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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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‘Striketober’ Isn’t a Sign of Chaos—It’s a Healthy Development for the Country

The picket line has been crowded lately.

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“Buy American” has become a popular phrase across the country. But here in New York State, the labor movement has been pushing “Buy American” for several years. And now, we are closer than ever to enacting this groundbreaking legislation.

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The Badass 50: #21 Liz Schuler

InStyle Magazine on Wednesday, January 12 - 10:28am

"We are building pathways and support structures to grow a bold, inclusive, and transformative movement — I think that's pretty badass," says Shuler, the first woman elected president of the AFL-CIO in the labor federation's history.

Richard Trumka: The Labor Leader Who Told Hard Truths

Timothy Noah on Monday, January 3 - 1:13pm

here weren’t many strikes in recent decades in which working people scored big victories, but the 1989 Pittston strike was one. Two years earlier, the Pittston Coal Company, in Pennsylvania, dropped out of a trade group that had negotiated a union contract with the United Mine Workers, and the company demanded cuts to miners’ health benefits.

U.S. Labor Movement's Next Frontier is the Tech Industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler Says

Nandita Bose on Monday, December 13 2021 - 11:01am

The U.S. tech sector is the next frontier for labor organizing, and its workers are starting to understand the collective power unions have, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler said on Friday at the Reuters Next Conference.

Meet the Woman on the Brink of Transforming Labor in America for the Young and Reshuffling Workforce

Juliana Kaplan on Thursday, December 2 2021 - 10:33am

When Liz Shuler rides on an airplane, she often has an experience that will be familiar to most travelers: Her seat mate asks, "What do you do?"

Five years ago, after saying she worked for a labor union, Shuler said, most people would put their noses back in their books. Today, she's met with reactions like "awesome" and "amazing."

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