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Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Janus v. AFSCME Decision

Improving the lives of all working men and women is what defines us, not one court case.

The Janus v. AFSCME case has always been a thinly veiled attack on the rights of all working people to join together and speak with one voice.

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Janus v. AFSCME Decision

Get out the Vote and Get Involved!

A year ago New York union members led the way to the most impressive political victory in the history of this state – the defeat of the Constitutional Convention. Despite being down 40 points in the polls, Labor won on election day with an astonishing 83% of the vote.

Get out the Vote and Get Involved!

Stop Off-Shoring Call Center Jobs - Pass S6282A/A7615A

The outsourcing of call center operations has caused a massive loss of jobs and has had a profound negative impact on the state and the national economy. The transfer of these services has meant delays and deteriorating services for consumers in virtually every sector of the economy.

Stop Off-Shoring Call Center Jobs - Pass S6282A/A7615A

Fix Our Broken Public Works Law

The New York State Constitution clearly requires prevailing rate be paid to workers on public works projects.

Fix Our Broken Public Works Law

END THE MISUSE OF STANDARDIZED TESTING IN TEACHER EVALUATIONS

Legislation passed by the Assembly and introduced in the Senate (S8301 Marcellino/A10475 Nolan) would fix the flawed and unfair annual professional performance review (APPR) system for teachers and principals.

END THE MISUSE OF STANDARDIZED TESTING IN TEACHER EVALUATIONS