With labor leaders representing more than 255,000 working women and men, group urges Gov. Cuomo and Legislature to include plan in new state budget
WHO: Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archdiocese of New York
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
32BJ/SEIU
Patrick J. Lynch, President, NYPD PBA, nation’s largest law enforcement union
Steve Cassidy, President, FDNY UFA, representing over 7000 FDNY fire fighters
Tom Mungeer, President, NYS Troopers PBA, representing over 5000 State Troopers
Dennis Quirk, President, NYS Court Officers Assn., with over 3,600 court officers
Ed Mullins, NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Assn., with 11,000 active and retired sergeants
Patrick Cullen, President, NYS Supreme Court Officers Assn., with 2,400 active and retired members
Rabbi Yehiel M. Kalish, Agudath Israel
Robert Catell, former Chairman, New York City Partnership, Key Span
Parents and student beneficiaries of scholarship programs
WHEN: Today, March 10, 2014 – 10AM
WHAT: News conference urging Gov. Cuomo and Legislature to support bill that will strengthen public
school programs and support scholarships for low-income and working families, by creating a state
tax credit for charitable donations.
WHERE: CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, 350 E. 56TH STREET (NEAR 1ST AVENUE)
MEDIA CONTACT: Joseph Zwilling, joseph.zwilling@archny.org, 646-794-2997
Bob Bellafiore, bob@stanhope-ny.com, 518-928-8471
More than 55 organizations support the Education Investment Tax Credit.
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