TWU Stands Out at West Indian Day Parade
With TWU Local 100 Secretary-Treasurer Earl Phillips as an honored guest, union officers and rank and file stepped off from Buffalo Avenue to march down Eastern Parkway in high style. Our procession took nearly a city block, with the TWU float backed up by the union van, an MTA bus, and the TWU International's touring bus. We stepped down the parkway with acclaim from thousands of spectators, meeting up with President Samuelsen and union staff who were cooking up jerk chicken and curry for the rank and file. During the parade, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made a point of stopping at the Local 100 area to shake hands with President Samuelsen to acknowledge the union's endorsement of him and running mate Kathy Hochul in the September 9th Democratic Primary. TWU Local 100 was an official sponsor of the event, and Earl Phillips had a place at the podium at the political breakfast that began the event.