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Public Employee Press
Health care fighters
praise Moira Dolan The Metro New York Health Care For All Campaign honored
political, trade union and community leaders for their work in defense of health
care justice Nov. 28 at its 2006 Annual Gala, which was held at AFSCME DC 1707
headquarters. DC 37 plays an important role in the Save Our Safety Net
Campaign, which received the Recognition for Community Leadership award at the
event. The award was accepted by a group of activists, including Moira Dolan of
the DC 37 Research and Negotiations Dept. The Recognition for Trade Union Leadership
award was presented to labor leaders from the World Trade Center Community-Labor
Coalition. DC 37 was a part of the labor coalition and the DC 37 Safety and Health
Dept. was recognized as one of the award recipients. Since the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center, the coalition has
bought together an impressive force of 19 labor unions to confront the indifference
of public officials. | |