Press Releases

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on passage of gig worker bill AB 5 in California

Albany - I applaud the California Labor Movement and elected officials for passing AB 5, a landmark bill that will provide basic protections to app-based workers in the growing gig economy.

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on passage of gig worker bill AB 5 in California

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on House Passage to Fully Fund and Make Permanent the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took the long and overdue step of voting to fully fund and make permanent the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on House Passage to Fully Fund and Make Permanent the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

Statement of NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Victory for Farmworkers

Albany - Today is the culmination of a decades-long fight centered upon one simple premise: that farmworkers deserve fairness, equality and justice.

Today, justice was finally served.

Statement of NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Victory for Farmworkers

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento sets record straight on Public Works Legislation

For Immediate Release:  Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Contact:  Darcy Wells - 518.859.1274

[email protected]

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento sets record straight on Public Works Legislation

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Court Decision Concerning Farmworkers

Albany - "I applaud the Appellate Division, Third Department for today’s decision upholding the New York State constitution and affirming that in this state, organizing and collective bargaining are fundamental constitutional rights that farmworkers cannot be denied.

Statement of New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on Court Decision Concerning Farmworkers