Over 450 Fired Unvaxxed NY Workers Send Letter to NY Governor Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul Wants to Hire Fired Workers from DC, but not Unvaccinated Fired Workers from NY
New York Workers for Choice
March 7, 2025
The Honorable Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York State
New York State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
Dear Governor Hochul:
You will see that this letter is signed by over 485 of the thousands of unlawfully terminated or displaced New York workers who were forced out of our careers since 2021 under the pretext of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. As you are aware, despite that “mandate” being ended by NYC Mayor Eric Adams in February 2023, neither New York State nor New York City has done anything to get the experienced, tenured and valuable employees, who were unlawfully removed without due process, reinstated.
This is why NYC and NYS workers are rightfully stunned this week by your maudlin reception for fired federal workers, your rush to meet with them and your offer to hire all of them. We seek an explanation from you as to why those workers are worthy of your time and attention while those abused, defamed and fired in your own state are not.
February 11, 2025, marked three years since Mayor Eric Adams unlawfully terminated thousands of unvaccinated public employees, including but not limited to firefighters, police officers, teachers, social workers, sanitation workers, correction workers, members of the judiciary, medical doctors, nurses, therapists and other employees for non-compliance with an unconstitutional COVID-19 vaccine mandate that was never voted on by any legislative body, nor ratified by the union membership via the proper collective bargaining process. Workers under your leadership at the State level also suffered the same fate. Many employees were coerced into early retirement with a financial penalty, waived their labor rights, resigned or returned to work losing seniority and without backpay. Others were forced to accept demotions, were denied promotions or lost job opportunities.
In what can be considered an outright disregard of the law, many of us were not served with a final notice of leave without pay, a charge, or a notice of termination prior to separation from our employment. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio, his then Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi, Mayoral Expert Advisor Jay Varma, Mayor Eric Adams and his then Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, you as New York State Governor and your then Health Commissioner Mary Bassett are only a few of the political leaders and health bureaucrats who violated our constitutional and labor rights, as well as destroyed the New York workforce and private businesses. Sadly, union leaders embraced the vaccine mandate and cooperated in removing employees without due process. You not only passively allowed these terminations and unlawful unpaid leaves, but you applauded these crimes. You went to local churches and encouraged New Yorkers to turn against unvaccinated family members, neighbors, friends and workers. You even attempted to put us in Quarantine Camps.
Your actions contributed to what has been done to us. For the past three years, our wages have been illegally withheld, leading to poverty, loss of income, loss of property, loss of medical insurance, denial of unemployment insurance, vilification, emotional distress and family discord. Many of us have gone from having a good income with a plan for retirement to living hand to mouth, losing our homes and other assets, having to move in with family and friends or car-camping, and even move to other states and countries. Others have been foreclosed upon, evicted, or ended up in the shelter and welfare systems. At least one committed suicide.
The City of New York not only terminated municipal workers, but poured salt on the wounds and engaged in differential treatment when on March 24, 2022, Mayor Adams lifted the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for "high-earning athletes and performers", remarking that they “were important to the City’s economy.” To add insult to injury, on September 20, 2022, Mayor Adams announced the ending of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private sector workers but not for the public sector. It is pertinent to highlight that among the fired public sector employees, NYC Department of Education (DOE) workers were unfairly targeted and blacklisted by the placement of a "Problem Code" in their personnel files and having their fingerprints sent with a flag to the FBI and New York Crime Justice Services, hindering their ability to find work and besmirching their reputations. On June 23, 2023, nine Republican members of the New York delegation, led by Congressman Nick Langworthy, stepped in and sent a letter to then NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks inquiring into the reasons behind these damaging problem codes. On December 2, 2024, they sent another letter to NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos regarding the problem codes. However, these Chancellors have not responded or addressed this issue, actions can be considered a dereliction of duty and disrespect to the federal government.
Contrary to recent misleading pretensions, you and Mayor Eric Adams have publicly shown compassion for, and pledged to protect illegal aliens, whereas you have wrongfully mass-fired thousands of unvaccinated New York workers and destroyed private businesses with your draconian COVID-19 policies. Evidently, you have prioritized illegal immigrants over Americans by welcoming them with open arms and allowing them to gain employment and government entitlements at the taxpayers’ expense, in contravention of federal law. Pursuant to Title 8 U.S.C. § 1324, it is a crime to bring in and harbor aliens entering the country illegally. Title 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(3)(A) makes it an offense for any person, during any 12-month period, to knowingly hire ten or more individuals with actual knowledge that these individuals are unauthorized aliens. For instance, in December 2021, you touted sanctuary status by saying: “As you know, the Statue of Liberty is inscribed. It says, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to be free... You're welcome with open arms and we'll work to keep you safe… We'll not only house you, but we'll protect you” On August 7, 2022, Mayor Adams warmly welcomed illegal migrants at the Port Authority Bus Terminal as they arrived from Texas, remarking that “our role here in this city is to provide shelter, education, food services, all of those services that are important. This is what we’ve always done, and this is what we’re going to continue to do.” On August 31, 2023, Mayor Adams advocated for illegal immigrants to be granted expedited work permits, because “working is a HUMAN RIGHT,” as per his own words. On February 2, 2024, Mayor Adams began handing out $35 million in pre-paid credit cards to migrant families for food and baby supplies, mind you, while Americans born and raised in New York are still living in poverty and got nothing. In 2023 and 2024 alone, Mayor Adams spent at least $5 billion of the people's money on migrant housing and services, a dollar amount that has since increased to over $6 billion as per the New York State Comptroller. On February 17, 2023, you announced that there were thousands of government jobs available in New York, but you ignored the fact that there were fired unvaccinated New Yorkers ready and willing to work. On October 2, 2023, you announced that 18,000 state jobs would be made available for illegal migrants. On February 1, 2024, you said that you wanted to "fast-track" new migrants for those jobs. On June 25, 2024, you awarded $20 million to migrants to find and maintain employment.
Although you were elected to be the Governor for all New Yorkers, from the moment you took office, you have been practically disparaging those New Yorkers who disagree with some of your policies, even infamously telling 5.4 million New Yorkers to "jump on a bus" and leave because they voiced opposition to your agenda.
After almost four years of ignoring the wrongfully terminated unvaccinated New York workers’ request to be reinstated with back pay and benefits for violating our constitutional and labor rights, you are launching a major hiring push to recruit federal workers who have been recently laid off by the White House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), while bills submitted last year to the New York State Legislature and a Resolution in the New York City Council to decide the fate of dedicated public servants sit on desks in Albany and Manhattan, gathering dust. In referring to the federal public servants, you said that you “value them, and don’t vilify them;” you “only want to welcome them to the New York family.” In contrast, you have not said any such verbiage about members of the New York family of wrongfully terminated public servants who were cheered on the frontline during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they were left to suffer by the wayside by you and your colleagues when you decided to save money by using the COVID-19 emergency as an excuse to make a mass reduction to the workforce. In light of the above, what is your reason for overlooking the unvaccinated workers when we, too, have done nothing wrong?
Many fired New York workers have taken legal actions against the State and City of New York, our unions and other parties involved, in the hope of correcting the irreparable harm. In several cases, the courts have ruled in favor of the unvaccinated, but relief has yet to be awarded to us because you and Mayor Eric Adams have ignored the hearing outcomes and appealed the decisions at the taxpayers’ expense. In fact, according to available records, in September 2023, Mayor Adams hired thirty-two additional attorneys to Corporation Counsel to challenge the lawsuits filed by the fired workers at a taxpayer cost of approximately $5,000,000.00 a year in salaries alone. You, as Governor, have been silently acquiescing to all of this spending to fight against workers! You have stood by and cooperated with Mayor Adams’ spending money to brain drain the City and State of New York.
Based on what has transpired and bearing in mind that public officers, including elected officials from all three branches of government, take an oath of fidelity to the Constitution or office they represent and that they are legally obligated to uphold the law on behalf of We The People as it pertains to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we have contacted lawmakers at the city, state and federal levels, calling for the reinstatement of the unlawfully terminated or displaced New York workers and business owners. As the elected Governor of New York, we expect that you comply with your oath of office.
We, the workers and business owners of this great State, who have been advocating for justice, reinstatement and compensation for over three years, conclude this letter by letting you know: you have engaged in hypocrisy and two-faced leadership by ignoring us, while embracing illegal migrants and bemoaning the federal workers’ 14 days of hardship–workers who by the way, in many cases were not even reporting to work in person, and who have been offered opportunities for severance and other advantages that none of us–workers terminated over declining a medical product–were, and yet you did not care a whit about us, nor our families, even though you are cognizant that we have had our wages and retirements stolen and our careers upended.
Given that this is an open letter, we hope that you will acknowledge and attempt a respectful and proper response rather than continue to ignore the above facts and events.
Sincerely,
Diane Pagen, Social Worker, DOE, 7 years of service
Aura Moody, Social Worker, DOE, 24 years of service
Michael Kane, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Sophy Medina, Firefighter, FDNY, 16 years of service
John Macari Jr., Lieutenant, NYPD, 17 years of service
Matt Connor, Trustee, National Coalition of Frontline Workers, FDNY, 19 years of service
Tom Lapolla, Battalion Chief, FDNY, 38 years of service
Amanda Pannenbacker, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 9 years of service
Rosalina Valera, Physician Assistant, Montefiore Medical Center, 15 years of service
Maria Abicca, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Kristen Robillard, Medical Doctor, Ascension Lourdes Hospital, 26 years of service
Brendan Fogarty, Firefighter Captain, FDNY, 20 years of service
Edmund Wallace, Steamfitter, DOC, 8 years of service
George Garvey, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 10 years of service
James Schmitt, Supervisor of Mechanics, NYC Parks, 15 years of service
Vince DeMaria, Senior Court Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 25 years service
Christopher Garry, Teacher, DOE, 23 years of service
O’Brian Pastrana, Firefighter, FDNY, 17 years of service
Craig Collopy, Sergeant SDS, NYPD, 27 years of service
Daphne Halkias, Teacher, DOE, 29 years of service
Javier Vasquez, Firefighter, FDNY, 8 years of service
Debby Hartz, Guidance Counselor, DOE, 29 years of service
Billy Kozis, Dietetic Technician, The New Jewish Home, 13 years of service
Matthew Keil, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Tim Heaton, Lieutenant, FDNY, 23 years of service
Soraya Sánchez, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
John Matland, Imaging Technologist, Northwell Health, 15 years of service
Mawuli Olivierre, Teacher, DOE, 23 years of service
Ayesha Shaheed, Emergency Medical Technician, FDNY, 20 years of service
Gabriel Dalmau, Metal Work Mechanic, DSNY, 4 years of service
Chloe Pashman, Education Director, Bronxdale Tenants League, 10 years of service
Joseph Kennedy, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 23 years of service
Sally Mussafi, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Sean Abell, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 2 years of service
Nicole Broecker, Teacher, DOE, 9 years of service
Robert Banome, Firefighter, FDNY, 8 years of service
John De Luca, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Jennette Michael Simo, Communication and Advocacy Worker, UNICEF, 3 years of service
Jeannette Frazer, Principal Administrative Associate, NYCDOT, 18 years of service
Rachel Goodman, Dietician, Presbyterian Methodist Hospital, 14 years of service
John Loiacono, Doorman, 32 BJ Union, 8 years of service
Rachel Maniscalco, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Lisa Britton, Principal Appellate Assistant, NYS Unified Court System, 5 years of service
Vincent Defonte, Firefighter, FDNY, 5 years of service
Takira Poindexter, Senior Court Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 10 years of service
Thomas Libretti, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 4 years of service
Dennis Strk, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Yseult Beecher, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 22 years of service
Amanda Strk, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
Emily Zapantis-Dalamakis, Assistant Principal, DOE, 22 years of service
Liz Delgado, Principal Administrative Associate, NYCDOI, 26 years of service
Audrey Dennis, School Secretary, DOE, 29 years of service
Anabelle Matyas, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Trina Adams, Associate Court Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 26 years of service
Juan Lopez, Doorman, 32 BJ Union, 16 years of service
Janet Thomas, Teacher, DOE, 25 years of service
Steve Speers, Independent Animator, 20 years of service
Carla Findlay, Teacher, Highland Elementary School, 1 year of service
Toniann Miraglia, Paraprofessional, DOE, 10 years of service
Kristy Jones, Sergeant Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 25 years of service
Juan Carlos Wahnon, Plumber, NYCDOC, 9 years of service
Kim Modzelewski, School Secretary, DOE, 8 years of service
Kathy Lally, Paraprofessional, DOE, 8 years of service
Inna Cohen, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Benedict LoParrino, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Roxanne Valdez, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Raymond Stefanik, Senior Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 25 years of service
Annette Backof, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Rose Maria Barcia, Teacher, DOE 5 years of service
Elizabeth Parrino, Teacher, DOE, 9 years of service
Shivan Bishun, Teacher, DOE, 2 years of service
Margherita DeBonis, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Dulce Williams-Carrero, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Sunil Bishun, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Eden Quirk, Court Assistant, NYS Unified Court System, 29 years of service
Kiera Sullivan, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Elizabeth Figueroa, Teacher, DOE, 11 years of service
Brenda DeLisi-Flynn, Teacher, DOE, 12 years of service
Raquel Ibarrola, Teacher, DOE, 8 years of service
Nicole Cotilletta, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Phyllis Fadelici, Paraprofessional, DOE, 8 years of service
Raydiris Olivo, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Rena Gellman, Teacher, DOE, 23 years of service
Mary Czado, School Secretary, DOE, 33 years of service
Senta Fromer, Teacher, DOE, 25 years of service
Betziada Cruz, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Erin DiPasquale, Psychologist, DOE, 1 year of service
Jessica Narciso, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Fran Schmitter, Paraprofessional, DOE, 10 years of service
Serina Mendez, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Yvonne Costello, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Robert Portas, Senior Court Reporter, NYS Unified Court System, 27 years of service
Kerry Ben-Jacob, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Cindy Corchado, Speech and Language Therapist, DOE, 8 years of service
Debbie Bertram, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Matthew Ozimek, Associate Court Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 19 years of service
Michelle Martino, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Carola Martinez, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Rosa Abreu, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Tracey Porter, Associate Court Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 23 years of service
Meagan Velez, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Stephanie Franzese, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
D’Anna Morgan, Clerical Aide, Northwell Health, 1 year of service
Monique Moore, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Ingrid Romero, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Jeriann Jaloza, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Suzanne Deegan, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Demetra Platis, Area Manager, DOE, 12 years of service
Heidy Olivo, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Dina Hussien, Paraprofessional, DOE, 8 years of service
Christopher Fugelsang, Teacher, DOE, 13 years of service
Anita Quash, Paraprofessional, DOE, 10 years of service
Richard Joseph, Paraprofessional, DOE, 7 years of service
Sabrina Casey, Teacher, DOE, 19 years of service
Amy Hillers, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Elena Chin, Guidance Counselor, DOE, 23 years of service
Evelyn Zapata, Teacher, DOE, 30 years of service
Carmen Foschino, Teacher, DOE, 8 years of service
Dvora Weinraub, Occupational Therapist, DOE, 21 years of service
Nicole Moore, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
David Dennis, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Eveliz Vazquez, Customer Information Representative, DOE, 10 years of service
Maria Ruscelli, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Maureen Hurley, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Horace Dennis, School Aide, DOE, 24 years of service
Anthony Morgan, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 23 years of service
Zabdiel Valera, Teacher, DOE, 16 years of service
Amoura Bryan, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Rosann Perry, School Secretary, DOE, 10 years of service
Maritza Romero, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Anastasia Christopoulos, Speech and Language Pathologist, DOE, 8 years of service
Michael Benzinger, Police Officer, NYPD, 20 years of service
Wendy Trudo, Occupational Therapist, DOE, 15 years of service
Tavia Trusch, Assistant Principal, DOE, 40 years of service
Bonnie Skala Kiladitis, Teacher, DOE, 28 years of service
Martha Gold, Physical Therapist, DOE, 19 years of service
Elizabeth Placencio, Teacher, DOE, 8 years of service
Frances DiProssimo, Teacher, DOE, 24 years of service
Nathalie Charles, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Tara Palladino, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Julia Baly, Principal, DOE, 23 years of service
Brianna Perez, Paraprofessional, DOE, 17 years of service
Jessica Amadeo-Guzman, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Yvette Griffith, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
Angeliki Heliotis, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Dawn Klapak, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 15 years of service
Michele Garrett, Teacher, DOE, 19 years of service
Ricardo Alexander, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
James-Edward Germano, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 16 years of service
Kristina Burbes, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
John Sylvester, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Stella Jack, Teacher, DOE, 5 years of service
Amanda Donovan, Teacher, DOE, 11 years of service
Jessica Nicchio, Paraprofessional, DOE, 10 years of service
Conni Calia, School Psychologist, DOE, 20 years of service
Jennifer Mortensen, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Joseph Columbia, Firefighter, FDNY, 18 years of Service
Sasha Delgado, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Dianne Baker Pacius, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Carin Rosado, Paramedic, FDNY, 10 years of service
Lorraine Masciarelli, Teacher, DOE, 13 years of service
Herendra Pereyra, Teacher, DOE, 16 year of service
Matthew Morris, Firefighter, FDNY, 4 years of service
Elizabeth Banone, Teacher, DOE, 28 years of service
Salvatore Maita, Firefighter, FDNY, 16 years of service
Frank Calamanco, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 17 years of service
Melanie Smith, Teacher, DOE, 2 years of service
Mitchum Greene, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 16 years of service
Angeles De La Rosa, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Gene Adamowicz, Physical/Occupational Therapist, Peconic Bay Medical, 11 years of service
Sean Fitzgerald, Lieutenant, FDNY, 17 years of service
Chelise Plenty, Speech and Language Therapist, DOE, 18 years of service
Russell Piazza, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 16 years of service
Josephine Mazzara, Teacher, DOE, 25 years of service
Laura Salamone, Teacher, DOE, 26 years of service
Curtis Cutler, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 7 years of service
Maria Vicari, Teacher, DOE, 9 years of service
Maria Isabel Ramirez, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Eve Shire, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Corrine Lynch, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Jean Jean, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Lisa Simo, Paraprofessional, DOE, 11 years of service
Henry Wynn, Plumber, DOE, 4 years of service
Ricardo Ruiz Jr., Custodian, NYPD, 14 years of service
Rita Flores, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Stacy Ulahel, School Secretary, DOE, 11 years of service
Dorca Iris Genao, Teacher Assistant, DOE, 8 years of service
Brian Smith, Firefighter, FDNY, 19 years of service
Patricia Buccellato, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 3 years of service
Jude Pierre, Firefighter, FDNY, 8 years of service
Paul Schweit, Firefighter, FDNY, 10 years of service
Anthony Figueroa, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 8 yrs of service
Joseph Starna, Firefighter, FDNY, 5 years of service
Yaditza Rodriguez, Payroll Secretary, DOE, 13 years of service
Russell Piazza, Sanitation Worker, DSNY, 16 years of service
Lisa Medina, Teacher, DOE, 16 years of service
Stephen Jones, Court Officer, NYS Unified Courts System, 6 years of service
Carolyn Grimando, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Paige Gepes, Paraprofessional, DOE, 10 years of service
Ramona Sav Nolan, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Francine Benitez, School Secretary, DOE, 12 years of service
Crystal Salas, Speech and Language Pathologist, DOE, 14 years of service
Damaris Monserrate, Educational Assistant, DOE, 10 years of service
Ayellet Moas, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Eridania Rodriguez, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
James Hoffman, Teacher, DOE, 11 years of service
Alexandria Ziraschi, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Ayse Ustares, Social Worker, DOE, 21 years of service
Bonnie Tortora, Paraprofessional, DOE, 15 years of service
Tammy Hoover, Registered Nurse, United Health Services Hospital, 20 years of service
Joseph DePaola, Firefighter, FDNY, 19 years of service
Judy Wright, Ultrasound Technologist, Ascension Lourdes Binghamton, 30 years of service
Stella Mitchell-Porto, Assistant Principal, DOE, 30 years of service
Angela Velez, Guidance Counselor, DOE, 19 years of service
Maria Haralampopoulos, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Steven Stone, Senior Court Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 30 years of service
Maria Arcodia, Teacher, DOE, 9 years of service
Patricia Catoire, Speech and Language Therapist, DOE, 5 years of service
Travis Carter, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Maria Wohlers, Kitchen School Lunch Aide, DOE, 6 years of service
Brian MacConnell, Teacher, DOE, 3 years of service
Adrianne Urzia, Paraprofessional, DOE, 17 years of service
Jamie Hawley, Court Reporter, NYS Unified Court System, 25 years of service
Michellene Barrett, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Joelle McCartney, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Lauren Toscano, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Tiffany Vesterman, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Christina Roeder, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Latanya Collins, Teacher, DOE, 19 years of service
Catherine Morgan-Velez, Senior Court Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 15 years of service
Tatiana Bonilla, Teacher, DOE, 5 years of service
Kennia Smith, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Lorraine Rodriguez, Paraprofessional, DOE, 6 years of service
Terry Audate, Social Worker, DOE, 10 years of service
Frank Beghin, Teacher, DOE, 28 years of service
Chalanda Walker, Literacy Coach, DOE, 14 years of service
Natasha Henry, Teacher, DOE, 13 years of service
Krista O'Dea, Rescue Paramedic, FDNY, 17 years of service
Barbara Presvelis, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
Kevin Thayne, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 15 years of service
Christine O’Reilly, Teacher, DOE, 22 years of service
Sarah Wiesel, Speech and Language Pathologist, DOE, 14 years of service
Michael Dailey, Teacher, DOE, 27 years of service
Michelle Manno, Speech and Language Therapist, DOE, 5 years of service
Diane Montaine, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Michelle Hyatt, Teacher, DOE, 1 year of service
Jacqueline Brown Mayo, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 18 years of service
Kevin Magee, Teacher, DOE, 19 years of service
Maria Mantilla, Occupational Therapist, DOE, 6 years of service
Mariana Argyros, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Christine Gross, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Rosangel and Alex Perez, Podcasters, Indie Media Arts & Entertainment, 13 years of service
Michelle Alleyne, Sergeant Public Safety, CUNY, 24 years of service
AnaMarie Medina, Teacher, DOE, 27 years of service
Stephanie Dailey, Paraprofessional, DOE, 23 years of service
Caroline Romero, Teacher, DOE, 8 years of service
Jessica Csepku, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Briana Moskowitz, Paraprofessional, DOE, 10 years of service
Adrienne Asencio, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 10 years of service
Maria Bookas, School Counselor, DOE, 18 years of service
Alissa Simo, Paraprofessional, DOE, 3 years of service
Christine Arce, Teacher, DOE, 9 years of service
Felicia Hagan, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Stephanie DiCapua, Teacher, DOE, 5 years of service
Meredith Pratt, Court Assistant, NYS Unified Court System, 19 years of service
Paula Smith, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Ivone Angola, Teacher Assistant, DOE, 4 years of service
Deborah Santiago, Payroll Secretary, DOE, 13 years of service
Melomy Johnson, Paraprofessional, DOE, 4 years of service
Monica Martin, School Nurse, DOE, 10 years of service
Karen Bianchi, Court Reporter, NYS Unified Court System, 9 years of service
Rosemary Davis, Paraprofessional, DOE, 15 years of service
Remo Dello Loio, Teacher, DOE, 25 years of service
Ora Burke, Teacher, DOE, 5 years of service
Leah Kukla, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Stella Finchum, Teacher, DOE, 26 years of service
Dina Montaine, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Sylvia Valentin, Teacher, DOE, 24 years of service
Yenni Morgan, Clinical Assistant, Stony Brook Medicine, 2 years of service
Nery Morales, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of services
Paulina Makis, School Aide, DOE, 7 years of service
Paul Argento, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 15 years of service
Luz Cruz, Paraprofessional, DOE, 25 years of service
Caroline D’Ambrosio, Registered Nurse, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, 4 years of service
Betsaida Valez, Paraprofessional, DOE, 14 years of service
Cassandra Ynocencio, Teacher, DOE, 12 years of service
Monephia Thompson, Clerical Worker, DOE, 3 years of service
Jack Wei Lin, Emergency Medical Technician, FDNY, 14 years of service
Rachel Hodge, Teacher, DOE, 3 years of service
Angela Morley, School Aide, DOE, 6 years of service
Joanie Giammarino, Speech and Language Therapist, DOE, 15 years of service
Ekaterina Udina, Teacher, DOE, 14 years of service
Donna Noyce, Court Assistant, NYS Unified Court System, 16 years of service
Nancy Wallace, Licensed Practical Nurse, Sunrise Assisted Living, 24 years of service
Chaim Gertman, Computer Service Technician, DOE, 22 years of service
Orline Borno, Teacher, DOE, 34 years of service
Oscar Bravo, Teacher, DOE, 12 years of service
Lisa Schumacher, Empathy Trainer, NYCHHC, 8 years of service
Steven Clifford, Steamfitter, NYCDOC, 8 years of service
Kristina Bako, Clerical Assistant, NYS Unified Court System, 6 years of service
Jennifer LaBarbera, Teacher, DOE, 19 years of service
Ageliki Heliotis, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Daniel Graham, Teacher, DOE, 9 years of service
Jaime Gibbs, Inpatient Medical Coder, Northwell Health, 3 years of service
Marc Robinson, Police Officer, NYPD, 15 years of service
Cynthia Arvelo, Registered Nurse, NYCHHC, 9 years of service
Roxalana Jordan, Court Assistant, NYS Unified Court System, 6 years of service
Monique Moore, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Louis Luciano, Clinical/Administrator, Epilepsy Foundation, 9 months of service
Veronica Tobjy, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Adam Waldman, Business Analyst, JP Morgan, 12 years of service
Carlos Cabezas, Health Navigator, Urban Health Plan, 9 years of service
Leticia Edghill, Teacher, DOE, 18 years of service
Chris Kalaitzidis, Food Service Worker, DOE, 17 years of service
Patricia DeCarlo, Teacher, DOE, 19 years of service
Arthur Roldan, Police Officer, NYPD, 19 years of service
Linda Jean-Louis, Supervisor Level I, NYCHRA, 21 years of service
Gisele Rentas, Administration Coordinator, Good Shepherd Services, 2 years of service
Donna Marti, Direct Support Professional, Help On The Way, 3 years of service
Katherine Wynn, Associate Director of Client Engagement, DentaQuest, 6 years of service
Kensha Casimir, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
Israel Marti Jr., Science Lab Worker, GoodTemps, 1 year of service
Shawn Olivo, Censored Musician, Self-Employed, 10 years of service
David Burgos, Police Officer, NYPD, 16 years of service
Emilio Edwards, Teacher, DOE, 34 years of service
Aqila Norris, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Maryann Massaci, Nurse Practitioner, St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, 10 years of service
Anna Vailas, Teacher, DOE, 20 Years of service
Dion Powell, Consultant, IAMA CleinBuerger, 2 years of service
Melissa Trama, Guidance Counselor, DOE, 10 years of service
Barbara Coakley, School Aide, DOE, 33 years of service
Andrea Tichio, Teacher, DOE, 28 years of service
Sharlene Jackson, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, 14 years of service
Victor Gomez, Deputy Chief Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, 23 years of service
Joseph Forgione, Superintendent, SDNY, 22 years of service
Sara Coombs-Moreno, Teacher, DOE, 23 years of service
Maria Cardona, Occupational Therapist, DOE, 17 years of service
Noelle Florio, Teacher, William Floyd Union Free School District, 22 years of service
Joy Amanda: all rights reserved, without prejudice, Paraprofessional, DOE, 8 years of service
Jeremy Ramos, Detective, NYPD, 16 years of service
Eridania Rodriguez, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
Edmund Lee, NYC’s #1 Street Activist, DJelf7, 30 years of service
Johanna Ulloa, Teacher, DOE, 21 years of service
Marianna Ciaccia-Liss, Teacher, DOE, 25 years of service
Marlon Bethel, Detective, NYPD, 15 years of service
RoseAnna Silvestri-Incantalupo, Paraprofessional, DOE, 6 years of service
Dennis Harrison, Police Officer, NYPD, 15 years of service
Dahlia Mendoza, Teacher, DOE, 29 years of service
Andra Telesford, Registered Nurse, Horizon Healthcare, 5 years of service
Rafael Adrian Toro, Teacher, DOE, 8 years of service
Kathleen Wallace, Esthetician, Wave Wellness, 19 years of service
Alejandra Casado, Teacher, DOE, 4 years of service
Cely Decolongon, Sergeant, NYPD, 19 years of service
Maria Forgione, School Secretary, DOE, 17 years of service
Erin Maccheroni, Teacher, DOE, 11 years of service
Ivan Santana, Proofreader, Davis Polk, 2 years of service
Olivia Vosilla, Teacher, DOE, 8 years of service
Amanda Tulier, Registered Nurse, Mount Sinai/St. Luke’s Hospital, 9 years of service
Brittany Velazquez, Assistant Principal, DOE, 10 years of service
Tayler Thompson, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 8 years of service
Angelo Petraglia, Senior Threat Analyst, DOITT/NYC Cyber Command, 5 years of service
Craig Smith, Bus Operator, MTA, 31 years of service
John Olley, Communications Technician, AT&T, 3 years of service
Nicoletta Masullo, Teacher, DOE, 6 years of service
Howard Bellingham, Court Officer, NYS Unified Court System, 17 years of service
Jacquelin Reyes, Paraprofessional, DOE, 22 years of service
Genene Tosto, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Alma Guerrero, School Safety Agent, NYPD, 15 years of service
AnneMarie Hickey, Medical Coder, NYU Langone, 7 years of service
Samantha Siano, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Heidi Youn, School Counselor, DOE, 6 years of service
Rey Cortez, Network Service Technician, NYC Office of Labor Relations, 20 years of service
AnnaRose Carpenito, Ultrasound Technologist, NYCHHC, 26 years of service
Amie Wales, Registered Nurse, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, 20 years of service
Ronette Savoth, Paraprofessional, DOE, 19 years of service
Henrietta Dudas, Teacher, DOE, 12 years of service
Victoria Arrigo, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Esperanza Castro, Teacher, DOE, 29 years of service
Emilio Edwards, Teacher, DOE, 34 years of service
Margaret Florini, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Ascension Health, 6 years of service
Alma Guerrero, School Safety Agent, NYPD, 15 years of service
Laurianne Timko, Senior Ultrasound Technician, NYU Medical Center, 22 years of service
Sandra Wayne, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Diane Capezza, Psychotherapist, Jamaica Hospital, 23 years of service
Athena Clarke, Teacher, DOE, 7 years of service
Jatnna Bobadilla, Associate Confidential Investigator, NYCHHC, 10 years of service
Carmen Rodriguez, FGP Sec II-Intake/Sched, NYU Medical Center, 9 years of service
Rosemarie Harrington, Surgical Technologies, NYU Medical Center, 17 years of service
Matt O’Leary, eDiscovery Manager, NYCDOI, 5 years of service
Samuel Belhomme, Pharmacy Technician, NYU Langone Medical Center, 3 years of service
Janet Kalten, Registered Nurse, NYU Long Island, 30 years of service
William Hotaling, MRI technologist, Guthrie (at the time Lourdes Hospital), 4 months of service
Wendy Frey, Radiologic Technologist, Kaleida Health-Buffalo Hospital, 10 years of service
Kayla McMillen, Phlebotomist, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, 7 years of service
Edward Bender, Radiologic Technologist, Kaleida-Health Buffalo Hospital, 2 years of service
Patti Smith, Executive Assistant, United Health Services, 16 years of service
Sara Pedro, Registered Nurse, Northwell/Lenox Hill/Mt. Sinai Morningside, 16 years of service
Theresa Godfroy, Self-Employed Landlord, 10 years of services
Amarfi Martinez, EVS Supervisor, Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, 11 years of service
Megan Turner, Registered Nurse, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital-Binghamton, 10 years of service
Susan Walker, Occupational Therapist, Marquis Home Care, 4 years of service
Deb Dempsey, Physical Therapist, Marquis Home Care, 4 years of service
Florangela Mendez, Stroke Unit Clerk, Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, 22 years of service
Melanie Weiss, Registered Nurse, Northwell Health, 20 years of service
Robert Prawel, Radiologic Technologist, Kaleida Health-Buffalo Hospital, 8 years of service
Stephanie DeJohn, Registered Nurse, Kaleida Health-Buffalo Hospital, 14 years of service
Renee Eckam, Radiologic Technologist, Kaleida Health-Buffalo Hospital, 2 years of service
Amanda McCarthy, Registered Nurse, Northern Dutchess Hospital, 7 years of service
Bethany Freeman, Registered Nurse, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cr., 9 years of service
Jennifer Mason, School Aide, DOE, 6 years of service
Jolene Ebert, Radiologic Technologist, Roswell Park/Buffalo Hospital, 10 years of service
Timothy Collins, IT Programmer, Health Research Inc/Roswell Park Cancer, 15 years of service
Elaine Janak, Registered Nurse, Oishei Children’s Hospital-Buffalo, 37 years of service
Terri Bligen, Endoscopy Technician, Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, 32 years of service
Iris Moore, Medical Coder, NYU Langone Medical Center, 31 years of service
Kristina Adams, Speech and Language Pathologist, United Health Services, 15 years of service
Karen Hellmann, Registered Nurse, United Health Services, 18 years of service
Calene Gennett, Registered Nurse, Susquehanna Anesthesia Affiliates, 15 years of service
Xandora Palmisano, Registered Nurse, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 10 years of service
Victoria Russo, Teacher, DOE, 23 years of service
Wendy Cooper, Registered Nurse, Roswell Park Cancer Center, 18 years of service
Sara Baxter, Registered Nurse, The Guthrie Clinic, 19 years of service
Jessica Schacor-Bennett, Workers Compensation Liaison, NYC Parks, 11 years of service
Kelly Dixon, Teacher, DOE, 20 years of service
Yvette DeLuise, Registered Nurse, Binghamton General Hospital, 3 years of service
Esfir Viti, Licensed Practical Nurse, St. Luke’s Home New Hartford, 6 years of service
Kathleen Christy, Registered Nurse, Northwell Health, 19 years of service
Raina Thorsen, Speech Pathologist, DOE, 16 years of service
Sarah Haseney, Nurse Practitioner, Northwell Health, 12 years of service
Christina DellaRocca, Teacher, 8 years of service
Melanie Bamberger, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Peconic Bay Medical, 7 years of service
Lauren Raiolo, Teacher, DOE, 13 years of service
John Clarke, Gardener, NYC Parks, 18 years of service
Lucille Cravotta, Senior Court Reporter, NYS Supreme Court, 22 years of service
Tara McCarthy, Teacher, DOE, 23 years of service
Adriana Scalici, Registered Nurse, Northwell Health, 3 years of service
Renee Butler, Teacher, DOE, 13 years of service
Irina Abramov, Medical Office Representative, Northwell Health, 20 years of service
Michael DellaRocca, Teacher, DOE, 17 years of service
Megan Fontaine, Registered Nurse, United Health Services, 12 years of service
Andrea Fox, Teacher, DOE, 15 years of service
Mia Torres, CT Supervisor, Mather Hospital Northwell Health, 4 years of service
Nicole Cintron-Dominguez, Teacher, DOE, 10 years of service
Veronica Newton, Registered Nurse, Northwell- Flexstaff, 4 years of service
Karen La Rosa, Registered Nurse, Northwell Health, 30 years of service
and many thousands more New York workers too numerous to list here
Cc: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America
JD Vance, Vice President of the United States of America
Pam Bondi, United States Attorney General
Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States of America
New York Teachers for Choice
Bravest for Choice
Educators for Freedom
Cops 4 Freedom
Strongest for Freedom
Finest Unfiltered
Medical Professionals for Informed Consent
Court Workers for Choice
Respectfully written and submitted upon consent from the above-named workers and business owners by:
Aura Moody and Diane Pagen