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HEART 9/11 – Turning Tragedy into Triumph Union construction workers and members of the fire and police departments in New York City developed a strong bond working together on New York’s 9/11 recovery mission. Years later, many of them now retired, are putting their knowledge and skills to use to help those in need. On the latest Union Strong podcast, Bill Keegan, founder and president of HEART 9/11 talks about the mission of the organization and what drives workers to pay it forward. Visit the HEART 9/11 website. You can find details about their 9/12 Tribute event here. Stay up to date with HEART 9/11 on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. — Sep 6
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Legislative Wrap Up 2022 Workers won big in the 2022 legislative session. The list of victories includes workplace health and safety protections, improvements to labor rights and pensions, and the creation of good-paying jobs as we address climate change. On the latest Union Strong podcast, New York State AFL-CIO Legislative Director Mike Neidl breaks it all down for us to explain what these changes will mean for working people and their families. See the 2022 End of Session Report Get tickets for Union Strong Night at The New York Yankees (July 29th) Get tickets for Union Strong Night at The New York Mets (September 3rd) — Jul 18
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Nurses On The Brink When nurses were forced to work mandatory overtime during the COVID pandemic, it was understood that we were dealing with an emergency. The emergency has passed, yet mandatory overtime is back with a vengeance and it’s reached a crisis level in many of our hospitals. Overworked nurses are pleading with lawmakers to do something about it. On the latest Union Strong podcast, we will hear from nurses and their unions on why they are so passionate about strengthening mandatory overtime laws. Here are the bills we discuss in the episode, which will improve the prohibition on mandatory nurse overtime law: S8063A Ramos/A8874B Joyner S4885A Savino/A181A Gunther A286A Gunther/S1997A Jackson — May 25
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Prioritizing Buy American Rock Salt The concept of Buy American is simple: Our tax dollars should be used to create jobs and advance production here at home. On the latest episode of the Union Strong podcast, we discuss the importance of prioritizing Buy American legislation and in particular, Buy American Rock Salt. Our guest, Dave Wasiura, Assistant to the Director for the United Steelworkers, District 4 explains what the legislation would do and its impact on the New York State economy. — May 18
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Fix Tier 6 The state of New York has lost thousands of public sector workers over the past decade. Recruiting and retaining public employees is reaching a crisis level. In addition, dedicated public sector workers who risked their lives during the pandemic could be inadvertently penalized for the overtime they worked throughout the crisis. On the latest Union Strong podcast, we talk about reforming the state’s pension system, to address these issues. New York State AFL-CIO Legislative Director Mike Neidl is our guest. Learn more about tier 6 here >>> Call or write your state legislators about tier 6 >>> — Mar 28