Veterans' Lobby Day A Solid Step Forward
Calling it "an amazing success," and "the best lobby day I've been to" Local 100 officers came back from Albany May 7th in high spirits. RTO Vice President Kevin Harrington said the day was a powerful follow-up to the union's March 12th Lobby Day for a very concrete reason: State Senator Bill Larkin (RC-Cornwall-on-Hudson), a retired Lieutenant Colonel who served 23 years in active duty with the U. S. Army, heard TWU veterans on that day and promised he would get involved. Larkin delivered big-time, co-sponsoring a bill with Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) which covers all veterans who are members of public retirement systems, allowing them to obtain pension credit for military service. 
Their bill, A. 6974/S. 4714, would consolidate at least five separate veterans bills that are now pending. 27 TWU Local 100 veterans came to Albany, and spent the day lobbying 30 legislators, speaking mainly to the principals and not aides. Brothers and Sisters, note those bill numbers and get ready to march!