At The River I Stand 2024 Screening

April 04, 2024 at 5:30PM – 7:30PM in the ROC Cinema. Click the button for more information and to reserve your seat.

At the River I Stand reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a local labor dispute into a national conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical forces that came together with the inevitability of tragedy at the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This 58-minute documentary brings into sharp relief issues that have only become more urgent in the intervening years: the connection between economic and civil rights, the debate over violent vs. nonviolent change, and the demand for full inclusion of African Americans in American life.

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Member Spotlight-Jushawn Rucker & David DiPasquale

by | February 14, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

BENTE 2419 members Jushawn Rucker and David DiPasquale. are driven by a love for their students and the district that shaped them. On December 20, Jushawn and David exhibited their passion for their work heroically when they saved a 15 year-old student’s life. That...
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Honoring Veteran & Union Brother Leslie White

by | November 30, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

As November, National Veterans and Military Family’s month, comes to a close, we recognize Local 2343-Town of Cortlandt and its effort to highlight former member and veteran Leslie White. Every year the Town of Cortlandt posts patriotic banners featuring local...
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Member Spotlight-Ronald Mathis

by | September 27, 2023 | Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Ronald Mathis is a dedicated school bus driver on a service driven mission-service to his students, to his ministry & to our community. He has worked for the Webster School District as a bus driver for over 8 years. Ronald is a former Marine whose military service...
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Solidarity in Florida

by | August 28, 2023 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Recently, AFSCME international issued a call to action to our AFSCME family to support members in Florida in response to the passage of the anti-worker Senate Bill (SB) 256, which went into effect on July 1, 2023. Council 66 answered the call immediately by sending...
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Member spotlight-Krone Brown & Kenneith Carter

by | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

At 5am on April 5, 2023, Krone Brown and Kenneith Carter, local 1961 City of Albany, were on their usual route picking up garbage when they noticed the smell of what seemed like burning rubber. Moments later, they found themselves first-on-scene at a blazing building...
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Niskayuna’s Lifesaving Contract

by | April 13, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Every day unions fight tirelessly for workers. What happens when unions and employers fight together to save lives. In 2022,  a contract provision for blood, platelet and organ donation leave was included in the Niskayuna Local 1130 contract. The moment it passed -...
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Member Spotlight – Sandra Beasley & Deverin Dillon

by | March 5, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Sandra Beasley and Deverin Dillon, BENTE 2419, are School Security Officers (SSO’s) who have spent their careers positively impacting the lives of young people at the Rochester City School District (RCSD). Recently, their work gained widespread public attention and...
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Member Spotlight-Gary Hyla

by | January 31, 2023 | Uncategorized | 8 Comments

In a world of ever-changing technology, Gary D. Hyla, Database Administrator & President of Local 2567, has seen many significant changes in IT, (Information Technology), over his 36 years with Erie 1 BOCES. Yet, there are two main consistent themes throughout his...
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Member spotlight-Stephanie Mintz

by | January 5, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

In a community where grieving families desperately look for answers to violence, there are people like Stephanie Mintz-Police Evidence Technician, Local 1635, tirelessly working to bring justice to victims.  Stephanie was raised in a family that was dedicated to...
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Member Spotlight-Joe Anderson

by | November 30, 2022 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Joe Anderson’s journey from childhood to becoming the current President of Local 1037a-City of Schenectady has not been an easy one. He has experienced struggle and loss, yet, through it all he chooses to live a life filled with faith, gratitude and a fighting spirit....
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Council 66 Member Spotlight-Tim Downey

by | October 30, 2022 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Tim Downey, union member and Micro Computer Technical Support Specialist (MCTSS) at Erie 1 BOCES, was raised with a strong work ethic and the motto no matter what happens “just keep going.” Tim learned hard work and union activity from his role model-his father. His...
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Council 66 Member Spotlight – Jeff Reese

by | September 9, 2022 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

If you ask AFSCME Council 66 local 1635 member Jeff Reese what it’s like to hold onto hope, his answer might be a surprising one. Some say Jeff is a medical miracle. Others might say that Jeff is a miraculous force in our community. In Jeff’s words, “I’m just real.” ...
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Council 66 Member Spotlight – Brian Haygood

by | August 11, 2022 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

AFSCME 1635 member, Brian Haygood, is a lifelong Rochester resident dedicated to the Rochester community. He is passionate about his work for the City of Rochester as the Crew Chief at the beloved and wildly popular Rochester Public Market. He grew up in the city and...
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Council 66 Welcomes Maria Fisher as Comms Director & PAC

by | June 20, 2022 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Photo by Bess Watts of Maria Fisher marching in the Rochester Pride Parade with Rochester Labor Council Maria came to us from New York State Senator Samra Brouk’s office where she was the Director of Community Outreach and Community Development. In this role, Maria...
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Sister Amorette Miller leaving AFSCME Council 66

by | June 7, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Amorette Miller (left) with former AFSCME 1635 president Bill Slocum (right) waiting to meet with NYS legislators in the Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY, March of 2020. After a fourteen year tenure with the labor movement in New York State, Amorette Miller,...
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AFSCME Local 1095 settles cba with Erie County and other employers.

by | April 15, 2022 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

AFSCME Local 1095 has settled its successor cba with Erie County, ECMC Hospital, Terrace View, Buffalo/Erie County Public Libraries, and *Erie Community College. Erie County Legislators approved the tentative agreement in a 10-0 vote on April 7, 2022. In response to...
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Rita Mancuso – Council 66 Member Spotlight

by | April 6, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Rita Mancuso is a real property appraiser for the Town of Cortlandt, in Westchester County and has held the title for seven years. In her role she assists with the valuation of properties, houses and buildings. Rita is not new to Real Estate, though. She first got...
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Council 66 E-Board convenes in-person again

by | March 30, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Almost two years ago––to the day––the last scheduled in-person Council 66 Executive Board meeting was cancelled due to the Pandemic. But on March 26, 2022, Council officers convened in-person under safer conditions to discuss matters that affect members of represented...
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Tawanda Ciccone – Council 66 Member Spotlight

by | March 28, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Tawanda Ciccone is the AFSCME 1635 Grievance/Recording Secretary and a City of Rochester employee who started as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator in 1999, she then moved up to Police Dispatcher––a title that sends police and sheriff's deputies to various locations from 9-1-1...
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Weezy Landry – Council 66 Member Spotlight

by | March 17, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Louise “Weezy” Landry is a longtime City of Rochester resident and employee of the Rochester City School District. She started out as an account clerk typist in 1987 and after a few years began to get involved with her union, BENTE 2419.  "I had some colleagues tell...
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Sharifa Prior – Council 66 Member Spotlight

by | August 15, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Sharifa Aiyna Prior is a Rochester, NY native and a graduate of Temple University where she majored in Criminal Justice.  Growing up Sharifa wanted to be the first female black U.S. Supreme Court Justice–– to follow in the footsteps of Thurgood Marshall. At Temple she...
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Council 66’s Democratic Primary Endorsements – Vote on June 22, 2021

by | May 26, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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In heroic act Local 418 member saves two from burning house in Jamestown

by | March 25, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Photo by Eric Tichy  Flames are pictured coming from the Washington Street property shortly before 7 a.m. The blaze remains under investigation. (Picture courtesy of Observer Today) Jamestown, NY – On Tuesday, March 23, Joseph Pollaro an AFSCME Local 418 Equipment...
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Bill Slocum, President of City of Rochester Municipal Union retiring

by | February 8, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Longtime Labor Leader, Bill Slocum, President of City of Rochester Municipal Workers’ Union AFSCME 1635 is retiring. Starting out as an Environmental Service Operator in 1987, Bill served in several City of Rochester roles. In addition to his most important role as...
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Council 66 remembers David M. Bosco, AFSCME Local 815 President

by | January 13, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

With a heavy heart, AFSCME Council 66 announces the untimely passing of our union brother and AFSCME Local 815 President Dave Bosco, on January 10, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Starting out in the Village of Solvay 28 years ago in 1993 as a Motor...
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