Press Releases

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on Supreme Court Decision to Maintain DACA Protections

Today’s Supreme Court decision confirms that the Trump administration’s effort to strip DACA protections from 700,000 young Americans was not only cruel but illegal.

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on Supreme Court Decision to Maintain DACA Protections

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on Supreme Court Decision Affirming LGBTQ Workers’ Rights

“No worker in the U.S. should face discrimination in the workplace because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

With this ruling, millions of workers will finally have protections regardless of who controls their state government.

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on Supreme Court Decision Affirming LGBTQ Workers’ Rights

NYC CLC Statement in Solidarity with All New Yorkers Demanding Racial, Social, and Economic Justice

The New York City Labor Movement stands with working people across our city who are demanding justice for the senseless death of George Floyd, and for an end to the continuing systemic inequalities that are faced by our brothers and sisters of color every day in America.

NYC CLC Statement in Solidarity with All New Yorkers Demanding Racial, Social, and Economic Justice

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on the Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bill

On behalf of the New York City labor movement at the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, I’d like to extend thanks to United States Senator Charles Schumer for his tireless work on the stimulus bill.

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on the Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bill

On the 109th Anniversary of the Triangle Fire, a Call for Renewed Focus on Worker Protections

Today, we mark the 109th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, a catastrophic event in which 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, were killed as a direct result of abhorrent working conditions and woefully insufficient workplace safety standards.

On the 109th Anniversary of the Triangle Fire, a Call for Renewed Focus on Worker Protections

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on the passing of 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa

The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO join with New York City's entire labor movement in mourning the loss of our friend Hector Figueroa. Hector dedicated his entire professional life to seeking racial, social, and economic justice for all working people and their families.

Statement from NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez on the passing of 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa