AFT Local 1904 Attends COPE Event for New Jersey Assemblyperson Michael Venezia

On Thursday, January 23rd, Treasurer Michael Heller and President Laura Field attended a COPE event for New Jersey Assemblyperson Michael Venezia of the 34th District. Attendees and speakers included Assemblyperson Carmen Morales, Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, and Essex County Chair LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.

Above Photo (Left to Right): Laura Field (President, AFT Local 1904), Jennifer Higgins (President, AFTNJ), Michael Venezia (NJ Assembly, 34th District), Mary Wallace (President, AFT Local 6025), Michael Heller (Treasurer, AFT Local 1904), Bob Russo (Treasurer, AFT Local 6025), Laureen LeFever (1st Vice President, AFT Local 6025)

AFT Local 1904 Shows up for the Martin Luther King, Jr. March of Resistance

On Saturday, January 18, 2025, AFT Local 1904 officers joined the People’s Organization for Progress's (POP) in their The Martin Luther King, Jr. March of Resistance in Newark, New Jersey. Over 500 participants marched from the Martin Luther King Jr. statue to the Federal Building, and then back again, for a day of speakers and workshops. This event was endorsed by over 300 grassroots, civic, community, labor, student, religious, racial, and social justice organizations--including AFT Local 1904. The purpose of the march was to honor MLK Jr. and the Civil Rights movement, and to stand in solidarity and advocate for social justice. 

Above Photo (Left to Right): Rich Wolfson (Past-President, AFT Local 1904), Laura Field (President, AFT Local 1904), Bill Sullivan (Vice President for External Affairs, AFT Local 1904)

Above Photo (Left to Right): Laura Field (President, AFT Local 1904), Bob Russo (Treasurer, AFT Local 6025), Laureen LeFever (1st Vice President, AFT Local 6025), Mary Wallace (President, AFT Local 6025), Carl Gunhouse (AFT Local 6025), Lucye Millerand (URA-AFT), Bill Sullivan (Vice President for External Affairs, AFT Local 1904)

Above Photo (Left to Right): Charlie Hall (Speaker), Larry Hamm (Speaker)