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NYS AFL CIO President Mario Cilento Applauds Governor for taking decisive action on legislation that will improve the lives of workers
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NYS AFL CIO President Mario Cilento Applauds Governor for taking decisive action on legislation that will improve the lives of workers

I thank Governor Hochul for taking decisive action, particularly on Labor Day, to ensure the critically important NY HERO Act is applied as intended, to protect workers from COVID-19 and future communicable disease events. 

NYS AFL CIO President Mario Cilento Applauds Governor for taking decisive action on legislation that will improve the lives of workers

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New York State AFL-CIO and Senator Ramos call on Farm Wage Board to treat Farmworkers Fairly
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New York State AFL-CIO and Senator Ramos call on Farm Wage Board to treat Farmworkers Fairly

Albany, NY - Farmworkers are once again being treated as less than other workers when it comes to being paid overtime for the challenging work they do.

New York State AFL-CIO and Senator Ramos call on Farm Wage Board to treat Farmworkers Fairly

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New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento Congratulates AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler
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New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento Congratulates AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler

Albany, NY – “On behalf of the 2.5 million members of the New York State AFL-CIO, I applaud the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO for voting to elect Liz Shuler as President to serve out the remainder of Richard Trumka’s term,” said Mario Cilento, president of the NYS AFL-CIO.

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento Congratulates AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler