Press Releases

Central Labor Council Applauds Assembly Majority Caucus for Supporting City’s Plan to Fund Universal Pre-K and After School Programs

Decision Shows Speaker Silver’s Commitment to NYC’s Working Families

Central Labor Council Applauds Assembly Majority Caucus for Supporting City’s Plan to Fund Universal Pre-K and After School Programs

Celebrate Women in the Workforce - Women's History Month

Help the NYC CLC celebrate all the contributions that women make to our city's labor movement.

Rosie the Riveter is an iconic image that celebrates the contributions that women make to our workforce, labor movement, and to our nation as a whole.

Celebrate Women in the Workforce - Women's History Month

President Alvarez: Union/Community Partnership to Maintain Local Brooklyn Healthcare Embodies Mission of the Labor Movement

New York, NY – New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO President Vincent Alvarez today released the following statement regarding the charge led by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) to keep Brooklyn’s hospitals open fo

President Alvarez: Union/Community Partnership to Maintain Local Brooklyn Healthcare Embodies Mission of the Labor Movement

Statement by President Alvarez on Expanded Paid Sick Days Legislation

New York - "As we continue the fight to improve conditions for workers, Paid Sick Leave remains an integral piece in our quest to create a more worker-friendly NYC," said Vincent Alvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

Statement by President Alvarez on Expanded Paid Sick Days Legislation

Central Labor Council Pres. Alvarez on Mayor de Blasio's State of the City Address

Highlights Recognition of Public Employees, Need for Higher Wages, and Reduction of Income Disparities

Central Labor Council Pres. Alvarez on Mayor de Blasio's State of the City Address

Central Labor Council Responds to NYS GOP’s Refusal to Allow Vote on Universal Pre-K Tax

New York – New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, President Vincent Alvarez today released the following statement regarding NY GOP Senate Leader Dean Skelos’ refusal to allow a vote on the City’s Universal Pre-K tax plan:

Central Labor Council Responds to NYS GOP’s Refusal to Allow Vote on Universal Pre-K Tax