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By CHRIS DUGOVICH

Chris Dugovich
Council 2 President/Executive Director

The world changed on September 11 and we all changed with it.

In the initial shock of the vicious attacks in New York and Wash-ington D.C., our thoughts went out to the victims and their families, AFSCME, through its affiliates, and csea and District Council 37, which represent the New York State employees and the City of New York employees. Losses occurred to emergency personnel who responded to the scene and then were caught up in the tragedy.

Father Mychal Judge, the New York Fire Department chaplain, and member of AFSCME Local 299, as well as Carlos Lillo and Ricardo Quinn, emergency medical technicians, who were members of Local 2507, were lost at the World Trade Center.

These public employee heroes, along with countless friends, neighbors and relatives of AFSCME members, are now gone.
The loss is immense.

AFSCME has set up a disaster relief fund to which many local unions and individuals have contributed dollars for aiding the families of those lost.

Council 2's Executive Board made a sizeable contribution to the fund at its October 13 meeting.

If your Local union wishes to assist in this effort you can make out your check to Council 2 and we will forward it to AFSCME with a special note of recognition to your local union.

Please make an effort to contribute if at all possible so that the spouses, sons and daughters of those who lost their lives are assisted in every way in their time of need!

Take care.