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Podcast Episode 2: Benefits Set To Expire on 9/11 Victims and 1st Responders

Podcast Episode 2: Benefits Set To Expire on 9/11 Victims and 1st Responders

13 Mar, 2019

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Podcast Episode 2: Benefits Set To Expire on 9/11 Victims and 1st Responders

After being denied help for years, 90,000 9/11 Responders and Survivors from around the country who went to the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Shanksville crash site are now getting medical monitoring, treatment and compensation for their injuries.

Podcast Episode 2: Benefits Set To Expire on 9/11 Victims and 1st Responders

Welcome to the Union Strong Podcast

Welcome to the Union Strong Podcast

11 Mar, 2019

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Welcome to the Union Strong Podcast

Mario Cilento, President of the New York State AFL-CIO kicks off the introductory episode of the Union Strong podcast and shares a compelling story about his own labor roots and the moment when he first realized the impor

Welcome to the Union Strong Podcast

Support Adult-Use of Cannabis and Local Communities

Support Adult-Use of Cannabis and Local Communities

04 Mar, 2019

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Support Adult-Use of Cannabis and Local Communities

The New York State AFL-CIO supports legislation to allow for the adult-use of cannabis in New York, as well as job creation and an entrepreneurial pathway for communities and individuals negatively impacted by past social problems and stigma associated with cannabis. 

Support Adult-Use of Cannabis and Local Communities

Stop Off-Shoring Call Center Jobs

Stop Off-Shoring Call Center Jobs

11 Feb, 2019

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Stop Off-Shoring Call Center Jobs

The NYS AFL-CIO has long supported legislation to stop corporations from relocating good jobs out of state. This year we are prioritizing (S1826A/A567A) the New York Call Center Jobs Act, to prevent the ongoing outsourcing of jobs from New York State to other locations. 

Stop Off-Shoring Call Center Jobs

Empire State Film Tax Credit Creates Union Jobs

Empire State Film Tax Credit Creates Union Jobs

04 Feb, 2019

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Empire State Film Tax Credit Creates Union Jobs

The New York State Film and Television Tax Credit is a unique program that has made New York a leader in global competition for movie and television production and puts tens of thousands of New York union members to work each year.

Empire State Film Tax Credit Creates Union Jobs