Suffolk County Democrats
Joe Dujmic's campaign for State Assembly has announced they have receievd the endorsement of the Suffolk County Probation Officers Association.
Probation Officers supervise approximately 14,000 individuals in the community; including juvenile, misdemeanor, and felony offenders. In addition, they conduct about 8,000 investigations annually to assist the courts in determining sentence. The members monitor approximately 400 registered...read more ››
We are proud to announce that the New York State Troopers P.B.A. has officially endorsed our campaign for New York State's 10th Assembly District.
The State Troopers P.B.A. serves approximately 5,900 retired and active, uniformed members of the New York State Police from the rank of Trooper through the rank of Major. These amazing public servants serve and protect the residents of New York State in a variety of ways. Not only do they...read more ››
We are proud to announce that the Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association has officially endorsed our campaign for New York State's 10th Assembly District.
Bridge and Tunnel Officers are New York State Peace Officers, who patrol New York City's toll bridges and tunnels. They are a group of dedicated, highly trained men and women who serve and protect the New York metro area motoring public.
I would like to thank the...read more ››
Our Congressional District violates public health standards for ozone pollution and violates public health standards for soot pollution. This is the air we breathe. House Republicans passed a bill that would require the President to establish a committee to conduct an analysis of the cumulative impacts of EPA regulations on the economy. The bill would also delay the implementation of critical emissions standards.
Our Congressman Peter...read more ››
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Friday released a proposed 2013 budget that erases the county's deficit while keeping increases under the state's 2 percent tax cap.
Bellone's budget, which the executive said increases less than 1 percent year-over-year, freezes the county's spending while enacting a slate of new measures meant to rein in costs.read more ››
New York State Assembly candidate Joe Dujmic today called his opponent's proposals on state education "lacking in substance and punitive to parents," and said the plan "reflects Mr. Lupinacci's school board record of raising taxes in seven of the nine years he served, while cutting services."
"My opponent today released an education initiative that is peppered with talking point platitudes, but offers no real plan to address the...read more ››
UFCW Local 1500 Endorses Beedenbender
for Brookhaven Town Supervisor
Brookhaven, NY – The United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1500 has announced that they have endorsed Brian Beedenbender for Brookhaven Town Supervisor. UFCW Local 1500 is the largest UFCW Local in New York State and represents nearly 23,000 members who work in grocery and retail stores, as well as the food processing and meat packing industries....read more ››
Peter King is voting the same way as the Tea Party when it comes to jobs in America. He opposed a bill that would have stopped jobs from being shipped overseas and would have retained the National Labor Relations Board’s “authority to order a company to maintain or restore jobs that have been or will be outsourced to a foreign country in violation of the National Labor Relations Act.”
During the last three months of the Bush...read more ››
Our campaign has received word that based on our strong stance on labor issues and innovative job creation plan we obtained the endorsement of 1199 SEIU (Service Employees International Union) United Healthcare Workers.
1199 SEIU is a union of healthcare workers that work in the areas of home-care, hospital and nursing home industries, as well as pharmacies, freestanding clinics and other healthcare settings. In the New York City/Long...read more ››
NEW YORK – National Welcoming Week, an effort to promote meaningful talks on immigration, has netted some big results in New York. It's being viewed as a major change for Suffolk County, according to Maryann Slutsky, director of Long Island Wins.
Under the past administration, says Slutsky, people who wanted to talk constructively about immigration were "drowned out with negative rhetoric." That's why she's pleased that County...read more ››