International Longshoremen's Association Local 1588

Friday April 3, 3:30 PM, Grand Central Station

Nine Local 1588 members and officers represented Local 1588 at a rally in support of Rite Aid workers on April 3. The 600 Rite Aid workers are members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) who voted for the union last year. During that campaign, Rite Aid, like many companies, fired union supporters and broke the law to scare workers.

Now, a year later, they are fighting for their first contract and would benefit from the Employee Free Choice Act in that process. Rite Aid has come to the bargaining table 14 times but has failed to offer any reasonable proposals, agreeing only on trivial issues.

Rite Aid workers in NYC are members of Service Employees International Union Local 1199. We support them and their union and we will not be calling for a boycott of Rite Aid stores. We will be calling on Rite Aid to respect the rights of all of its workers.

1588 members and staff attending the rally: President Anthony Falcicchio, Secretary-Treasurer Tony Perlstein, Deep Sea Vice President Virgil Maldonado, Willie Connors, Rob Dickey, Aaron Lalonde, Angelo Mack, Guido Sanchez, Carl Biers.

The rally was ponsored by Jobs with Justice, a coalition of unions, community organizations, churches, student organizations, and activists that come together to fight for workers rights and economic justice. For more information contact NYC Jobs with Justice 212-631-0886.