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 On Wednesday, January 18th over 200 members of organized labor, community and political leaders came together to celebrate another year of hard work by Central New York’s working families. The event was the Greater Syracuse Labor Council’s second annual awards dinner and by all accounts a rousing success, replacing a Labor Day awards ceremony at the New York State Fair. The Dinner was hosted by former UAW Local 624 President Michael Allen who served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Mr. Allen kept the crowd on its toes all evening with his good nature and passion for the labor movement. GSLC President, Dr. Dennis Nave addressed that filled to capacity room by reminding everyone of the hard work done and the harder work that lies ahead. The Cayuga Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO calls upon the Auburn City Council to expeditiously set a new equitable sewer rate for the proposed Cayuga Ingredients milk plant in Aurelius. This is an important project to both the city and county. The facility will create 52 full-time jobs, not to mention the countless construction industry jobs during its building. On Monday January 16th the Greater Syracuse Labor Council, AFL-CIO along with the United way sponsored a Clothing Drive and Stuff-the-Bus at the IBT 317 Hall in Syracuse. The event was a Day of Service in honor of Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over 50 volunteers from organized labor and the community came together to sort, organize and distribute over 200 boxes of clothes, non-perishable food and school supplies to those less fortunate in our community. 2012 was the event’s twelfth year and continues to grow as both the need for the service and organized labor’s commitment to community service grows. The GSLC would like to thank all of the volunteers and the Officers and Members of IBT 37 who graciously donated their Hall for use. Check out media coverage here:
The City of Auburn and Cayuga County need a FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL that is focused on OUR needs. This is OUR hospital. OUR hospital cares for OUR community and is staffed by OUR neighbors. We do not want to lose any of the health services we depend on from our hospital. We do not want our hospital reduced to an outpatient center or a clinic. And, we do not want outsides to make OUR healthcare decision for US!  Labor and community activists call on Representatives Ann Ann Marie Buerkle and Richard Hanna to act to prevent nearly 2 million job hunters from losing their emergency unemployment aid in January. See photos on Flickr Read more >>>Central New York Area Labor Federation Vice President and Mobilization Committee Chairman Jeff Colburn will is going to be arrested and incarcerated as a fundraiser to benefit M.D.A. and "Jerry's kids". Jeff will be turning himself in and serving a sentence on the Tuesday, February 7th. His sentence will not be served at Jamesville Penn or Auburn Correctional, but he will be paying his debt to society at the Texas Roadhouse on Erie Blvd in Syracuse. If you are available stop by for some fun, while helping a wonderful cause.  Broome-Tioga Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO presents Patrick Eggleston, IAFF, and Burt Whiteman, PEF, Solidarity Awards at annual holiday party attended by over 100 members. See photos in our album here and more photos at Flickr Read more >>>Built out of wood in 1934 the crumbling foundation of the Evan’s Street Bridge in Downtown Syracuse created a symbolic backdrop as a cross section of the Central New York community, the grass roots foundation of our society, came together to demand that Congress pass the American Jobs Act, repair our badly damaged infrastructure, and end corporate greed. Read more >>>  At least 75 union members and guests enjoyed a great evening of Labor's story, song, art, and history Produced by: Kate Murray, NABET-CWA and Burt Whiteman, PEF. The program featured a dramatic reading of Clifford Odets’ play “Waiting For Lefty” performed by Southern Tier Actors Read (S.T.A.R.), directed by Heidi Weeks, Actors Equity.Share Read more >>>  YOU CAN HELP! You can donate or volunteer to help Sisters and Brothers who were flooded. Cleaning supplies, non-perishable foods, and volunteer labor are still needed. Click title or below to read how to help. Read more >>> Occupy CNY Report November 17 Our local CWA 1111 Members at Occupy Wall Street in NY today! Jake Lake one of the walkers from Albany! Sean McAvoy, President of CWA 1111, and Jake Lake, CWA 1111 are in NYC today, on Wall Street, at Occupy, to bring attention to the fight to stop corporate greed and protect workers’ rights! Keep them in your thoughts - and support our local Occupy in downtown Binghamton as part of this fight! Broome-Tioga Federation of Labor will be delivering water to the Binghamton Occupy in support.
October 27, Binghamton CWA marches to Occupy Binghamton in support of middle-class jobs. Marcher also included Lee Conrad, President, Broome-Tioga Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Councilwoman Lea Webb, and Citizen Action's Mary Clark. October 26th, Syracuse Over 100 hundred marchers once again took to the streets of downtown Syracuse. Feel free to stop on down to join them or check out one of their upcoming events: Thursday 10.27 -- Weekly Meditation with Kensei Koji 5:30pm & Public Speaking with Yuri Markov at 7:30 Lots of new photos up here Click the title or below to read more Read more >>> "The goal is clear: Put New Yorkers back to work! " - President Taliercio Central New York Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO's President, Ann Marie Taliercio, UNITEHERE, has been appointed to the Governor's Central New York Regional Economic Development Council. Speaking at the Press Conference July 27 in Syracuse, President Taliercio made it clear that she will work to promote "projects that create good quality jobs," the "good paying and stable jobs" that we need in Central New York. President Taliercio is the only representative of organized labor appointed to the Central New York Regional Council. The full list of appointees can be viewed here Story at syracuse.com here Read more >>>
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 The national Republican party has selected Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to respond to President Obama’s State of the Union address next week–sending a clear signal the party is making attacks on working people a top priority in the 2012 elections. Daniels is a key backer of right to work for less (RTW) legislation which state Republican lawmakers, in a stunning display of arrogance, have repeatedly tried to ram through, while thumbing their noses at working Hoosiers–not to mention democracy. Read more >>>  First, multimillionaire Mitt Romney told a group of jobless workers he’s also “unemployed.” Next, Romney thought there was no problem in stating publicly that he likes to “fire people.” Now, the Republican presidential wannabee proved yet again how out of touch he is with mainstream Americans by showing the extent to which he’s a member of the elite 1 percent. In South Carolina yesterday, Romney admitted he pays “around” a 15 percent tax rate, while earning $374,000 a year in speaker’s fees alone—an income he described as “not very much.” Read more >>> Viewers in Austin, Texas, and Pittsburgh are getting the first public look at a new AFL-CIO television spot, “Work Connects Us All: America’s Unions.” The evocative ad features members of many unions, from virtually every industry, and is part of a broad campaign that aims to “fly above the tactics and controversies of the day” and connects with people around the values associated with work, according to AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler. Read more >>> |
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