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Vote UNION STRONG

You can help elect leaders who will fight for workers. Register for an upcoming labor walk or phone bank to educate union members in your community about the pro-union candidates on the ballot!

New York State AFL-CIO

Helping Working Families Achieve a Better Life

The New York State AFL-CIO is a federation of 3,000 affiliated public sector, private sector, and building trades unions throughout the state, representing 2.5 million members, retirees and their families.  Our members live and work in every community in our state, and reflect the diversity that makes New York great.

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Annual Labor Celebration

Get tickets for the NYS AFL-CIO Annual Labor Celebration on December 5, 2024.

Annual Labor Celebration

Check Out the Union Strong Podcast

Get the latest on NY's union movement. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on our YouTube channel.

Check Out the Union Strong Podcast

Project 2025 and Unions

Project 2025 spells out what Donald Trump and his allies plan to do during a Trump second term. See how this agenda would affect union members and working families.

Project 2025 and Unions

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Unionize Your Workplace

Organizing a union with your coworkers gives you the right to negotiate with your employer for the wages, benefits and working conditions that you deserve. 

Get Organized

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Upcoming Events

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Virtual event

Virtual Phone Bank for Tim Kennedy, April Baskin and Monica Wallace

Hosted by the Western New York Area Labor Federation

6:01PM - 8:00PM

Virtual event

NYC Labor Votes Solidarity Phone Bank for Harris/Walz

Hosted by the New York City Central Labor Council