Vol.61/No.24 June 23, 1997
Hundreds Rally To Defend Immigrant Rights In N.Y.
NEW YORK-Over 500 people attended a rally called to
defend immigrant rights in Battery Park, Manhattan, May 29.
The action was sponsored by the New York Immigration Council
and the New York City Central Labor Council. Contingents
were present from a number of unions, including union-
organized busload from the Union of Needletrades, Industrial
and Textile Employees (UNITE) Local 23-25. Other unions
present included the Transit Workers Union, AFSCME DC 37,
Local 1199 of the hospital workers union, and a group from
the United Farm Workers. Beatrice Conway and Rosa Pintos,
members of UNITE Local 23-25 and sewing machine operators at
J. Abushar in Brooklyn, were at the protest. "All of us are
immigrants here. We need to fight for our rights," Pintos
said. They said they have been working 24-hours a week for
six months. Conway explained that she has worked at the same
place for 8 years and makes just $6.65 per hour.
--DEBORAH LIATOS
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