We call on our union members to stand by our Asian American brothers and sisters who have been blamed for the pandemic, which resulted in a surge of harassment, attacks, battery and even deaths locally and across the country. We know there are Asian Americans on the frontline saving lives as we speak and working diligently to help move our country into normalcy as we finally get control of this disease.  Asian Americans are union members who work with us in our offices, hospitals, grocery stores, schools, hotels, and public transportation, to name a few.  We vow to continue to stand-side-by side in solidarity and we strongly denounce these disgusting and cowardly acts of violence.  Let's not forget that an injury to one is an injury to all.

Black History Month is finally here! We continue to reflect on our history and our most recent ground-breaking strides, despite four years of one of the most racist and repressive Presidents in recent U.S. history.  

In 1926 Negro History Week was created by historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson, also known as the Father of Black History, and celebrated the second week of February, to bring awareness to the accomplishments and contributions of Black Americans to American history.  In February 1969, Black History Month was proposed by Black educators along with the Black United Students of Kent State University, and thus the first celebration of Black History Month took place at Kent State in 1970.