Union Summer Week 1

Today has been eventful and the past week has been successful. We have been working more on the State Senate and Assembly member district zip codes which has shown to be a little more difficult than expected. However with our task at hand, we made sure to achieve only the best and would not rest until we got all the information we needed. It took us 3 days but...::drumroll:: WE GOT IT!!!! Phone calls, faxes and tedious internet searches later we got every assembly and senate members information and we're pretty proud of ourselves! Sean made sure that we were motivated and tried to help as much as possible which kept our morale up and inspired us. After Wednesday's rally, I felt it was only fitting that I learn more about the things I would be supporting and opposing. I did some research and I can't believe that I was never involved in this movement before! We listened to speakers talk about the need for municipal workers in New York City because they run where we live. They are the sanitation workers, nurses, teachers, 911 operators amongst others and they should be appreciated and encouraged-not facing cutbacks and layoffs because the city won't give some of the 3.5 BILLION dollar surplus to the people who deserve it. Today we went to a press conference where Kirstin Gillibrant, Carolyn Maloney, Margaret Chin and Anthony Weiner made speeches about the 9/11 firefighters and police officers who risked their lives to save the people in the World Trade Center after the massive attack that severely wounded our city. These men and women who have since then been sick due to the risks they faced entering those two buildings are being denied health coverage from the government. They vowed to work to have health bills passed for these workers by the nine year anniversary of the attack on New York City and to explain to others why this is an important issue that needs to be addressed. As for next week, I will be sure to fill everyone in on the juicy fun we have and the actions we take part in.