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New York State AFL-CIO Announces Endorsement of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Endorsements in Congressional, State Senate, and Assembly Races with Primary Elections

New York State AFL-CIO Announces Endorsement of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Endorsements in Congressional, State Senate, and Assembly Races with Primary Elections

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

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

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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
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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