It is the most trusted federal agency that operates without any tax dollars and is facing renewed threats of privatization. What’s behind the threats to privatize the postal serv...

In this episode we hear from an on-demand worker and some of the challenges these workers face. And we talk with the president of the NYS AFL-CIO about the federation’s campaign ...

Musicians are union members too. He has played keyboards and toured with Grace Slick, PatBenatar, Dusty Springfield, Chuck Berry, Steve Wonder and many more. Musician, composer and...

In Ep. 8 – If contractors are receiving taxpayer resources on construction projects in New York State then they ought to be paying prevailing wages and benefits to the men and wo...

For decades the New York State AFL-CIO has pursued a legislative strategy to secure the same rights for farmworkers that all other classifications of workers currently enjoy includ...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire took place on March 25, 1911 in New York City killing 146 people. It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. On Episode 6 – a...

63 percent of New York voters support the legalization of regulated adult-use CannabisGovernor Andrew Cuomo supports it. Both houses of the legislature support it. It really comes ...

For Women’s History Month we share a conversation with NYS DOL Commissioner Roberta Reardonwho reflects on the traditional role of women at home and in the workplace and how it h...

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento joined 9/11 responders and survivors and members of Congress in Washington DC on February 25th to unveil the Never Forget the Heroes:...