The Jersey City (N.J.) Municipal Council has approved a city ordinance creating the “Edward B. Pulver Way,” memorializing the late SIUNA vice president. The council unanimously approved the ordinance Oct. 23. A dedication ceremony is planned for late March 2003.Edward B. Pulver Way will be the address of Washington Street from Dudley Street to the southern terminus of Washington Street at the Morris Canal. A Korean War Memorial is being built at the southern end of the street.
Brother Pulver passed away May 26 at age 78. A Jersey City native, he was a tireless philanthropist and dedicated trade unionist.
“The ordinance is very appropriate and a great way to remember our good friend and brother,” noted SIU President Michael Sacco. “Ed did so much to help others. He was a true humanitarian and a tremendous leader for the union.”
The ordinance recaps Pulver’s overwhelming record of generosity. Among other activities, he founded several organizations which helped immigrants adjust to U.S. society without sacrificing their heritage. He belonged to numerous community and civic groups including the National Executive Board of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, and the Hudson County (N.J.) Economic Development Corporation. He served as executive vice president of the Filipino and Americans As One organization and as president of the Hudson County SPCA. Additionally, he served on the board of directors for the Hudson County School of Technology as well as for Saint Francis Hospital and Christ Hospital.
On the labor side, his association with the Seafarers dated back more than 50 years. He headed the SIU’s office in Jersey City. Pulver was the president and a founding member of the Hudson County Central Labor Council, and served on the state AFL-CIO executive board. He was a delegate to several Democratic national conventions.
Pulver lived in Bayonne, N.J. for the past 35 years. He began sailing in the 1940s on railroad tugs in the New York/New Jersey harbor. He became active in the SIU when the fleet he helped organize elected to affiliate with the organization’s Inland Boatman’s Union.
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