(30478) Creation of New York City Office of Collective Bargaining, 1967

New York City Mayor John Lindsay signs the law that created the Office of Collective Bargaining, the result of a year of work by AFSCME. Seated from left: Councilman Arthur J. Katzman; Lindsay; and New York City Comptroller Mario A. Procaccino. Standing from left: Paul Hall, president of the Seafarers International Union; Labor Relations Director Herbert Haber; AFSCME President Jerry Wurf; president of the New York City Central Labor Council, Harry Van Arsdale; AFSCME District Council 37 director, Victor Gotbaum; and Deputy Mayor Timothy Costello.