On Thursday September 16th CNY Area Labor Federation affiliates and their members will travel to the Mott's Plan in Williamson, Wayne County, NY to support our brothers and sisters on strike against corporate greed.  THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT!

The U.S. jobless rate worsened to 9.6 percent in August from 9.5 percent in July, with 54,000 jobs lost, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data out today. The private sector created only 67,000 jobs in August, far below the 150,000 jobs a month needed to keep up with the population and extremely far below the hundreds of thousands of new jobs needed each month to return to pre-recession employment levels. Government employment fell by 121,000, largely reflecting the loss of 114,000 temporary workers hired for U.S. Census 2010. Click the headline to read more>>

Corporations that lead the way in creating fair working environments prosper—but too many employers and governments around the world are abusing workers’ rights, according to the findings of several reports released in time for Labor Day. You can check out all the reports on our Labor Day 2010 webpage here. Click the headline to read more>>

If you missed your chance to donate to the Central New York Area Labor Federation Stuff-A-Bus, worry not you still have time.  You can drop off school supplies for elementary or secondary students to the ALF Office, NYSUT or Syracuse Teachers Association.

 

 

The Executive Board of the Central New York Area Labor Federation is pleased to announce a new logo contest, open to any affiliated union member and members of their family. 

The elections this year come down to a choice between leaders who will stand with working people or those whose right-wing agenda will choke off economic recovery and put corporations back in the driver’s seat. With that said, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka outlined plans for an aggressive and massive mobilization of working people this Labor Day weekend and for the fall election. During a press conference this morning at the AFL-CIO, Trumka also announced the federation will run TV and radio ads Labor Day weekend in key markets around Major League Baseball games, NASCAR, and college football games. Click headline to read more>>

On May 23, over 300 full time manufacturing workers at the Mott’s plant in Williamson, New York, were forced to strike after company executives demanded painful wage cuts while the company enjoyed a record year of $555 million in profits.

August 30th will mark the 100th DAY OF THE STRIKE!

You can help by SUPPORTING MOTT'S WORKERS              

BOYCOTT Dr.PepperSnapple products full list: here

Read more about their stuggle in a recent New York Times Article

 

On Tuesday evening the Greater Syracuse Labor Council stood in solidarity and unanimously resolved not to hold a Labor Day parade or celebration at the New York State Fair this year. This decision came after months of collaborative negotiations that have not yet reached a full long-term resolution to ongoing collective bargaining issues. 

Citizen Action invites you to join them, Congressman Maurice Hinchey and the Conklin Seniors Citizen Club for a 75th birthday celebration of the creation of Social Security.

Who: Citizen Action of New York, Conklin Seniors Citizen Club, and Congressman Maurice Hinchey

What: 75th Birthday Celebration of Social Security

When: Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 1:00PM

Where: Conklin Seniors Center, 942 Conklin Rd, Conklin, New York

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The Central New York Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO is proud to announce:

Union Yes Labor Night

This inaugural event will take place at Alliance Bank Stadium on Sunday August, 22 at 5:00 P.M. The Chiefs will be hosting arch rival Scranton Wilkes-Barre, the Triple A affiliate of the New York Yankees.

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