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Leonard Paul

President, Local 374

Leonard Paul
President, Local 374
Leonard Paul is foreman of the Steinhardt Conservatory at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and is president of Local 374 Quasi-Public Employees, one of the locals within the cultural institutions of New York City. Local 374 members work at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Botanical Garden, Queens Botanic Garden, Wave Hill Public Gardens, New York Public Library, and Cary Institute for Eco Systems Studies. Local 374 represents approximately 530 members.

Paul has been part of the labor movement for almost 29 years, rising through the ranks of Local 374 from shop steward and chapter chair to become vice president and now president. “Labor is in my bloodstream. My main objective is to advocate for better wages, secured health benefits, a good pension plan, and better support systems for all members of my local. While unions have been under extreme pressure from the right, it has made my resolve even stronger to be more proactive in the labor movement,” he said.

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