GUERRIERO LEADS WITH UNION ENDORSEMENTS

This came in from Cathy Guerriero for Public Advocate.

Three More Locals Back Public Advocate Candidate

Cathy Guerriero, candidate for the office of Public Advocate for the City of New York announced that she has earned the endorsements the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1814, Local 824, and the United Marine Division ILA Local 333.

“These endorsements are especially important to me,” Guerriero said. “My grandfather, Ray Guerriero Sr. worked on the docks for 37 years, after he came back from World War II in 1946.  The ILA took care of him and our family, and opened the doors for my father to work for the ILA Port Watchmen for over 30 years.   Our family owes our solid middle class lives to the ILA.  As Public Advocate, I will fight for NYC’s middle class and the unions who helped build it.”

Louis Pernice, President of ILA Local 1814 (the largest in the five boroughs), said, “In the race for Public Advocate, Cathy Guerriero alone represents the best interests of the working waterfront in Brooklyn.  Local 1814 and every member of our rank and file are solidly behind her. She is the future of NYC.”

Ronald Mesiti, President of ILA Local 824, said “Coming from three generations of union workers - and two generations of longshoremen - - Cathy Guerriero is not only family but represents everything that the union rank and file stand for in NYC.  She is our next Public Advocate - she is THE union candidate of this race - and the International Longshoremen Association Local 824 stands with her proudly.”

Bill Hennessey, Trustee of United Marine Division ILA Local 333, said “Cathy Guerriero understands what is means to get up every day and work hard and fight harder, like every one of my members. UMD ILA stands with Cathy in her fight to be the next Public Advocate.”

The International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO is the largest Union of Maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 65,000 Longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, major U.S. rivers, Puerto Rico and Eastern Canada.

Guerriero comes from a union family of teachers, police officers and firefighters.  Both of her parents were public school teachers, and for 35 years her father worked two jobs: teacher by day and at night he worked as a longshoremen’s security guard for the Port Authority, helping to provide for Cathy and her five siblings.   

In addition to this latest endorsement, Cathy Guerriero also has the support of the NYC Captains Endowment Association, Lieutenants Benevolent Association, Detectives Endowment Association, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Benevolent Association, Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association, Superior Officers Benevolent Association, Assistant Deputy Wardens/Deputy Wardens Association, Correction Captains Association, Detectives Investigator’s Association, Port Authority Police Benevolent Association, Port Authority Detectives Endowment Association, Port Authority Lieutenants Benevolent Association, Port Authority Sergeants Benevolent Association, Uniformed Fire Alarm Dispatchers Benevolent Association, ILA Local 920 AFL-CIO, CWA Local 1102, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726.

For more information on the candidacy of Cathy Guerriero, go to www.cathyguerriero.com.