Accepting Award for the TWU, Sec-Treas Phillips Recounts Union's Proud Fight Against Discrimination

Joining Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, City Council Members, and leaders in business, religious service, and leadership, TWU Local 100 Secretary-Treasurer Earl Phillips invoked the union's history as a fighting force for civil rights at the Brooklyn NAACP's Freedom Awards dinner on November 12th. Accepting the Leadership in Commerce and Industry Award on behalf of the union, Phillips noted that for generations of African-Americans and immigrants, jobs in transit have provided a doorway to opportunity. We have used our power to keep that door open and to fight for more work for the young people in our communities. The event was held at Steiner Studios on the grounds of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.