named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Community Outreach
Builds alliances with social justice organizations, faith leaders, student groups, and community partners to strengthen labor-community coalitions.
Multi-Union Mobilization
Supports labor struggles, internal organizing trainings, new member organizing, and coordinated actions across affiliated unions.
Political Action
Coordinates labor-to-labor leafleting, door-to-door canvassing, phone banks, GOTV, voter registration, and political mobilization to elect candidates supportive of working families.
Public Policy Advocacy
Advances campaigns for responsible economic development, workers’ rights, affordable housing, accessible childcare, and quality education through research and advocacy.
Unionize Your Workplace
Provides resources and support for workers seeking to form a union and negotiate for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
activities · 7 groups
What they do
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Labor Union Representation & Organizing 2 activities
- Facilitating regional labor council coordination and meetingsOrganizes regular meetings of the Rockland County Central Labor Council to coordinate labor activities and strengthen union collaboration within the region.
- Supporting union organizing and worker representationProvides resources, training, and direct support to workers forming unions and negotiating for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions across multiple counties in the Hudson Valley region, including Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Columbia, Greene, Ulster, and Rockland Counties.
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Union-Linked Educational Scholarships 1 activity
- Awarding scholarships to union members and their familiesFunds over $4 million in scholarships awarded to union members and their children over the past 25 years to support education access and workforce development.
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Union Member Training & Leadership Development 1 activity
- Building labor movement capacity through training and mobilizationStrengthens union effectiveness by delivering internal organizing trainings, supporting new member organizing, and coordinating multi-union mobilization and political action initiatives.
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Worker Rights Advocacy & Wage Protection 1 activity
- Conducting public policy advocacy on workers’ rights and economic justiceAdvocates for policies that advance workers’ rights, including Tier 6 pension reform, increased unemployment benefits, protection of food assistance programs, and affordable health care, while highlighting labor inequities through personal narratives and public campaigns.
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Labor-Backed Candidate Endorsements & Electoral Support 1 activity
- Mobilizing union members for political action and electoral engagementOrganizes voter registration drives, door-to-door canvassing, phone banks, GOTV efforts, political mobilization trainings, and candidate endorsements—including four candidates for the New York State Supreme Court in 2025—while providing election information to union members.
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Podcast and Radio Production 1 activity
- Producing educational and advocacy media contentProduces the Union Strong podcast and conducts press outreach to highlight labor struggles, such as the contract dispute involving the Albany Newspaper Guild, and to amplify public advocacy campaigns targeting corporate actors like Hearst Corporation.
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Union Member Communications 1 activity
- Providing labor issue communications and outreachDistributes regular updates on labor news and issues through newsletters, email campaigns, advocacy blasts, fax communications, and press outreach to inform and engage union members and the public.
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financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$182K
Contributions & grants$10K6%
Program service revenue$171K94%
Investment income$2480%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$141K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$402K
Cash$402K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$402K
Liquid reserves34.2 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -8.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 22
- ANTHONY ADAMO — VICE PRESIDENT
- BRIGID KELLY — CLC REP - EFF 2025
- CHAD ROWAN — CLC REP
- CYNTHIA WOLFF — SECRETARY TREASURER
- DANIEL MCCORMACK — EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - EFF 2025
- DIANA CLINE — VICE PRESIDENT
- ERICA LAILLON — VICE PRESIDENT
- FRED DESTEFANO — CLC REP - THRU 2025
- GEORGE MARRETT — VICE PRESIDENT
- JESSICA TREYBICK — CLC REP
- JOSUE CARRERO — VICE PRESIDENT
- KATHY RODRIGUEZ — REC SECRETARY
- KEVIN CONNELL — CLC REP
- KIM MCEVOY — VICE PRESIDENT
- MARGARET FRANKS — VICE PRESIDENT
- MARISA MCCLINTON — VICE PRESIDENT
- MARK CARAMATTI — VICE PRESIDENT
- PAT WHALEN — VICE PRESIDENT
- PATRICIA DYNES — VICE PRESIDENT
- ROBERT PINTO — VICE PRESIDENT
- SPARROW TOBIN — PRESIDENT
- STEPHEN REICH — VICE PRESIDENT
relationships · 21
Who they work with
- AFL-CIO Coalition — Collaborates with AFL-CIO on events and campaigns, including a virtual Labor Heroes celebration and First Friday events.
- AFL-CIO Network — Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation is part of the AFL-CIO network, aligning with its mission and activities.
- AFL-CIO Network — Member of the national AFL-CIO labor federation.
- AFL-CIO Network — Member organization collaborating on advocacy campaigns.
- AT&T Partner — Partner providing wireless discounts to union members through Union Plus
- Albany Newspaper Guild Partner — Collaborates with the Albany Newspaper Guild to highlight their labor struggle through the Union Strong podcast and advocacy campaigns.
- CWA Local 1120 Partner — Hosts and collaborates with the Dutchess County Central Labor Council.
- Dutchess CLC Partner — Partner Central Labor Council representing union interests in Dutchess County.
- Dutchess County Central Labor Council Coalition — Collaborates with the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation on candidate endorsements.
- Hudson-Catskill CLC Partner — Partner Central Labor Council representing union interests in the Hudson-Catskill region.
- Hudson-Catskill Central Labor Council Coalition — Collaborates with the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation on candidate endorsements.
- National AFL-CIO Network — Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation is part of the National AFL-CIO’s network of nearly 500 state and local labor councils.
- New York State AFL-CIO Coalition — Collaborates with the New York State AFL-CIO on the Fix Tier 6 pension reform campaign.
- New York State AFL-CIO Coalition — Jointly engaged in labor advocacy efforts, including public letters supporting the WNBPA.
- New York State Assembly Government — Harry Bronson serves as a State Assemblyman and chair of the Assembly Labor Committee, indicating institutional affiliation.
- New York State Department of Labor Government — Collaborates with the state agency responsible for labor regulations and unemployment benefits.
- Rockland CLC Partner — Partner Central Labor Council representing union interests in Rockland County.
- Upper Hudson CLC Partner — Partner Central Labor Council representing union interests in the Upper Hudson region.
- Upper Hudson Central Labor Council Coalition — Collaborates with the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation on candidate endorsements.
- Wells Fargo Partner — Partner in the Union Plus Mortgage Program offering exclusive benefits to union members
- Women's National Basketball Players Association Partner — Collaborates on the Union Strong podcast to support labor rights advocacy for WNBA players.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Grassroots and Policy Advocacy to Advance Worker Securitymethodology: grassroots advocacyBy mobilizing public pressure and advocating for policy changes—such as expanded unemployment benefits and labor-aligned candidate endorsements—the organization advances economic security for workers, because systemic change requires both electoral influence and sustained community mobilization.
- Story-Based Advocacy to Build Public Awareness and Solidaritymethodology: story-based advocacyBy using podcast storytelling and lived-experience narratives, the organization builds public awareness, educates members, and mobilizes support for labor campaigns, because personal stories create emotional resonance and community connection that amplify policy advocacy.
- Worker Organizing and Unionization as Leverage for Workplace Changemethodology: worker-organizingBy supporting union formation and collective bargaining, workers gain collective power to negotiate better wages, benefits, and working conditions, because unified action amplifies individual voices and shifts power dynamics between labor and management.