After more than a year of COVID-19, Stories of Hope might be exactly what we need. On the latest Union Strong podcast, we learn about the Donate Life program in New York State. W...
Union Strong - New York State AFL-CIO
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 workplace.
Jun 16th, 2021
The labor movement has a long history of feeding the hungry. During the height of the COVID -19 pandemic meals were prov...View Details
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May 17th, 2021
Episode 66: Workplace Violence in the Subways
The latest episode of the Union Strong podcast reports on violence in New York City’s subways. In a pre-recorded interview on Friday, May 14, TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano tal...
Liz Egan is a registered nurse at Albany Medical Center who describes working throughout the height of the COVID pandemic as, "terrifying." She is among the nurses who rose to the...
Apr 20th, 2021
Episode 64: State Budget; a Win for Working People
The New York State budget for 2021-2022 addresses a health and economic crisis like we have never experienced. Fortunately, the President's American Rescue Plan, which labor suppor...
Apr 7th, 2021
Episode 63: Passing the PRO Act
Workers in America favor unions and tens of millions of Americans want to join one. So, what is stopping them? Our labor laws are outdated. On this podcast we take a deep dive into...
Mar 23rd, 2021
Episode 62: Labor of Love
The longest serving president of the Western New York Area Labor Federation decides it is time to step aside. On this podcast, a conversation with Richard Lipsitz who spent nearly ...
Mar 10th, 2021
Episode 61: We cannot cut our way out of this crisis
The New York State AFL-CIO recently held a labor revenue forum to discuss the impact of the pandemic and the vital need for new revenue sources. On this podcast, Ron Deutsch, Execu...
Mar 3rd, 2021
Episode 60: How to prevent a great cultural depression
In New York City, the music industry supports nearly 60,000 jobs and accounts for roughly $5 billion in wages with an economic impact of $21 billion. Today, the industry is in cri...
As we continue to work our way through one of the most challenging health and economic crises in our nation’s history, New York State is facing a multibillion-dollar budget deficit...
