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Public Employee Press
Immigrant group
lauds Uddin and Williams An immigrant community group
has honored DC 37 Treasurer Maf Misbah Uddin and DC 37 Political Action Director
Wanda Williams.
The New American Democratic Club honored the DC 37 leaders
before 400 participants at its 11th annual conference, reception and dinner at
the Taj Mahal Party Center in Jamaica, Queens, on Oct. 18. The founder and president
of the group is Morshed Alam, a Local 375 member.
The club lauded Uddin,
who is also president of Local 1407, as a New American labor leader,
and City Council member David Weprin gave the honorees a recognition plaque. The
award noted that Uddin is the first Bangladeshi to lead a municipal union in the
United States, describing him as a pioneer in bringing new Americans into mainstream
politics. Uddin is a vice president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
of the AFL-CIO.
The club presented Williams with an award in honor of her
tireless work as the leader of the unions Political Action and Legislation
Dept. Many of the unions activists are immigrants, and the union has a long
tradition of including immigrant rights in its political agenda.
Congress
members Anthony D. Weiner and Gregory Meeks were the featured speakers and State
Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith joined club members and guests at the dinner. | |