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Keep Stella D'oro in the Bronx! Rally & March Friday, September 25
Written by Bernadette Evangelist   
Thursday, 24 September 2009

Stop October Closing of Stella D'Oro: Protest at Goldman Sachs on Friday, September 25th!

What: Rally & March with Stella D'oro Workers and Supporters

When: Friday, September 25th, 5:00 p.m rally, March to City Hall immediately following

Where:  Rally at Goldman Sachs Headquarters
             85 Broad Street (4 or 5 train to Bowling Green)
             March to City Hall (rally 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

Two months after returning to their jobs after an 11-month strike against deep concession demands, the courageous workers at the Bronx-based Stella D’oro Biscuit Co. are still fighting.

A stunning decision by the National Labor Relations Board, which found that Stella D’oro had bargained in bad faith, returned the strikers to work—with back pay and no concessions—in early July. The strikers had offered to return to their jobs under the terms of their old contract in May, but management, intent on breaking the union, had refused.

On Wednesday, September 23, the company’s union-busting owner, the private equity firm Brynwood Partners, said it had reached a deal to sell Stella D’oro, and that production will be relocated to Ohio by early October.

Join the Stella D'oro workers and supporters at a rally on Friday, September 25, at the headquarters of Goldman Sachs, a major investor in Lance, Inc. The group will then march to City Hall to encourage the City Council to take action to save the Bronx jobs. The council passed a non-binding resolution July 29 in support of the Stella workers.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 September 2009 )
 
Our Candidates Need You!
Written by Bernadette Evangelist   
Wednesday, 09 September 2009

Here are some ways you can help our DFNYC-endorsed candidates as we head for Primary Day, Tuesday September 15

Norman Siegel for Public Advocate

To sign up to volunteer for Norman at any of these events, please call  212-481-5423 and ask for Jen or Lisa or email jmbnewsgirl-at-yahoo.com (replace -at- with @). 

Thursday, September 10th:
 8:00 a.m. Subway: 6 train at 125th Street
1:00 p.m. Goddard Riverside candidate forum. 593 Columbus Ave (West 88th). Hosted by Larry Wood.
3:30 p.m. Hunter Debate hosted by Political Science Club. Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at 595 Park Avenue.
5:30 p.m. Subway: 68th Street 6 train
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. St. John's University Candidate Forum. Belson Moot Courtroom.

Friday, September 11th:
8:00 a.m. Subway: 181st Street 1 train
5:30 p.m. Subway: 14th Street 1/2/3/L
 
Saturday, September 12th:
10:00 a.m. Norman to speak at Coordinating Council of Cooperatives in NYC in the Penn South community room, (8th Ave & 28th St).
12:30 p.m. March with Norman in the Manhattan Labor Day Parade, gathering at 48th St. between 5th and 6th Ave. Contact Richard at (917) 657-5852 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  (replace -at- with @). More details here.
  
Sunday, September 13th:
9:00 a.m. Co-Op City Baptist Church. Einstein Comm Ctr. Room 50 Lower Level, 135 Einstein Loop

To volunteer for primary day:  Contact campaign HQ at (212) 448-6271 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .   

Josh Skaller for City Council (39th District, Brooklyn)

Phone banks in Manhattan this weekend, and door-to-door canvasses going out every day and evening for the rest of the campaign.  Saturday promises to be a "super-fun day" with 16 block parties to visit around the district.

Phonebank in Manhattan for Josh:  Teamsters Local 237, 216 West 14th St, 6th Floor.  Fri 5:30-9pm, Sat 10am-8pm, & Sun. 12-8pm. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

To volunteer:  Contact campaign HQ at (718) 568-9699 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Steve Behar for City Council (19th District, Queens)

Canvassing this weekend for Steve!  Click here to go to the page here at the DFNYC website for details.  Volunteers are also needed on Monday and election day, for phone banking, flyering, canvassing, etc.  Contact 646-862-2527 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Yetta Kurland for City Council (3rd District, Manhattan)

Join Yetta and her supporters for a Get-Out-The-Vote rally this Saturday, Sept. 12 at noon at Sheridan Square (take the 1 train to Christopher Street/Sheridan Square).  Volunteers are also needed for phonebanking and flyering through election day.  Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or 646-435-9800.

 
Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 September 2009 )
 
March in the Labor Day Parade w/Norman Siegel —Sat, Sept 12
Written by Bernadette Evangelist   
Wednesday, 09 September 2009

Labor Day Parade and March

Saturday, September 12, 2009
Assembly at 12:30 pm
on West 48th Street
(between 5th & 6th Avenues)

Join Norman Siegel and our friends from New York Metro Area Postal Union in a show of solidarity with all working people everywhere.  For more information, call Richard at (917) 657-5852 or email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 September 2009 )
 
Sept. Linkups are Volunteering for Candidates - Wed Sept 2
Written by Tracey_Keij_Denton   
Monday, 31 August 2009
Join us this Wednesday, Sept. 2nd.  With election day fast approaching, this month, Linkups will be campaigning for our endorsed candidates. (Sheepshead Bay will have a regular Linkup.) Join us for the following events and activities:

 

Upper West Side - 7:00pm:  The Upper West Side Linkup becomes a phonebanking evening for our DFNYC-endorsed candidates. Please bring your cell phone and join us to make calls on behalf of Public Advocate candidate Norman Siegel, and City Council candidates Steve Behar (Dist. 19), and Yetta Kurland (Dist. 3), Josh Skaller (Dist. 39). Hosts Sally Swisher and Bernadette Evangelist.  Location: West End Ave @86th Street.  Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , for full address and to rsvp, so we know how much pizza to order.  

Upper East Side - The UES Linkup will join the Upper West Side, see above.

West Village - The West Village Linkup will be volunteering for Yetta Kurland at her campaign HQ, doing voter id calls.  Linkup host Tracey Keij-Denton will be there from 6-9pm.  Yetta's campaign is in the West Village at the Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, between Bank & Bethune Streets.  (Bank and Bethune are between 11th & 12th Streets.)  By subway, take the 1/2/3 train to 14th Street, and walk west toward the river until West Street, which is just before 10th Avenue.  For a map & directions, visit http://www.hopstop.com/

Sunnyside, Queens - Instead of meeting at Bliss Street Station restaurant, Sunnyside Linkup attendees are encouraged to vounteer for Queens candidate Steve Behar.  To do evening canvassing, which is extrememly helpful for GOTV, contact Makedah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 646 862-2527.  If you can't travel out to Eastern Queens, you can make phone calls to voters from your home.  Contact Jeremiah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Astoria, Queens - Instead of meeting at Ommonia Cafe, Astoria Linkup attendees are encouraged to vounteer for Queens candidate Steve Behar.  To do voter canvassing, which is extrememly helpful for GOTV, contact Makedah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 646 862-2527.  If you can't travel out to Eastern Queens, you can make phone calls to voters from your home.  Contact Jeremiah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it


Bayside, Queens - Instead of meeting at the The First Edition, Bayside Linkup attendees are encouraged to vounteer for Queens candidate Steve Behar. Campaign HQ is right near the LIRR stop in Bayside.  To do voter canvassing, which is extrememly helpful for GOTV, contact Makedah at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 646 862-2527.

Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn - 7:00pm, Sheepshead Bay will have their usual Linkup at the Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead, 1669 E. 22nd St., with host Annette Mont and Estelle Glasser.


Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 September 2009 )
 
Honoring Senator Ted Kennedy
Written by Sharon   
Wednesday, 26 August 2009

   Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." If this is true, then Senator Ted Kennedy never truly died. If there was one word to describe him, it would probably be "outspoken." From the time he became involved in politics to the time he passed away late Tuesday at the age of 77, he was always fighting hard for those less represented. His accomplishments are countless, dealing with everything from civil rights to health care reform.

   In memory of Senator Ted Kennedy, please visit his website: http://tedkennedy.org/. Thank you.
 
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