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DC 37 in solidarity with Puerto Rico
Speakers included Judy Sheridan Gonzalez, president of the New York State Nurses Association, Eduardo Rosario, president of the New York chapter of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and Lilah Mejia, from the New York Disaster Interfaith Services.
Eddie Rodriguez, president of DC 37 and Local 1549 acknowledged the solidarity shown by a dozen DC 37 members who went to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria struck to provide humanitarian assistance.
“I can’t tell you how proud I am of our members who didn’t hesitate to answer the call to help their brothers and sisters after that terrible hurricane,” said Rodriguez at the March 29 meeting.