Capital District Area Labor Federation

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Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.

On May 7, while recovering from an illness, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President Larry Hanley died suddenly. In a brief statement, his family,

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Violence Has No Place in the Workplace

Patt Moon-Updike wanted to be a nurse since she was 9 years old.

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Trump Pick Scalia Becomes 2020 Target for Labor Unions

Alex Gangitano on Monday, August 5 - 11:59am

Democrats and organized labor aim to make Eugene Scalia, the pick to lead the Labor Department, a target in 2020 in hopes of testing President Trump’s support among rank-and-file union voters.

Labor Puts Candidates On Notice: ‘Let’s Be Honest About The Democratic Party’s Record’

Dave Jamieson on Monday, August 5 - 11:40am

The president of the AFL-CIO labor federation spoke at a closed meeting with representatives from the entire field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates ahead of Wednesday’s

“One Job Should be enough”—Airline Food Workers Take Their Struggle Public

Mark Gruenberg on Monday, July 29 - 11:43am

With political support from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and several Virginia state lawmakers, airline food preparation workers took their nationwide struggle against their bosses public with a July 23 protest that drew almost 1,000 people and virtually filled the old main hall at Washington National Airport.

Trump has turned the Department of Labor into the Department of Employer Rights

Michael Hiltzik on Monday, July 29 - 11:14am

No advocates for workers’ rights or labor were especially surprised last week when President Trump nominated Eugene Scalia for secretary of Labor, succeeding the utterly discredited Alex Acosta.

Scalia—son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—had made his reputation in Washington as a lawyer for big corporations resisting labor regulations, after all.

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