Unions, Council Tell Spitzer to Fund HA  www.thechief-leader.com  The Chief-Leader NYC Civil Service Newspaper

City Council Members, housing advocates and union officials last week launched a full-court press to convince Governor Spitzer to sign a bill that would send money to the deficit-ridden Housing Authority. The groups held a rally July 24 outside City Hall. The next day, public housing residents led a tour for public
officials through two Manhattan public housing complexes. The 170,000-strong New York State Alliance of Teamsters passed a resolution urging the bill’s
passage, and the State AFL-CIO also wrote to the Governor. About 40 of the 51 Council Members signed a letter advocating for the bill’s passage.

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