March for the Middle Class

Middle Class Workers to March over Brooklyn Bridge

ALBANY, NY (06/15/2011)(readMedia)--

Tens of Thousands Expected to March in Support of Workers' Rights, Values and Principles


PRESS CONFERENCE
(Prior to March)

WHO:

Middle class workers from all sectors will be joined by Denis Hughes, President of the NYS AFL-CIO, Gary LaBarbera, President of the NYC Building and Construction Trades Council, Mike Fishman, President of SEIU Local 32BJ, Edgar Romney, Secretary-Treasurer of Workers United, Mike Mulgrew, President of United Federation of Teachers and other labor leaders (list in formation).

WHAT:

Prior to the March across the Brooklyn Bridge, a Press Conference will be held to discuss the issues important to middle class workers in New York City and State. Workers from the Private Sector, Public Sector, and Building Trades will discuss their solidarity, and how they are standing together in opposition to attacks on middle class workers and their values.

WHEN: Wednesday June 15, 2011 at 02:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Cadman Plaza Park
William Gaynor Memorial Statue
Intersection of Cadman Plaza & Middaugh Streets
Brooklyn, New York
NOTES:

The March across the Brooklyn Bridge will begin immediately following the press conference.