Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Susan M. Cleary
Date(s): Friday, September 5, 2025
Official Street Name(s): Alling Street and Market Street
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Susan M. Cleary Way”
Sponsor: Council Member Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
Ceremonial designation is scheduled for Friday, September 5th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc., for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Susan M. Cleary, a nationally known labor union leader for the powerful and influential 1199J hospital workers union, began her labor union organizing career in the business office of St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City in 1979, where she successfully organized 850 workers into the 1199J Union; and
WHEREAS, discovering her passion she rose through the ranks of the powerful and influential 1199J hospital workers union hierarchy, serving in multiple positions including delegate, staff member, Vice-President of the Public Sector Division, Secretary-Treasurer and the Union’s first female President, winning election and re-election in 2008 and 2011, respectively; and
WHEREAS, throughout the years, Susan M. Cleary, became a trail-blazer and received numerous accolades and awards from local, state and federal leaders for her dedication, leadership and commitment to the labor movement; and
WHEREAS, the contributions of Susan M. Cleary to Newark’s labor community and worker’s rights, is immeasurable and worthy of recognition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Alling Street and Market Street as “Susan M. Cleary Way”.
2. The official name of said streets shall remain as Alling Street and Market Street in its entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Alling Street and Market Street as “Susan M. Cleary Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.