DC 1707 City Hall Press Conference Monday December 5th – Cuts to Day Care Lawsuit
December 1, 2011
Around Town – By Neal Tepel
On Monday December 5, members of District Council 1707 AFSCME will hold a press conference on the City Hall Steps to announce a lawsuit against New York City to stop Mayor Bloomberg’s so-called “EarlyLearn” proposal which will remove day care and Head Start programs for more than 10,000 currently enrolled children. DC 1707 contends that the “EarlyLearn” proposal is in violation of federal law.
Who: Children affected by cuts to day care, their parents, educators from day care and Head Start centers, and members of District Council 1707.
What: Talking about why “EarlyLearn” is bad and why DC 1707 had to sue the City.
Where: New York City Hall Steps, New York City
When: December 5 at 11AM
For more information please contact: G.L. Tyler 646-527-6640 or Danny Friedman 646-397-9643, dfriedman@afscme.org
