The Peggy Browning Fund Summer Newsletter 2021

7 New York Awards Program – May 12th Our 2020 New York Awards Reception was rescheduled from April to September and was virtual. The viewer response was very good. We knew we had a challenge on our hands to make this year’s production ‘just as good.’ This year, we recognized George K. Gresham, president, 1199SEIU – Healthcare Workers East; Amy S. Young, district counsel, CWA District One; and Daniel F. Brent, arbitrator & mediator. In addition, we remembered the career of a long-time friend and colleague, Joseph J. Vitale, former partner with Cohen, Weiss & Simon LLP, who passed away during the pandemic. Samantha Dulaney, general counsel, IATSE, was our emcee. PBF ’20 & ’21 alumna speaker Sommer Omar shared, “I really think it’s hard to overstate how much that first summer shifted how I was thinking about my career . It not only made me feel more certain that this is the type of work that I wanted to do, but I feel like I have a good substantive foundation to actually contribute to the workers’ rights movement. Not just for this summer, but for my post-law school career as well.” New York Awardees included George Gresham (left), Amy Young (top right) and Daniel Brent (bottom right) Philadelphia Awards Program – April 15th In Philadelphia, we acknowledged the accomplishments of Catherine Scott, president, AFSCME District Council 47; Nicole Hunt, president, UNITE HERE! Local 634; and Joel Weisblatt, arbitrator & mediator. PBF’s Executive Director, Mary Anne Moffa, returned as Emcee. Maria DiGeorge, PBF’19 and ’20 at USW and International Labor Rights Forum, noted, “These experiences have really impacted my future career prospects. They’ve made me very excited about a career working as a labor lawyer. Because not only is the subject matter interesting and challenging, but it makes a real difference in people’s lives.” 2021 Philadelphia Reception Sponsors Guardian UNITE HERE! Willig, Williams & Davidson Fellow AFSCME District Council 47 Duffy + Fulginiti IUPAT District Council 21 Kline & Specter Laborers’ Local Union 57 Pond Lehocky Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 19 The Philadelphia Trust Company UFCW Local 1776 UNITE HERE! Local 634 Philadelphia Awardees Catherine Scott (left), Nicole Hunt (top right) and Joel Weisblatt (bottom right) During her remarks, President Scott shared, “It is important to union leaders to have young lawyers who are committed to labor law. Because one of the things that most union leaders are attempting to do is not just related to their own members, but to bring social justice, environmental justice, as well as gender and racial justice to the workplace and their community.” 2020 and 2021 summer fellow Sommer Omar. 2021 New York Reception Sponsors 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Healthcare Education Project SEIU Healthcare Division Steward Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP CWA District One Gladstein, Reif and Meginniss, LLP JRM Construction Management Levy Ratner, PC Scheinman Arbitration and Mediation Services Guardian