What We’re Doing In New York Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply September 20, 2017 Blog Trumka: Charter/Spectrum Employees Want Fair Return on Their Work This week, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka joined union and community leaders in New York City to show solidarity for Charter/Spectrum workers who are on strike. September 18, 2017 Speech Trumka to Charter/Spectrum Strikers: This is what solidarity looks like AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addresses striking members of IBEW Local 3 at Charter/Spectrum in New York City. March 10, 2017 Blog By Our Hands: Tough Strike Hardens Workers’ Resolve You don’t go to work at the General Electric plant in Waterford, New York, without knowing it could have an impact on your health. You need hazmat training, fireproof clothing, special footwear, you name it. February 10, 2017 Blog Working People and Their Unions Rally to Support Members Affected by Travel Ban "I was fortunate enough to have the support of a union, and I was a member of a union. And I think in this situation, I’m convinced more than ever... February 6, 2017 Blog By Our Hands: Fast Food Fight! “I’m not going to lie. I didn’t want to go back,” said Shantel Walker about returning to work at the Papa John’s Pizza in New York City more than a year after being fired for her activism. May 31, 2016 Blog Working People at Verizon See Big Gains: Winners and Losers of the Week Each week, we take a look at the biggest friends and foes of labor. We celebrate the workers winning big and small battles, and we shame the companies or people... Load More