Statewide Labor Rally Expected To Attract Thousands Of Union Members & Their Families
(Hartford, Connecticut) – The Connecticut Laborers’ District Council announced today that Ted Kennedy, Jr. will be one of the many featured speakers at the statewide labor rally tomorrow, Sunday, May 1, 2011, from 1 to 3 p.m., rain or shine, at Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut.
Ted Kennedy, Jr. is an investment banker, lawyer and the president of the Marwood Group, a financial-services firm headquartered in New York, NY. He is a son of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy from Massachusetts.
The statewide labor rally is presented by the Connecticut Laborers’ District Council and entitled, “Enough Is Enough”, will bring together labor union leaders and their members along with various political, business and community leaders at one massive rally which is intended to raise awareness about the increasing loss of workers’ rights in Connecticut and throughout the United States. “We are looking for all union members and their families throughout Connecticut to attend this important statewide rally on May 1st. In fact, we are inviting all employees in the public and private sectors to join us,” said Charles LeConche, business manager, Connecticut Laborers’ District Council. “At the rally, we intend to send a very strong message to the public, media and industry leaders that workers’ rights need to be preserved. However, the way trends are going now, we are seeing the decline of these rights and the disintegration of the American family.”
A confirmed, partial list of scheduled speakers at the “Enough Is Enough” Rally on May 1, 2011 includes:
Pedro Segarra, Mayor, City of Hartford, CT
Charles LeConche, CT Laborers’ District Council
Joe Courtney, U.S. House of Representatives
Billy Ciotto, Office of John Larson, U.S. House of Representatives
Nancy Wyman, CT Lt. Governor
Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Don Williams, CT Senate
Joe Crisco, CT Senate
Chris Donovan, CT House of Representatives
Peggy Sayers, CT House of Representatives
Joe Aresimowicz, CT House of Representatives
Susan Bysiewicz, former CT Sec. of State
Ed Reilly, CT Iron Workers
Dave Lucas, CT Teamsters
Dave Roche, CT Building & Construction Trades
John Livingstone, CT Sprinkler Fitters
Sal Luciano, AFSCME Council 4
David Laughton, New Hampshire Teamsters
John Olsen, CT AFL-CIO
Jim Parent, CT Machinists
Mark Norberg, Wisconsin Sheet Metal Workers
Keith Brothers, New London-Norwich Building & Construction Trades
Shaun Cashman, former CT Labor Commissioner
Sean O’Brien, Massachusetts Teamsters
Andy Esposito, New Haven Building & Construction Trades
Patrice Peterson, CSEA/SEIU Local 2001
A partial list of the rally’s sponsors and participants include:
CT Laborers’ District Council
CT AFL-CIO
CT Iron Workers
CT Sheet Metal Workers
CT Operating Engineers
CT Carpenters
CT Building & Construction Trades
Hartford-New Britain Building & Construction Trades
New London-Norwich Building & Construction Trades
Waterbury Building Construction & Trades
Fairfield Building & Construction Trades
New Haven Building & Construction Trades
CT Teamsters
CT Plumbers & Pipefitters
CT Roofers
CT Elevator Workers
CT Electricians
CT Machinists
CT Electrical Workers (IBEW)
CT United Auto Workers
CT Painters & Allied Trades
CT Insulators
CT AFSCME
CT Transport Workers
CT Prison Employees
CT Federation of Musicians
CT Communications Workers of America
CT Asbestos Workers
CT State Police Union
CT United Food & Commercial Workers
Greater Hartford Labor Council
Uniformed Professional Firefighters Association of CT
CT Action Alliance for a Fair Economy
CT State Employees Union/SEIU Local 2001
CT First Coalition
(Please note the various local offices of each of the sponsoring organizations are also included as sponsors).
To view the most up-to-date information about the rally including a full speakers and sponsor list, radio, TV and newspaper advertisements, visit www.CTLPL.com/mayfirstunionrally.html.
The Connecticut Laborers’ District Council represents approximately 7,500 members employed in the construction industry, public sector and other building and trade fields throughout the state. The Laborers’ International Union of North America, founded in 1903 largely by immigrant workers, includes more than 800,000 members who work in construction and hazardous materials remediation, as well as in healthcare, the U.S. Postal Service and other public service sectors of the economy. For more information, call 860.296.8697 or visit www.CTLPL.com.
via Cision Wire.
