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Paid Sick Time is a Basic Right

As President of the New York City Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO), I represent over 1.3 million workers across many industries and professions in the private sector, public sector and building and construction trades.  Many of these workers have the benefit of collective bargaining agreement

Paid Sick Time is a Basic Right

Comprehensive Immigration Reform

At the March 21, 2013 NYC CLC Executive Board meeting in March, a resolution was adopted in support of commonsense immigration reform.  The labor movement in New York City stands firmly in support of a pathway to citizenship in order to improve wages and labor standards for all workers.&nbsp

Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Statement From Vincent Alvarez on Nov 6 Elections

Congratulations to all the union members who put their time and energy into volunteering on election campaigns here in NYC with the Central Labor Council and in the general election.

Statement From Vincent Alvarez on Nov 6 Elections

Union Coalition: Stop-Frisk Wrong Way to Fight Crime

“It is a myth that somehow we can’t have safe communities without it,” he said, added that the problem is that the NYPD overwhelmingly targets black and Latino young men. “We need to find a better way, a fair way, to protect our communities while protecting the rights of all.”

Union Coalition: Stop-Frisk Wrong Way to Fight Crime

Verizon Workers Rescue Cat; Still Need Contract

Working Without a Contract

45,000 CWA and IBEW workers were forced into a 15-day strike in August. Verizon’s demands included:

Verizon Workers Rescue Cat; Still Need Contract

Amsterdam News

The proposed Tier 6 pension plan would also have a disparate impact on African-Americans and communities of color in New York, which statistically make up a higher percentage of the workers in government jobs.

Amsterdam News