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WATCH: New York State Reconciliation Fight Back Call (June 25, 2025)

The New York State Reconciliation Fight Back Call on June 25, 2025 at 8:00pm featured New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento, Senator Chuck Schumer, and special guests including workers who will be impacted by the cuts being considered in the federal budget reconciliation process.

27, Jun, 2025

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Union Strong Podcast: The Big Beautiful Betrayal

25, Jun, 2025

100 Days of Speaking Truth to Power

In the past 100 days, President Trump, Elon Musk and their unaccountable DOGE have fired or targeted for firing at least 121,000 federal workers. They’ve been ripping up u

30, Apr, 2025

Mario Cilento meeting with NYS legislators

Union Strong Episode 114: Lobbying on Behalf of Workers

21, Apr, 2025

Members at an AFGE rally with their kids holding a sign saying "Dignity, Fairness, Respect."

Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

Last night, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.

28, Mar, 2025

man holding sign that says "stop the war on working families"

Union Strong Episode 113: The Fight for Federal Workers and the Services They Provide

20, Mar, 2025

Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

Union Strong Podcast: Federal Funding and New York’s Future

Statement by New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on the Passage of the Big Ugly Betrayal

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