Gerard "Jerry" John Ebert (born June 21, 1953) is an American author,[1] musician, and union organizer.[2]
Personal life
editJerry Ebert is the third oldest of twelve children,[3] including actor Matthew Ebert.[4] A lifelong union organizer, Ebert started attending Union Meetings with his father, Raymond Ebert (former Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 445), at age 10. It was there that he met famed labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, and began helping his father organize Wakefern Foods and St. Luke's Hospital workers in Newburgh, New York.[5]
Union work
editJerry worked as a union organizer and business agent for Local 445 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters[6] and the Professional Workers Association. As an organizer for the Professional Workers Association, or PWA, Ebert successfully organized 11 Roman Catholic high schools in New York City.[7] It was during this campaign that he claims he ran afoul of Cardinal John O'Connor, former American prelate of the Catholic Church.[8] With Teamsters Local 445, Ebert also successfully organized the Dutchess County Public Transit workers,[9] Sullivan County Workers,[10] UNFI truck drivers,[11] along with others.
Music & literature
editJerry currently creates a music and book subscription via his website, where he has a series of 19 songs that coincide with his 3 books of poems. He has performed [12] with lifelong[13] friend Pete Seeger at labor rallies.[14]
References
edit- ^ My Book Songs. Jerry Ebert http://www.mybooksongs.com/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Brother Ebert Named Business Agent". Teamsters Local 445. International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Libbick, Bill (7 January 2017). "Who The Hell Is Jerry Ebert". Sullivan County Post.
- ^ "Matthew Ebert". IMDB.
- ^ "Brother Ebert Named Business Agent". www.teamsterslocal445.org. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Brother Ebert Named Business Agent". Teamsters Local 445. International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
- ^ Stout, David (8 November 1996). "Teacher Union Approves 3-Year Pact With Archdiocese". New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Who is Jerry Ebert? Plight of the Sullivan County Workforce Part 4". Sullivan County Post. 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Howland, Jack. "Dutchess, bus workers come to agreement in contract dispute; raises are included". The Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Nanci, Matthew. "Local 445 workers OK two-year contract with Sullivan County". recordonline.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Staff Reporter. "UNFI truck drivers vote to join Teamsters". recordonline.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Pete Seeger - Solidarity Forever - Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation - March 2011". Youtube. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Pete Seeger Often Helped Hudson Valley Teamsters | Drive Up Standards". Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ RANDALL, MICHAEL. "Mid-Hudson's workers rally for labor rights". recordonline.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.