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Podcast Episode 7: Farmworker Rights

For decades the New York State AFL-CIO has pursued a legislative strategy to secure the same rights for farmworkers that all other classifications of workers currently enjoy including the right to organize.

Podcast Episode 7: Farmworker Rights

30th Annual NYS AFL-CIO Day At The Races

Details on our event at https://nysaflcio.org/races

Thank you for your support!

30th Annual NYS AFL-CIO Day At The Races

Podcast Episode 6: A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire took place on March 25, 1911 in New York City killing 146 people. It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history.

On Episode 6 – a look at how the tragedy changed workplace safety and strengthened the labor movement.

Podcast Episode 6: A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety

Podcast Episode 5: A Union Conversation about Cannabis Legalization in New York

63 percent of New York voters support the legalization of regulated adult-use Cannabis
Governor Andrew Cuomo supports it. Both houses of the legislature support it. It really comes down to
how to do it responsibly.

Podcast Episode 5: A Union Conversation about Cannabis Legalization in New York

Costs of Public Financing of Campaigns Merits Further Review

Given the state’s fiscal condition and the myriad of questions about the cost of public financing of elections, now is not the time for the state to make the financial commitment this would require.

Costs of Public Financing of Campaigns Merits Further Review