Apr 3rd, 2019
Episode 7: Farmworker Rights
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...
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Union Strong is the official podcast of the New York State AFL-CIO. We share stories of working men and women who benefit from belonging to a union and having a voice in the workpl...
Apr 17th, 2019
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Mar 27th, 2019
Episode 6: A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety
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 ...
Mar 20th, 2019
Episode 4: NYSDOL Commissioner Roberta Reardon talks abou...
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...
Mar 11th, 2019
Never Forget the Heroes of 9/11
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:...
After being denied help for years, 90,000 9/11 Responders and Survivors from around the country who went to the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Shanksville crash site are ...
Mar 4th, 2019
Welcome to the Union Strong Podcast
Mario Cilento, President of the New York State AFL-CIO kicks off the introductory episode of the Union Strong podcast and shares a compelling story about his own labor roots and t...