We are proud members who care deeply about this union and our fellow workers. Democracy, transparency, and forums for discussion are necessary for a strong union and empowered members. We feel that recent Local 375 general and delegate meetings have failed to encourage member participation and lacked the opportunity for member-to-member connection. These meetings are some of the only places for members to interact directly with the local and its leadership. With this in mind, we will be presenting the following motions at the December delegates meeting in an effort to make our local meetings more engaging, open, and democratic:

1) We call for a vote at the December 2024 delegates meeting to formalize the move to a hybrid setup for General and Delegates meetings starting in January 2025.
This would codify remarks made by the president and second vice president at the November Delegates meeting indicating openness to hybrid meetings and an intent to secure space at the new DC 37 headquarters. Should this vote pass we call for the local to immediately begin taking steps to host hybrid meetings including securing a space with a hybrid setup, committing the budget necessary to make it happen, and replacing RingCentral with a more functional virtual platform such as Zoom.

2) We call for a vote to add a minimum of 30 minutes at each general meeting during which members can raise questions and concerns related to general workplace or local matters. We believe that general membership meetings present an important opportunity for members to learn more about the union and how to be involved, exchange ideas, and actively participate in shaping our Local. We believe open, regular, and frequent membership meetings are vital to a strong and democratic union.

We call on members and delegates who support these actions to sign on to this letter and to support these motions at the next delegates meeting.

Solidarity,

Fellow Members of Local 375

Chelsea Evans, Ch 28, DCP
Louisa Chang, Chapter 28, DCP
Pratishta Yerakala, Ch 28, DCP
Neha Savant Ch 7 - NYC Parks
Marshall Weimer, Ch 7, Parks
Jack Lundquist, Chapter 38, HPD
Evon Magnusson, Ch 7
Lucia Marquez Reagan, CH 28, DCP
Nicole Pavez 375
Malaika Queano, Ch 30
Omar Ortiz, CH 28 DCP
Elsadeg Elzin, Chapter 38 HPD
Laura Merced, Chapter 30
Sean Esrafily, Chapter 17, dob
Carlos Lazo, Ch 30
Ani Vigani, Ch 30
Matthew Gutierrez, 375
Emily Sun CH 28, DCP
Audrey Wachs, CH 31, DCP
puneet singh Ch 28, DCP
Francis Pena, Ch 38, HPD
Adrianne Weremchuk Ch 7, NYC Parks
Jamie Ong, CH 7, NYC Parks
Madison Thibado, Ch 7 Parks
Sean Merryman, Ch 7
Priscilla Lin, Ch 7, NYC DPR
Sophia Wohl, Ch 7, NYC Parks
Hugh Reed, CH 7, Parks
Denis de Verteuil, Ch. 30, DOT
Nathan Selles-Alvarez, Chapter 30
Cassie Hackel, Ch. 38, HPD
Horatio Rosa, Ch 28
Casey Smith, Ch 28, DCP
Daniel Chibbaro, Local 375, Chapter 28
Max Marinoff, Chapter 28, DCP
Oliver Vega, 28
Paul Power, Ch 28, DCP
Kathryn Mercier, Ch 7, Parks
Thomas McNiff, CH 7 NYCDPR
Annie Weinmayr, Local 375, NYC Parks
Daniel Longsworth, Chapter 7, DPR
Hannah Heyman Ch 7, NYCDPR
Kevin Horgan, Chapter 7 Parks
GUSTAVO FRINDT, NYC PARKS CAPITAL
John Alcorn, Forester, Olmsted
Georgina Cullman, 375, NYC Parks
Catherine Molanphy, DPR
Fern Lan Siew, Ch 7, NYC Parks
Kathleen McCarthy, Ch 7, Parks
Danny Su, dc37
Andrew Letterese, LOCAL 375 NYC Parks
Victoria Adam Ch 7
Haley Hix, CH7, Parks
Amy Gelb, DC37 local 375
Anna McPherran, Chapter 7, Parks and Recreation
Luke McGeehan 28, DOF
William Schmidt, 375
Rosie Rothman, CH 7, NYC Parks Olmsted Center
Laina Marra, HPD
Laura Drawbaugh, NYC Parks DC 37
Amy Woodin, Ch 7 NYC Parks
Ricardo Hinkle, Ch7, NYC Parks
William Murphy CH 7, DPR
Ayesha McHugh, Local 375, NYCHA
Adrian Horczak , Ch 30, 33-00 Northern Blvd
Julia Bernhardt, 375
Grace Maecker, maecg59@gmail.com 7, NYC Parks Olmsted Center
Mitchell Baron, Ch 7, NYC Parks
Reyna Wang, Ch 7, Parks
Vedran Beric, Ch 7, NYC Parks
Jacob Gurin, Chapter 7, Parks
Kari Bailey, DCP
Clara Holmes Ch7, Parks
Amelia Clark, Ch. 28, DCP
Lucia Cappuccio, Ch 28, DCP
Michael Rosenthal, CH 7, DPR
Agron Musovic, DOB Development Hub 1
Anthony Prignoli, DOB Development Hub
Arjana Hereni, DOB Assistant Plan Examiner
Abby Rider, Ch 28, DCP 1
Nathan Heffron, Ch 28 DCP
Andrew Martini, Chapter 28, DCP
BERT FRANCOIS, Chapter 28, DOF
Jameson Mitchell, Ch. 28
Katie Martin, Ch 28, DCP
Stephen Wolkwitz, Ch 28, DCP
Seth August, Chapter 7 -- NYC Parks
Jason Black, 375
Nikitha Menon, DOB DEV HUB
Brian Lee Ch 30, DOT
Paul Church, chapter 7 Parks
Zulfiquar Ali Syed, CH 7, NYC Parks
Sandy Serra Ch 7, NYC Parks
Nagwa Geris-Saad, Chapter 38 HPD
Alan Akrivou delegate, Chapter 7 NYC Parks
Migdalia Acevedo, Chapter 3 NYC Health & Hospitals
Novem Auyeung, Ch 7, NYC Parks
Joy Gutierrez, Ch. 7, NYC Parks
Vella Chan, 375, NYC Parks
Cecilia Cho, Ch7, NYC Parks
Huan Zhang, FDNY , 9 metro tech BK
Tat Wong, 375
Shirhad Meah, Ch 11, DDC
Azka, Ch 28 DCP
Yvonne sargeant, CH 25/Nycha
Sheila Heath, CH 7
Pamela Sakiel, Chapter 7 parks
Ariane Trani, Chapter 7 Parks
Ian Schwarz Chapter 7 & Parks
Christian Reagin, CH7
Matthew Carras, 7
Amy Gelb, D37 375
John-peter Roberto, Chapter 7 parks
Deric Kliti, Ch 7, Parks
Joshua Barnett, Chapter 25, NYCHA
Elizabeth Jordan, Ch 7 NYC Parks
Courtney Rose, Chapter 7, Parks
Sean Esrafily, ch 17