GCIU:New York 1L signs first contract

Photo by John Pavone, New York 1L

Enjoying negotiations success from left are: Craig Short, New York 1L Organizing Director Jose Velasquez, Donnie Acker, Bob Crecco, Pete Scarpulla, Jim Galante, Dominick Scarpulla, Eric Rudolf, Luis Roa, Bill Murray, Antonio DeLeon, Janekios Roa, Joe Immerso, Local 1L Pres. Patrick LoPresti, Tom Passmore, Local 1L First Vice Pres. Joe Curto, Geoffrey Mamer, Jim Kapinos, Bob Petrilli, Mike Armona, Local 1L Vice Pres. Gene Kreis, Rafiek Ghabious, and Harshad Parikh.

New York 1L signs first contract with Line & Tone

After eight months of tough negotiations with an anti-union law firm, New York 1L bargainers achieved their goal and signed a first contract with Line & Tone.
The team of negotiators included shop delegates Jim

Galante, Randy Kellum, and Bob Petrilli; Local 1L Pres. Patrick LoPresti, First Vice Pres. Joe Curto, Director of Organizing Jose Velasquez and Susan Jennik from the firm of Kennedy, Schwartz and Cure (attorneys for Local 1L), with special assistance by Pete

Scarpulla, assistant delegate.
LoPresti said the members of Line & Tone are now benefitting from a "fine first contract effective immediately, and we are proud to welcome them into the GCIU family. It's wonderful what workers can achieve when they stick together."

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