2018 local hero
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Linda Gazzillo, Sue Tardi, Vince Vicari, Donna Chiera
Local: William Paterson University-AFT

The faculty and professional staff who participated in our Membership Recruitment Blitz: Cristen Beam, Steve Betts, Caesar Castro, Joel Davis, Terry Finnegan, Emma Heaney, Phoebe Jackson, Matthew Kendrick, Weihua Liu, Rey Martinez, John Mason, Judy Matthew, John Parras, Robert Rosen, Cindy Simon, Chris Weber, Chriss Williams, Martha Witt

These local heroes are rank and file faculty and professional staff who volunteered hours of their time to help increase our membership and keep our union strong. Due to their membership recruitment efforts, our local’s adjunct faculty membership rate increased by 26.9%, from 282 to 358 members, and our full-time/part-time membership rate increased by 8.5%, from 442 to 482 members. Today, our union is stronger because of their efforts.