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.
