Editor’s Note: Heather Stefan (pictured above) is a Labor Advocate with a strong focus on Public Relations and Social Media for Labor Organizations. She got her first taste of the Labor Movement as a public school teacher and area coordinator for a Local with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). She left the classroom to take a position with the 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»

The Nation’s economic crisis, lack of jobs and the inability to pay for higher education are key issues for today’s young workers - and Unions must focus on reaching out to them, said panelists who took part in the National AFL-CIO’s Young Workers: Taking Charge of Our Future event. Moderated by National AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, the panel at more»

A new report by the Berger-Marks Foundation offers a "top ten list" to help Unions attract and keep a new generation of workers, especially women members. "Stepping Up, Stepping Back: Women 'Talk Union' Across Generations" provides some very specific suggestions to help increase activism and leadership among young workers, especially women. The report is more»

WNYLaborToday.com has posted a new video in our Young Unionists Section, which focuses on the growing Baltimore, Maryland-based Young Trade Unionists group. According to information posted on its website, during late March the Young Trade Unionists organization was contacted by the International Union of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which was interested in more»

(WASHINGTON) - The White House has announced the launching of a new website - HealthCare.gov - a consumer-oriented information center that provides unprecedented transparency into the Health Care marketplace. Through HealthCare.gov, Americans will now have more control over their Health Care as informed and empowered consumers, Obama Administration more»

(WASHINGTON) - The best person to reach out to, communicate with and educate people about the Union Movement, is "a passionate, militant, committed Union Member... someone who looks like you," said a young Communications Workers of America (CWA) member during a question-and-answer session at the opening of the National AFL-CIO's Young Workers Summit that more»

Editor's Note: Buffalo-headquartered Painters District Council 4 Business Manager Daniel Boody and Organized Mark Stevens attended the National AFL-CIO's Next Up Young Workers Summit in Washington, D.C. last week, and WNYLaborToday.com will publish a story later this week on their trip, what they learned and what their Union will attempt to carry out in the more»