On Veteran’s Appreciation Night, TWU Thanks Kevin Harrington for His Support of Veterans

TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen, in front of a crowd of TWU war veterans and their friends and spouses, presented retiring RTO Vice President Kevin Harrington with an award for his dedication to the cause of supporting our veterans. Kevin has worked tirelessly as head of our Veteran’s Committee to push for a pension buy-back bill that would grant civil servants who served in the armed forces the right to buy back up to three years of credited pension service. Just the day before our Veterans Appreciation Night on November 12, Gov. Cuomo announced that he would include a measure funding the credited service buy-back in next year’s New York State budget. Also at the event, prominent New York State legislators who have been dedicated supporters of this fight spoke to our membership. We’ll have photos from the event, up on our website on Monday. Enjoy the video and Kevin’s remarks.