(HARRISBURG) Today, the American Labor Movement mourns the
passing of our union brother and International President of the Amalgamated
Transit Union Lawrence J. Hanley. The
officers of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, President Rick Bloomingdale and
Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder, on behalf of our Vice Presidents and more
than 700,000 union members in our Commonwealth, have issued the following
statement:
“Brother Larry Hanley was an incredible example of labor
leadership over the past four decades.
Beginning as a New York City bus driver, Brother Hanley passionately
fought for community access to transportation and workers’ rights. He demonstrated that when we fight for our
workers, we fight for their community too.
He fought back privatization attempts to undermine mass transit, and
mobilized union members across the country to lead the way in the fight for
workplace safety. His family and his
union brothers and sisters are in our thoughts and prayers.”
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