To the Editor: When the students at P.S. 398 voted to re-name their building The Hector Figueroa School last week, it instantly became a better place. They were clearly motivated to live up to the ideals and legacy of the late labor leader who accomplished so much and was in the noblest sense a “common man.”
He was a social-justice warrior and a maker of peace. He struggled for the betterment of all people and his victories served society far beyond the members of his union. He figures prominently in the big picture of democratic activism and advocacy.
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