Pictured Above: Dunkirk AFL-CIO Central Labor Council President Doug Stock holds up the Council’s original 1959 charter that was believed to have been lost in a major fire that destroyed the Masonic Temple Building on Central Avenue in Dunkirk earlier this year. The AFL-CIO Charter was discovered – surprisingly in tact and with little damage - during more»

(WASHINGTON) - The Laborers International Union has agreed to rejoin the National AFL-CIO - sparking hopes that a once-splintered Labor Movement is moving closer to reuniting under a single umbrella, according to a report on the Huffington Post. "We’re very excited that the Labor Movement is headed toward becoming more unified just as we need it the most," more»

News, Notes & Observations collected while covering the Western New York Labor Community over the past several days: Last week was indeed a very busy week for WNYLaborToday.com, which hit the road and traveled to Williamson, New York – just outside Rochester – to interview striking RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers)/UFCW (United more»

CWA, Steelworkers Awarded Grant For Worker-to-Worker Health & Safety Training The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded a five-year grant to the Communication Workers of America’s Occupational Safety and Health Department and the United Steelworkers' Tony Mazzocchi Center for health, safety, and environment education. more»

Alliance Celebrates the 75th Birthday of Social Security Today - August 14th - is the 75th Anniversary of the day that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security program into law, and the Alliance has put together more than 100 birthday parties and other events across the United States to highlight both the occasion and the importance more»

Pictured Above: WNYLaborToday.com Editor/Publisher Tom Campbell interviews National Labor Organizer Stewart Acuff during the annual Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s Summer Picnic in Elma. Acuff, who’s been involved in organizing for 35 years, once served as president of the Atlanta AFL-CIO Labor Council and now champions passage of the Employee Free more»

Today is the 75th birthday of Social Security, and while the Nation’s retirees have much to be proud of as Social Security reaches this milestone, they also are anxious as more and more short-sighted politicians take aim at the program. The Alliance for Retired Americans is holding events across the country to help preserve Social Security for more»

On Saturday, August 14th, 2010, the Social Security Act will mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of it being signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since August 14th, 1935, the Act has admirably served millions of disabled and retired Americans and is our country's greatest social insurance program. Sadly, it is under constant attack from more»