Troy Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO

“Be moderate,” the trimmers cry,
Who dread the tyrants’ thunder.
“You ask too much and people fly
From you aghast in wonder.”
’Tis passing strange, for I declare
Such statements give me mirth,
For our demands most moderate are,
We only want the earth.

– James Connolly

About

We are one of nearly 500 state and local labor councils of the AFL-CIO and are the heart of the labor movement. We are democratically elected bodies dedicated to represent the interests of working people at the state and local level. We mobilize our members and community partners to advocate for social and economic justice and we strive daily to vanquish oppression and make our communities better for all people—regardless of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, or ethnic or national origin.

Our affiliated locals represent over 10,000 working people across Troy and Rensselaer County. Our members work in a variety of industries, including public sector schoolteachers and school support staff, commercial janitors, healthcare workers, landline and electrical workers, operating engineers, carpenters, painters, plumbers, childcare workers, university professors, and more. In Rensselaer County and the broader Capital Region, 1 in 3 workers is a member of union.

Officers

President: Sean Collins (SEIU Local 200United)
Vice President: Kaleb Winters (PEF Division 169)
Treasurer: Kayla Backus (AFGE 3343)
Secretary: Susan Haynes (AFT Local 3716)
Trustees: Willie Terry (CSEA Local 690), Fran Hyde (Troy Teachers Association), Candace Lider (NYSUT – RCG BOCES)

Affiliated local unions

  • Amalgamated Transit Union #1321 (ATU Local 1321)
  • American Federation of Government Employees #3343 (AFGE Local 3343)
  • Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA (AFSCME 1000))
  • Communications Workers of America NABET #24 (NABET-CWA Local 24)
  • Communications Workers of America #1104 (CWA Local 1104)
  • Communications Workers of America #1118 (CWA Local 1118)
  • Albany News Guild/CWA #31034 (TNG/CWA Local 31034)
  • CWA/NY Typographical (CWA/NY Typo)
  • Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics, & Allied Workers #77 (GMP Local 77)
  • Int. Association of Fire Fighters #2007 Albany (IAFF Local 2007)
  • Int. Association of Fire Fighters #3343 Saratoga (IAFF Local 3343)
  • Int. Association of Fire Fighters #28 Schenectady (IAFF Local 28)
  • Int. Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers #12 (Local 12)
  • Int. Association of Machinists Lodge 1145 (IAM Local 1145)
  • Int. Association of Machinists Lodge 2109-NFFE (IAM Local 2109 NFFE)
  • Int. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #97 ( IBEW Local 97)
  • Int. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #2213 (IBEW Local 2213)
  • Int. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #236 (IBEW Local 236)
  • Int. Federation of Professional & Technical Employees #147 (IFPTE Local 147)
  • Int. Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers #2 (BAC Local 2)
  • Int. Union of Elevator Constructors #35 (IUEC Local 35)
  • Int. Union of Operating Engineers #106 (IUOE Local 106)
  • IUE/Communications Workers of America #81359 ( IUE-CWA Local 81359)
  • National Association of Letter Carriers #358 (NALC Local 358)
  • New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
  • New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)
  • Office & Professional Employees Int. Union #153 (OPEIU Local 153)
  • Office & Professional Employees Int. Union #277 (OPEIU Local 277)
  • Public Employees Federation (PEF)
  • Service Employees International Union #1199 (SEIU 1199)
  • Service Employees International Union #200United (SEIU Local 200United)
  • Sheet Metal Workers #83 (Local Union No. 83)
  • United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters #7 (UA Local 7)
  • United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters #773 (UA Local 773)
  • United Auto Workers #1508 (UAW Local 1508)
  • United Auto Workers #2320 (UAW Local 2320)
  • United Food & Commercial Workers #1 (UFCW Local 1)
  • United Steelworkers #17 (USW Local 17)
  • United Steelworkers #9265 (USW Local 9265)
  • United University Professions (UUP, Albany)
  • Workers United #471 (Rochester Regional Joint Board/Workers United, SEIU)

Local Constituency Groups

Capital District Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA)
Capital District Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU)
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)
Coalition of Labor Union Women, Kate Mullany Chapter (CLUW)