Chair NJ AFLCIO Union Veterans Council
AFSCME
1990
After graduation in 1990 I continued to work for AFSCME in NJ as a staff representative, servicing local unions from organizing to collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration handling, political action. Also became an instructor at Rutger’s University’s Labor Education Center. Held classes on preparing for collective bargaining, labor and politics, the legislative process, labor and music and film. Continued to serve as President of the Mercer County NJ CLC until 1998. In 2001 I joined AFSCME’s international union political staff and worked in many different states on presidential, gubernatorial, senate and house races. Held many community positions after HTUP. President of library board, public member NJ Board of Master Plumbers, vice chairman of county Democratic Party, Chair of NJ AFLCIO Veterans Committee. The HTUP program open the door to many more great years in the labor movement. Congratulations on our 80th year!
What impact has the HTUP had on your life/career?
Opened doors to a broader community and better outcomes for workers thru knowledge gained at HTUP. The labor movement is not a job or a career—it’s a cause!
Do you have an interesting/funny story of when you attended the program?
One snowy morning about 8 of us were on a public bus and we started singing Roll the union on. Nobody blinked an eye. I took that as solid support of labor. Boston is a great union city.
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