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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

New York’s Labor Movement Stands with the Hardworking Members of the Transport Workers and Machinist Unions Against a Cynical Raid Attempt by Rogue Labor Group

New York’s Labor Movement Stands with the Hardworking Members of the Transport Workers and Machinist Unions Against a Cynical Raid Attempt by Rogue Labor Group

23 Oct, 2020

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New York’s Labor Movement Stands with the Hardworking Members of the Transport Workers and Machinist Unions Against a Cynical Raid Attempt by Rogue Labor Group

Today, Mario Cilento, President of the New York State AFL-CIO, issued the following statement in response to the misguided effort by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) to deprive workers of representation by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and International Association of Machi

New York’s Labor Movement Stands with the Hardworking Members of the Transport Workers and Machinist Unions Against a Cynical Raid Attempt by Rogue Labor Group

Labor for Pete Harckham Event

Labor for Pete Harckham Event

15 Sep, 2020

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Labor for Pete Harckham Event

New York State Senator Pete Harckham will be receiving endorsements for his re-election from the New York State AFL-CIO and a number of other labor unions and labor groups during a news conference at Noon TOMORROW—Wednesday, September 16—at  United Association (UA) Plumbers & Steamfitter

Labor for Pete Harckham Event

9/11 Statement

9/11 Statement

11 Sep, 2020

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9/11 Statement

Nineteen years ago we declared as a country that we would never forget those that perished in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We fought for benefits for the thousands of workers who became ill and sadly died from 9/11 related illnesses.

9/11 Statement