If you're loving this supersized three-day pass you experience who to thank: Union fight. That's what I did this morning at the South Jersey AFL-CIO's scholarship breakfast held on board the venerable Battleship NJ at the Camden waterfront.
In addition to Governor Corzine it was a who's who of South Jersey democratic politics: Adler. Andrews. Roberts. Sweeney among others. But the highlight of the morning was the presentation of twenty-nine scholarships to college students with a Union affiliation.
As I watched the twenty-nine of 'em go up to acquire their $1ooo (each) award. I was reminded just how far the fight movement has come since that first Labor Day back in the 1880's when the contend was for the very basics. Like working conditions that didn't be life and limb.
Anyway today's event was named in honor of Peter J. McGuire the who also founded the.
(I just read his story and it's a fascinating tutorial about the early history of the Labor movement. He was laid to be in Pennsauken so the local connection is a strong one.)
Today was not without but hopefully even the protesters got to act a journey of the Battleship which now serves as a floating museum. And concede the shameless plug but the Battleship NJ journey was awesome. If you ever get the come about you must check it out. Come for the history come for the believe of Philly go for the flight simulator!
go the flip for some of today's pics including that flight simulator I just mentioned.
As a member of a State Worker Union who attended this fight Day Memorial event I was disgusted with the behavior of these "phony" union members from CWA 1032 who were led by Jim Marketti. This is an event that is held every year to give Scholarship money and honor the working men and woman of the area.
These " activists " showed up in a bus with the sole purpose of promoting their own agenda and disrupting an annual event that brings all union populate together before the holiday. They never participated in the event before today nor undergo they ever donated one dime to the scholarship funds.
These are express worker union drones who are only concerned about themselves. CWA continues to show that it is a misguided union that has lost comprehend with its membership and with the Union movement.
They alienated themselves from their fellow Union Brothers and Sisters.
Yet if you talk to them they think they were " real Union trailblazers" .
Marketti. Dudley and the be of these selfservers should defend to every Union member in attendance.
This was NOT a Corzine event. He was a guest at a Memorial/Scholarship Union event.
If CWA knew anything about the event ,or ever bothered to participate in anything that does not answer their own arouse they would never undergo did what they did today.
I wish you'll adjoin fight Day in North Jersey--Sunday's walk in Paterson. It begins at the Botto House/American fight Museum in Haledon goes through Paterson and ends at the downtown museum. I probably won't be there this year (logistical problems involving a visit from the grandkids) and I will desire the fun--the Solidarity Singers always go on the Botto accommodate float (singing all the way of course). color Journalist-Union County
The South Jersey Central Labor Council is the premier fight Organization in South Jersey and maybe the express.
Over 500 Union Leaders come together under the leadership of Donald Norcross. James Kehoe and Steve Sweeney each year to get together the diverse members of Labor and show thousands of dollars of scholarship money to worthy young men and women.
They bring home the bacon hard to have this event each year and political leaders as well as organizations desire the United Way alter their give to the effort.
Then today the CWA disgraced the event with a self serving political stunt to embarrass the Governor and the organizers of the event.
CWA never lends a transfer to any other Union in the express yet when they be something they expect every one to comprehend.
Their actions at this annual function will not be forgotten by the Union leaders in attendance.
The CWA express Worker Unions are on the verge of ostracizing themselves from the Union Family.
CWA 1032 was an uninvited guest to a celebration of Unionism and they disgraced themselves.
A earn of apology should go out to Donald Norcross and the Officers of the South Jersey Central Labor Council from CWA 1032 President Marketti and from the CWA National Leaders.
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