Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation

 

2021 CLC Political Action Pictures

Pictures of local union members with elected officials and candidates for office at various political events in our region.

HVALF Family Fun Day Celebration 2021

We're happy to say our HVALF Family Fun Day was a great success, with well over 120 of our friends, family, and labor supporters joining us for food, games, and raffles.

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HVALF Worker's Memorial Day Event

One hundred and ten years ago, workers did not have rights. Never forget! Do not go back!!!

In Honor of Worker's Memorial Day and the Commemoration of the 110th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, the Events Committee of Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation is pleased to announce the following Zoom Webinar:

The NYC Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911: Lessons From the Past and Blueprint for the Future

When:       Saturday, May 1, 2021

Time:        10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Speaker:    Paul Ellis-Graham, HVALF President Emeritus and retired NYSUT Board Member

Discussion will include:

  • A detailed analysis of the horrific Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of March 25, 1911
  • Transformation of both NYS and Federal Labor Laws related to Worker Safety and Employer OHSA responsibilities
  • Strengthening of Worker Rights to Organize and Worker Safety Laws that are part of the pending 2021 PRO (Protecting Right to Organize) Act

Please join us as we learn from the past and celebrate the strength of workers struggling for enhanced worker rights and protections.

To register for the virtual event, please sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_li2zxLaNSZ6KV5ZUk8kG0A?link_id=0&can_id=cb423874ff19a4a41c642e85574772a7&source=email-one-hundred-and-ten-years-ago-workers-did-not-have-rights-never-forget-do-not-go-back&email_referrer=email_1136778&email_subject=please-join-us-as-we-learn-from-the-past-and-celebrate-the-strength-of-workers-struggling-for-enhanced-worker-rights-and-protections

 

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COVID Relief Fundraiser - Essential Worker Print

COVID Relief Fundraiser - Essential Worker Print

In support of our Essential Frontline Workers and to help the HVALF raise
money for on-going 2021 COVID Relief Efforts.

STATEN ISLAND ARTIST JAMES COX HAS PAID HOMAGE TO THE FRONT-LINE SOLDIERS OF THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WITH A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS LITERALLY HOLDING UP THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE.

COX’S PAINTING TRULY CAPTURES THE THEME OF THE 2021 HVALF’S LABOR HEROES AWARD
EVENT HELD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE IMPORTANCE THAT ALL OUR
ESSENTIAL FRONTLINE WORKERS PLAYED DURING THIS CRISIS.

THE HVALF WILL BE TAKING ORDERS FOR THIS AMAZING PRINT UNTIL APRIL 1, 2021. THE COST
OF THE PRINT IS $25.00 / PRINT OR $40.00 FOR 2 PRINTS. WE HOPE THAT WE CAN COUNT ON YOU TO SUPPORT THE HVALF'S COVID RELIEF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS BY PURCHASING OUR ESSENTIAL FRONTLINE WORKER PRINT. 

TO ORDER A PRINT, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FORM: HTTP://BIT.LY/HVALFPRINTFORM

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Labor Day & HVALF

Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation President Sparrow Tobin and Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation Director Sandra Oxford were featured in a RiverReporter.com article about "the movement for unions and justice".

Read the article here: https://riverreporter.com/stories/bitter-fruit,47618?fbclid=IwAR0UQsTNPajSNGltkNO_7g587pKmWO2yzXg3ReUYXpBJ-1GVEkSGVfCgtWk

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Image credit: The River Reporter Twitter ( @TRRnews )

HVALF 2021 Judicial District Endorsements

The Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation is endorsing the following candidates in the 3rd Judicial District for the New York State Supreme Court:

Kevin Bryant (D)

David Gandon (D)

The Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation is also endorsing the following candidates in the 9th Judicial District for the New York State Supreme Court:

James Hyer (D)

Robert Berliner (D)

Statement from NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Albany, NY - "We are shocked and deeply saddened to have learned today of the passing of one of the true giants of the labor movement, Richard Trumka.

Throughout his 50 years of service to the Labor Movement, there was no one more tenacious in fighting for what he believed in; improving the lives of working people.

HVALF 2021 Summer School for Troublemakers

 Announcing the HVALF 2021 Summer School for Troublemakers

As summer beckons, troublemakers are plotting. Learn new skills and build power between Labor and Community leaders from across the HVALF Region to rekindle the flame of rank-and-file engagement.

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First Fridays Series (August 6th, 2021): Organizing and Power: What Have We Learned?

Rock Tavern, NY – The Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation (HVALF)’s First Fridays virtual series will take place again on Friday, August 6, with a special edition focused on following up our Troublemakers Summer School, a three-week program conducted by Barbara Madeloni of Labor Notes. Over 40 union and community activists signed up for this training, which addressed fundamentals including beating apathy through the organizing conversation, building a team, and turning issues into campaigns.

This August 6 First Friday will depart from the format of our previous events, as it will feature a group of participants from the workshops, who will share their experiences, what they learned and how they are using it in their ongoing work. The discussion will be moderated by HVALF’s Education Committee co-chair Beth Wilson (UUP) and Organizing Committee chair Rob Pinto (CWA). Pinto also served as a facilitator for the workshop series.

Attendees to Friday’s Zoom event will be invited to ask questions and participate in the discussion as an integral part of the program.

The HVALF Education Committee has produced this monthly series of web-based First Friday events since May 2020. Previous meetings have focused on frontline workers in the COVID crisis, budgetary impacts of the COVID crisis, and the challenge of addressing racism and anti-Blackness within Labor. HVALF’s First Fridays will continue to present this forum to facilitate the exchange of ideas and to build solidarity within (and beyond) the labor movement.

WHAT – an online panel discussion/town hall event, focusing on the role of the labor movement in pressing for a more equitable, sustainable society, through bargaining for the common good.

WHEN – August 6, 2021, 6:00 – 7:30 PM

WHERE – via Zoom/Facebook Live; register by clicking on this promo box to receive a Zoom meeting invitation. 

WHY – To re-energize the unions in the Hudson Valley (and beyond), and to re-connect workers through their common interests in the labor movement as we begin to re-imagine the world through the lens of working people and our communities.

Join NYSUT Regional Political Organizers for a statewide virtual six session series to prepare you to run for office!

This six session training program will give you and your campaign team extensive hands on knowledge of what it takes to run and win.

Open to all NYSUT members and their campaign teams. All others can attend for a nominal fee. All sessions will take place VIRTUALLY over Zoom. 

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