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Labor’s victories help all New York workers!

What a year it’s been.

Working men and women all across this state are making their voices heard and seeing the results.

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Number of Workers Striking in 2018 the Most in Three Decades

More workers were involved in strikes and other labor disputes in 2018 than at any point in the past three decades, fueled by widespread teacher protests last spring, according to data releas

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Recent News

Let’s Give Working People the Power to End Government Shutdowns

Jon Healey on Tuesday, February 5 - 12:37pm

I understand why it would be insane to spend even a day without controllers, troops, Transportation Security Administration screeners, Coast Guard officers, FBI and Border Patrol agents and a laundry list of other truly essential workers employed by the federal government. What I don’t understand is why we tolerate a system that lets elected officials fail to do their one real job — funding the government — with no consequences for anyone in power.

So Much for the Labor Movement’s Funeral

Dana Milbank on Tuesday, February 5 - 12:26pm

Something funny happened on the way to the labor movement’s funeral.

Glad the Shutdown’s Over? Thank Workers, Not Just Nancy Pelosi

Sarah Jones on Tuesday, February 5 - 11:51am

The longest government shutdown in American history is over for now. On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump announced a deal to reopen government for the next three weeks. The short-term appropriations measure notably includes no funding for his beloved border wall — or steel slat fence, or smart wall, or whatever else he decides to call it in the future.

Nurses Are Calling Out for Job Protections and Marching in the Women's March

Bonnie Castillo on Friday, January 25 - 1:22pm

When women and our allies unite, we build power. That’s true in mass marches and on the job.

“I never realized how strongly unionizing and feminism go together,” registered nurse (RN) Suzanne Levitch, 33, of Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, tells Teen Vogue. “There’s not really another way for workers, especially women workers, to be treated fairly.”

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AFL-CIO Blog

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: AFGE — Feb 19
Collective Action Continues to Rise: The Working People Weekly List — Feb 15
Working People Rally to Protect Dreamers and Workers with TPS — Feb 14
Painters Lend Helping Hand in the Construction Trades — Feb 13
No More Shutdowns: In the States Roundup — Feb 12

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