View Clips & Tributes

Video clips from the Celebration of the Life and Work of Ron Carey are now available online. The speeches have been divided into individual clips to make it easier to view them. A DVD of the full two-hour event is in production.

Copies are available from 804 Members United. A donation of $10 is requested to pay for production and distribution costs. Send your check payable to 804 Members United to 804 Members United, PO Box 26, Thornwood, NY 10594 with a note requesting a copy of the DVD.

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Video Clips from Celebrating the Life and Work of Ron Carey
February 28, 2009

Taking Back Local 804, Taking on UPS
Click here to watch Pat Pagnanella’s tribute to Ron Carey. Pat Pagnanella is the former Secretary-Treasurer of Local 804.

1991 Campaign for General President
Click here to watch Eddie Burke’s tribute to Ron Carey. Eddie Burke was the Campaign Manager for the Ron Carey Members First Slate in 1991.

Change Comes to the Marble Palace
Click here to watch Aaron Belk’s tribute to Ron Carey. Aaron Belk was an International Vice President from the Southern Region and Ron’s Executive Assistant at the IBT.

Opening up the Union to the Members
Click here to watch Willie Hardy’s tribute to Ron Carey. Willie Hardy worked for the International Union as a Government Affairs Representative and is the Southern Region Organizer for Teamsters for a Democratic Union.

The Old Guard Revolts Against Progress
Click here to watch Tom Leedham’s tribute to Ron Carey. Tom Leedham was an International Vice President from the Western Conference and a candidate against Hoffa for General President.

1997 UPS Strike
Click here to watch William Riley Fernandez’s tribute to Ron Carey. William Riley Fernandez is a full-time combo Teamster at the 43rd Street building.

The Vindication of Ron Carey
Click here to watch Ken Crowe’s tribute to Ron Carey. Ken Crowe is a former Newsday Reporter and author of Collision: How the Rank & File Took Back the Teamsters.

Ron Carey’s Legacy
Click here to watch Ken Paff’s tribute to Ron Carey. Ken Paff is the National Organizer for Teamsters for a Democratic Union.

Click here to watch Jim Reynolds’s tribute to Ron Carey. Jim Reynolds is an Alternate Steward in the Elmsford Building and a founding member of Local 804 Members United.

Carey Family Remembrances
Click here to watch Daniel Marchese’s tribute to Ron Carey. Daniel Marchese is the grandson of Ron Carey.

Click here to watch Dan Carey’s tribute to Ron Carey. Dan Carey is the son of Ron Carey.

Click here to watch Sandra Carey’s tribute to Ron Carey. Sandra Carey is the daughter of Ron Carey.

Closing Remarks

Click here to watch Tim Sylvester’s tribute to Ron Carey. Tim Sylvester is a shop steward in the Maspeth Building, a former Project Organizer with the International Union and a founding member of Local 804 Members United.

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