Nycha safety associates are making their developments safer for members and for residents
With a Safety Associate at each NYCHA development, Local 237 members have real voice in addressing health and safety concerns. These members attend Safety Congresses (joint labor-management meetings) monthly, and their many efforts have been successful in reducing and/or eliminating safety and health hazards. But there is still much to be done. Here are some of those who lead on safety at their workplaces, and we will continue to highlight efforts of this group in future editions.
Sueann Middleton – Fort Washington. Stop accidents before they stop you! |
Joyce Washington – Ingersoll Safety is my first priority at my development. |
Carlos Cevallos – Highbridge. Safety always comes first! |
Duriel Holder – Red Hook East. As a safety associate, I am trying to make sure my co-workers retire and go home the same way they came into the Authority. Don’t be safety blinded, be safety minded. |
Nathaniel Scott – Beach 41st Street. I love being part of the program — our safety congress solves problems in a timely manner, thanks to the effort of all our staff. |
Jorge Sanchez – Penn Wortman. Safety is the key to a safe and productive day. |
Carmen Fields – Baruch. We safety associates need to show leadership to address safety issues in our workplaces. |
Marcus Blake – Wash/Lex. Wear your PPE! Stay safe. Have a good day. |
Lakeya Gilmore – Mariner’s Harbor. These months during COVID have been intense, but we have worked together to keep ourselves and our residents safe. |
Stanley McEntire – Albany Houses. The congresses are successful because we work with the managers and the union to fix safety issues. |
Sam Garner – Tilden. Safety starts with you; if you think something is not safe, say something. |
Luis Quinones – Sackwern. No job is so important and no service is so urgent that one can not take time to perform our work safety. |
Tasia Sharpe – In life I learned you have to work hard to get what you want, nothing is given to you. Remember to work safe and wear your PPE. |
Larry Blanco – St. Mary’s Park. Working through COVID with all the short-staffing has been hard, but we worked through it. Having safety associates is a real plus for helping us to resolve issues. |
Lady Valentina-Chestnut – We work to ensure the safety of all the residents and the staff alike. |
Lisa Wright – Redfern PPE is essential to doing our work safely, and the safety congresses help us make sure we get that equipment. |