In 1951, Woodrow “Woody” Asai, holding a degree in floral culture
and ornamental horticulture from the Cornell College of Agriculture in
Ithaca, New York, was hired as a gardener by the New York City Housing
Authority in 1951. That was a year before Teamsters Local 237 was
chartered.
Leadership works like a compass in the woods. During good weather, most
people glance at it occasionally as they wander among the trees. But in
a storm, it becomes very important, the only thing that can get you out
safely as the wind and rain pound down and hide the path.