The following Issue Briefs are summaries of the issues important to working families and the organizations that represent them. These are just a couple of examples of the types of things the organized labor movement works on. If you have an issue that you would like posted here, please send it to info@lilabor.org
*Testimonies are located further down on the page.
Long Island Housing Partnership
Healthcare Information from the National AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO Policy on Immigration
March 2006 AFL-CIO Resolution Supporting Responsible Reform of Immigration Laws
Remarks by AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson at Immigration Press Briefing
Immigrant Protests: What Every Worker Should Know
New Haven Welcomes a Booming Population of Immigrants, Legal or Not
U.S. Members of Congress Call on Mexican Government to Conduct Thorough Investigation of Union Activist’s Murder
Executive Summary of Proposed Changes
Proposed Changes for Prevailing Wage Enforcement by the Suffolk District Attorney Tom Spota
911 Worker’s Compensation information
Worker's Compensation Reform
TESTIMONIES
Statement by Rebecca Mowl on EFCA June 12 2007
Statement by Roger Clayman on Worker’s Memorial Day
Statement to the Suffolk County Legislature of Legislation Prohibiting The Obstruction of County Roadways
Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeny on Bush's Iraq Expansion Policy
Statement to the New York State Assembly by Roger Clayman, Executive Director of the Long Island Fed. regarding the findings of the Commission on healthcare facilities in the 21st Century
Testimony on the Apprenticeship Program
Statement by Executive Director Roger Clayman to the Suffolk County Legislature against the Charter Law on public financing
Statement by President John R. Durso to the Nassau County Legislature supporting the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum redevelopment
Testimony by Roger Clayman for the Vision Long Island Press Conference Launching a Smart Growth Agenda