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RWDSU Local 1102 members at Animal Care Centers (ACC) of New York City—those on the front lines of caring for the city’s most vulnerable pets and strays—have won a new three-year union contract that reflects their essential work and unwavering compassion.
On April 10, 2025, the new leadership team of RWDSU Local 1102 was sworn in at the local’s offices in Long Island, New York. RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum delivered the Oath of Office.
A new three-year agreement protecting commissions, raising wages, and securing medical benefits, has been unanimously ratified by Local 1102 members at Saks Fifth Avenue in the 8th Floor Women’s Designer Shoe Department. Members who work at the department store’s iconic Fifth Avenue flagship location in Manhattan also have won the opportunity to enroll in the union medical plan.
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