More than 100 AFT members came together with the New Jersey State AFL-CIO yesterday in Hazlet to collect and deliver needed relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Teams of union members unloaded the truck of supplies with the upbeat spirit that only comes from serving the community. AFT Executive Vice President Francine Lawrence and AFT-New Jersey President, Donna Chiera discuss the labor movement’s response to Hurricane Sandy yesterday in Hazlet.
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