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Farmworkers Denied Overtime - Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento

Farmworkers Denied Overtime - Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento

31 Dec, 2020

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Farmworkers Denied Overtime - Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento

Albany – The Department of Labor’s Wage Board process has proven a waste of time. The disappointing result is farmworkers will continue to suffer and not receive overtime after 40 hours like nearly every other worker in this state.  

Farmworkers Denied Overtime - Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Court Ruling Related to App-Based Workers

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Court Ruling Related to App-Based Workers

17 Dec, 2020

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Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Court Ruling Related to App-Based Workers

Albany, NY - Once again, courts have affirmed what we have known all along, that app-based workers are employees.

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Court Ruling Related to App-Based Workers

Labor Supports Governor's Action to Stave Off Layoffs

Labor Supports Governor's Action to Stave Off Layoffs

17 Dec, 2020

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Labor Supports Governor's Action to Stave Off Layoffs

Albany, NY - We applaud the Governor's announcement yesterday to advance up to $1.5 Billion to preserve vital services threatened by cash flow issues and to prevent additional cuts.

Labor Supports Governor's Action to Stave Off Layoffs

NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento points out how wrong Senator Ortt is on minimum wage

NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento points out how wrong Senator Ortt is on minimum wage

09 Dec, 2020

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NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento points out how wrong Senator Ortt is on minimum wage

Albany - Today, Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt and GOP lawmakers called on Governor Cuomo to hold-off on the scheduled increase in the state’s minimum wage, right in the middle of a pandemic that has hit lower income earners the hardest.

NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento points out how wrong Senator Ortt is on minimum wage

Statement of NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on the Met’s Lockout of Local One IATSE

Statement of NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on the Met’s Lockout of Local One IATSE

09 Dec, 2020

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Statement of NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on the Met’s Lockout of Local One IATSE

NYC - The dedicated and hard-working stagehands, shop crew members and designers of Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have been out of work throughout the coronavirus pandemic after the Metropolitan Opera house shut down.

Statement of NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on the Met’s Lockout of Local One IATSE