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Local 1814 of the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO members have been on strike at the Domino Sugar House in Yonkers since December 20, 2004 and are in need of our help.

In a news release issued by ILA Local 1814 it was stated:

"ILA union workers were asking for modest increases in their wages and improvements in pension and welfare benefits, according to Louis Pernice, President of ILA Local 1814 and the union's chief negotiator.

The ILA sugar workers rejected the company's final offer on Dec. 19th which called for a lump sum payment of $750 as an increase for the first year of a new contract with increases of only two percent in the contracts in 2006 and 2007."

"The company's offer of a raise of $750 for the first year of the contract actually translates into an increase of about 36 cents an hour," said Mr. Pernice. "You couldn't even buy a pound of their sugar with that increase. It's an insulting offer and I don't blame the members for rejecting it and striking over it."

On Friday, February 25th, members of the Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body collected and distributed food to striking ILA members in Yonkers in coordination with Yonkers Community Action Program and Food Patch.

Two mailings were sent out of the offices of the Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Council containing food coupons for the striking workers. One mailing was paid for by the WPCLB, and one came out of the ILA strike fund.

ILA 1814 members attempted to return to work, with blessing of the Union, on Tuesday May 3, 2005 while negotiations continued. Union officials were notified by company management that they were "locked out" thus prempting any attempts for the workers to get a paycheck. Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company are being discussed by ILA leadership.

.Please give what you can to this worthy effort.  Donation checks should be mailed to:

Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body
595 West Hartsdale Avenue
White Plains, NY 10607

They should be made out to the "Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body." Make a notation on your check designatating that the check is for Strike Assistance Fund Program. Thank you for your help.

Our thanks go out to all the delegates that helped in this effort including:

SEIU # 1199
IATSE # 1
Bridge Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers # 580
RWDSU/UFCW # 338
Yonkers Federation of Teachers, AFT # 860
Yonkers Fire Fighters, IAFF # 628
Harrison Association of Teachers, AFT # 2713
White Plains Teachers Association. AFT # 3075
UWUA # 1-2
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers Int. # 3
Greenburgh Professional Fire Fighters, IAFF # 1586
UFCW # 1500
IUPAT DC # 9
CSEA # 860
New Rochelle Fuse, AFT # 280
Bronxville Teachers Association, AFT # 4543
White Plains Professional Fire Fighters, IAFF # 274
CWA # 1103
Edgemont Teachers Association, AFT # 2628
Eastchester Teachers Association, AFT # 2625
Greenburgh Federation of Teachers # 11, AFT # 1532
Mount Vernon Federation of Teachers, AFT # 865
Rye Professional Fire Fighters, IAFF # 2029
CSEA # 860/9236 White Plains School District
Richard Mellor (RWDSU # 338)
Rhonda Homes (AFT # 3800Eastchester Teachers Association)
Joseph McKiernan (AFT # 2713 Harrison Asociation of Teachers)
George Benack (AFT # 1783 Chappaqua Congress of Teachers)
Anita Faria ( AFT # 1783 Chappaqua Congress of Teachers)
Carol Hughes (AFT # 1783 Chappaqua Congress of Teachers)
Deborah Crosby (AFT # 1783 Chappaqua Congress of Teachers)
Louis Roccuzzo (CSEA # 860/9231 Rye School District).