September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

AFSCME and September 11, 2001

scaloia — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:26:11 -0400

Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) are drawn from a diverse range of professions and fields, including medical, sanitation, transportation, social work, clerical, and many others in the public service sector. Nothing in the union and the country’s history brought all of them together like the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and aftermath. read more »

(35057) Gerald McEntee, Lee Saunders, World Trade Center Site, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:53:42 -0400

AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, and District Council 37 Administrator Lee Saunders meet with AFSCME members working in the recovery effort at Ground Zero, New York, November 2001.

(35058) American Flag, World Trade Center Site, New York City, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:56:15 -0400

A large flag of the United States hangs at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York.

(35059) AFSCME Members, World Trade Center Site, New York City, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:02:28 -0400

Members of District Council 37 at the World Trade Center Site, also known as Ground Zero. AFSCME members from across the country worked on recovery efforts. New York, 2001.

(35060) AFSCME Member, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:20:06 -0400

Arnold Beatty, Local 1505 City Park Workers, holds a cup full of leaves covered in residue from the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

(35061) Carpenter's Union, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:26:20 -0400

Members of the Carpenter’s Union Local 608 at a memorial that reads “In Memory of Our Fallen Brothers” at Ground Zero, New York City, 2001.

(35062) AFSCME members, Gerald McEntee, Lee Saunders, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:30:43 -0400

AFSCME DC 37 members working at Ground Zero pose for a group picture. AFSCME President Gerald McEntee stands in the center, and DC 37 Administrator Lee Saunders stands fourth from the left. New York City, NY, November 2001.

(35063) Gerald McEntee, Lee Saunders, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:38:57 -0400

From left: AFSCME DC 37 administrator Lee Saunders, an unidentified man, AFSCME president Gerald McEntee, and Barbara McEntee examine a map of Ground Zero at the World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001.

(35064) AFSCME Headquarters, Banner, Washington, DC, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:06:25 -0400

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, AFSCME headquarters displayed a banner which read “We Were There. In the Public Service. Now More Than Ever.” Washington, D.C., 2001.

(35065) AFSCME Headquarters, September 11 Victims, Washington, DC, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:17:17 -0400

AFSCME headquarters memorial to members killed by terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, September 11, 2001:

"We will never forget the 3,003 men and women who perished on September 11, 2001, including 630 union brothers and sisters.
In a special way, we remember the members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, who lost their lives that day.
Yvette Anderson
Florence Cohen
Harry Goody
Marian Hrycak
Rev. Mychal Judge
Carlos Lillo
Chet Louie
Ricardo Quinn
Dorothy Temple
The 1.3 million working men and women of AFSCME salute those who helped in the rescue and recovery efforts. These heroes keep our union strong."

(35066) AFSCME Headquarters, September 11 Memorial, Washington, DC, 2001

scaloia — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:28:30 -0400

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, AFSCME headquarters windows displayed a message recognizing the members of other labor unions who lost their lives. Washington, DC, 2001.

(35099) Construction Equipment, September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Site, New York

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:05:23 -0400

Silhouette of an excavator claw clearing debris at the World Trade Center Site after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

(35100) AFSCME Members, Wold Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:08:13 -0400

AFSCME members responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Front row: Suzanne Lee Kim, Ron Vega. Back row: Frank Connor, Edmund DeBlasio, Paul Reedy, and Mike Kenny. New York, NY, 2001

(35101) AFSCME Member, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:14:33 -0400

AFSCME member Ron Vega looks over the former site of the World Trade Center. Vega, a construction design manager from New York City's Department of Design and Construction and member of Local 375, DC 37, oversaw crews contracted to clear Ground Zero. NY, 2001.

(35102) World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:17:51 -0400

The World Trade Center site, also known as Ground Zero, after terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in which nine AFSCME members were among those who lost their lives. Many AFSCME members aided in rescue and recovery efforts. New York, NY, 2001

(35103) Construction Equipment, September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:20:04 -0400

Construction equipment at the World Trade Center site, also known as Ground Zero, after terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in which nine AFSCME members were among those who lost their lives. Many AFSCME members aided in rescue and recovery efforts. New York, NY, 2001

(35104) World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:26:50 -0400

(35105) AFSCME Members, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:29:41 -0400

AFSCME member Manny Santiago (right), with unidentified AFSCME members at the World Trade Center site, also known as Ground Zero, after terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. New York, NY, 2001

(35106) AFSCME Paramedic, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:32:16 -0400

Dale Barnett, a paramedic with the Fire Department of the City of New York and member of AFSCME DC 37, at the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attacks of September 11. New York, NY, 2001

(35107) AFSCME Member, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:35:16 -0400

Edward Serrone, Department of Transportation Local 376, at the World Trade Center site after terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. New York, NY, 2001

(35108) World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:37:01 -0400

(35109) AFSCME EMTs, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:38:31 -0400

Laura Siebuhr and Patrick Richiusa, EMTs with the FDNY, at the World Trade Center site after terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. New York, NY, 2001

(35110) Flag and Cross, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:42:47 -0400

A cross and the American flag at the World Trade Center site, also known as Ground Zero, after terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Nine AFSCME members were among the nearly 3,000 lives lost. Many AFSCME members aided in rescue and recovery efforts. New York, NY, 2001.

(35111) Construction and Fire Crews, World Trade Center Site, New York, 2001

scaloia — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:46:17 -0400

Fire and construction crews work to clear what remains of the World Trade Center buildings after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Nine AFSCME members were among the nearly 3,000 who lost their lives. Many AFSCME members aided in rescue and recovery efforts. New York, NY, 2001