Union Expresses Solidarity After Tragic Collapse in the Dominican Republic

APRIL 9 -- TWU Local 100 Secretary-Treasurer Carlos Bernabel, on behalf of our 44,000 members, expressed his deep concern and condolences for those killed or injured by the structural collapse of the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Press reports are saying that over 100 people have been killed, with at least 250 injured. The collapse came when the club was full of musicians, professional athletes, and government officials during a merengue concert on Monday night.

Local 100 President John V. Chiarello said, “Many TWU Local 100 members, like Carlos, trace their roots back to the Dominican Republic, and many of those members are grieving today in the wake of this tragedy.”

Local 100 is displaying a ribbon from the flag of the Dominican Republic in this post in solidarity as we console and support New York’s Dominican Community, which counts many of our own as members.