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Public Employee Press
Charles and Fort win Bklyn
Dem awards Honored Sept. 24 for their outstanding
service and devotion to the community were two DC 37 local presidents, Carmen
Charles of Municipal Hospital Employees Union Local 420 and Claude Fort of Civil
Service Technical Guild Local 375. The leadership and organizing
skills that we develop in the labor movement can be very useful in the community
setting, said Charles at the annual dinner of Brooklyns Wesley McDonald
Holder Democratic Club. We have members of every race and nationality
in communities throughout the city. Helping the community means helping the union,
said Fort. The awards were presented by City Council member Kendall Stewart
and 58th District State Committeewoman Gail Reed Barnett. Honored with the two
DC 37 Vice Presidents were City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Assembly member
Vito Lopez and Service Employees Local 32BJ President Michael Fishman. | |