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Newsline: April 2002

SSAs Awarded for Heroism During 9/11 Disaster at WTC

The New York City Central Labor Council saluted the men and women in school safety for their heroism during the 9/11 disaster last month with a Special Distinguished Service Award.

The event, commemorating the worst disaster in U.S. history, was held at City Hall and attended by prominent labor and political leaders.

In accepting the award on behalf of the school safety members of Local 237, President Carl Haynes stated:

“Although the city’s fire, police, EMS and Port Authority Police were the true heroes in this tragedy because too many of them made the ultimate sacrifice to save the lives of the people in the WTC complex, there were many other unsung heroes, too, who faced down the danger to do their duty that day.

“I am immensely proud of Local 237 school safety agents who converged on the World Trade Center from all the boroughs to help the NYPD already on the scene with the rescue effort without knowing what was to come. I shudder to think what would have happened to the hundreds of school children in the immediate vicinity of ground zero had these agents not been there to help evacuate them. We thank our school safety officers and the other brave men and women of Local 237 for their heroic efforts that fateful day.

“This acknowledgement today from the Central Labor Council means so much to Local 237’s school safety officers.”

The award reads:

Special Distinguished Service Award
New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Honors and Commends The Heroes of
Local 237, City Employees Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Whose School Safety and other members raced to volunteer in the rescue and recovery operation at Ground Zero, following the terrorists destruction of the Twin Towers
of the World Trade Center
that fateful Tuesday, September 11, 2001,
and who demonstrated compassion, commitment and courage above and beyond the call of duty that tragic day by assisting in the evacuation of thousands of school children
from the six schools in the surrounding area.

To these Heroes of Local 237: New York City labor, all the Parents, all the citizens of our great city and country and, Indeed, all people of good will throughout the world,
Express sincere and profound thanks and appreciation.

God Bless the Children!
God Bless the Heroes of Local 237!
God Bless America!

Presented this date, March 9, 2002

President Carl Haynes holding the award presented to Local 237 School Safety Division members for their actions in the WTC disaster. With him were, left to right, Brian McLaughlin, president of the Central Labor Council; Randi Weingarten, president of the United Federation of Teachers; ; Ida Torres, treasurer of the CLC; Richard Trumka, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO; Ted Jacobsen, secretary of the CLC, and Council Speaker Gifford Miller. Partly hidden behind Haynes is Rep. Charles Rangel

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