YONKERS TRIBUNE: Teamsters Local 456 Endorse Mike Khader for Yonkers City Council President

PHOTO: Teamsters Local 456 President Lou Picani (third from left) stands by Yonkers City Council President candidate Mike Khader (fourth from left) stand by other Teamsters members at the union’s headquarters in Elmsford for a rally in support of Mike Khader.

ELMSFORD, NY and YONKERS, NY — April 18, 2017 — “The men and women of Teamsters Local 456 are proud to endorse Mike Khader for Yonkers City Council President,” said Lou Picani, president of Teamsters Local 456 at Monday’s April 17th union meeting and endorsement rally of Mike Khader. “When our country needed him, Mike Khader answered the call. This is just what we need on the Yonkers City Council, a leader who will stand up for working families and protect the values that make our country great. We know that Mike will be a strong defender of labor, and we look forward to partnering with him in the Council.”

“It’s an honor to have the endorsement of the Teamsters,” said Mike Khader. “Their membership represents a true cross-section of our society, protecting workers across countless fields and protecting middle class jobs right here in the community. At a time when organized labor is under attack, I intend to stand strong and defend the rights of working men and women.”

After the endorsement of Mike Khader and Local 456 President Lou Picani’s endorsement was announced, Picani, Khader, and the leadership members stepped down from the elevated podium from which they initially addressed the membership, and immersed themselves among those congratulating Mike Khader by words, shaking his hand, and slapping him on his back.....

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