What We’re Doing In New York Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply 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... April 14, 2016 Blog Working Familes at Verizon Strike for a Better Workplace Working people at Verizon are on strike. After months of negotiations with the telecommunications giant, they’ve decided to take a stand to create a better workplace. They want to make... June 11, 2014 Speech Trumka to New York NAACP: "What will be our future?" AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks at the New York NAACP 103rd Annual Freedom Fund Gala Dinner. Load More