So today is the third day working in the office of the Central Labor Council for my internship and I have to say--its amazing! I love doing this type of work! Last week we were in DC for training which was so educational and fun. I got to hang out with the whole NYC team and our boss-who's also awesome. And make new friends from 4 other main cities: Atlanta, Chicago, DC and Los Angeles. We learned about the history of labor and how it has affected the recent unions and their development. I always wanted to work with runaway teens, but this is also looking like an option. We've already done a boycott outside of the non-unionized Wescott in Washington DC with the summit participants from that weekend and it was so gratifying. Yesterday we did phone calls with all the Assemblymen and women and State senators to find out their districts and the zip codes they are responsible for. I found this to be an exciting and interesting activity and I felt like a real intern doing that. Oh, we also stuffed some envelopes lol. But that was perfectly fine because it was for a good cause. We did leafletting today at the Staten Island Ferry for the City Hall Rally today at 4 PM to save our communities' firehouses, schools, hospitals, libraries, amongst other things too. And most people were pretty receptive about it so I wasn't discouraged. I feel like most people won't react negatively to our speeches and rallying so I look forward to every one that we do. In other words--this was the best decision I've ever made :) Happy to fill people in and I look forward to writing more frequently to update those who are interested!
Holly
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