Civil and Workplace Rights
Working for the freedom from employment discrimination and the right of working families to fair pay, job safety, secure retirements and affordable health care have been goals fundamental to the union movement, which has long partnered with the civil rights and women’s movements and, more recently, with the LGBTQ community.
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Join members of the Civil Service Technical Guild, AFSCME Local 375, DC 37 to speak against the waste of taxpayer dollars outsourced to high-paid consultants. Money direly needed for repairs is being spent on private contractors. It hurts the residents, the workers, the city and the taxpayers.
Join Build Up NYC to Rally at City Hall to call for the passing of Intro 1169, a bill that calls for training and tra
New York, NY – New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO President Vincent Alvarez today released the following statement regarding the victories of Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio, and a new, more progressive City Council:
By Vincent Alvarez
Join Transport Workers Local 100 to Stand Up for a Fair Contract!
Join AFGE, NYS AFL-CIO, NYC CLC, Rainbow PUSH Coalition & Federal Employees to rally against the government shutdown.
Call on Congress to pass a clean funding bill and allow federal employees back on the job.
On October 5th, in more than 100 cities across the country, folks who are tired of Congress’s obstructions and delays are coming together to demand action on immigration reform.