and concludes at the
intersection of Main Street & South
Plymouth Avenue.
Grande Marshals: Tony Bernardo (United Auto Workers Local 1097, retired), Dan Conte (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 86, retired), and Joe Montesano (International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1071, retired) will lead the parade.
The following have been invited
to lead the parade
as additional Grande Marshals:
Congresswoman, Louise Slaughter
State Sentator & NYS Senate Labor Chair,
George Maziarz
State Assemblywoman & NYS Assembly Labor
Chair, Susan John
Monroe County Executive, Maggie Brooks
Rochester City Mayor, Robert Duffy
Rochester Labor Council, AFL-CIO endorsed
candidates have also been invited to
follow the Grande Marshals. They are:
Monroe County District Attorney, Mike
Green
Monroe County Family Court Judge, Sid
Farber
Monroe County Legislature, Willie Joe
Lightfoot, District 27
Rochester City Court Judge, Charles F. Crimi,
Jr.
Rochester City Council, Carla Palumbo, NW
District
Rochester City Council, Elain Spaull, SE
District
Rochester City School Commissioner, Willa
Powell
Rochester City School Commissioner, Melisza
Campos
Town of Irondequoit, John Perticone, Town
council
Town of Greece, Maureen Dauphinee,
3rd Ward Town Council
Town of Ogden, Garry Cranker, Supervisor
Town of Ogden, Wayne McCrossen, Town
Council
Town of Ogden, Anthony McCollough, Town
Council
The Rochester Labor Day Parade will focus on
its theme “Commitment to
Community” with a focus on Secure, High
Quality Health Care for All, while
highlighting area workers in this struggle.
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