About Us
The Central New York Area Labor Federation is the area federation representing over 100,000 members of 200 local unions in eleven central New York counties: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Tioga, and Tompkins.
The mission of the Central New York Area Labor Federation is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation. To accomplish this mission, we work to:
- Build a broad movement of New York workers by helping workers join and form unions.
- Support New York workers as they bargain with employers to improve their living conditions and workplaces, as well as their communities, state and nation.
- Strengthen the voice of New York working families at all levels of government and in a changing global economy.
The Central New York Area Labor Federation is a key part of the nation's largest and strongest labor federation—the AFL-CIO, which unites 10.5 million working women and men of every race and ethnicity and from every walk of life.
The Central New York Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO Board of Directors
Officers: (Effective 9-21-24)
President - Ann Marie Taliercio, UNITEHERE Local 150
Executive Vice President - Kenny Greenleaf, CSEA
Treasurer - Tim Bevard, IBT 317
Recording Secretary - Nicole Capsello, NYSUT - STA
Executive Board Members:
Office of Vice President - Phil Cleary, NYSUT
Office of Vice President - Chris Colabello, NYSUT
Office of Vice President - Cary Eldridge, USW
Office of Vice President - Jim Jackson, CSEA
Office of Vice President - Kevin Lockhart, 1199SEIU
Office of Vice President - Alan Marzullo, IBEW 43
Office of Vice President - Frank Saya, ATU 580
Office of Vice President - Dave Scalisi, OPEIU
Office of Vice President - John O'Hara, UAW
Office of Vice President - Rich Veenstra, UUP
Office of Vice President - Brendan McGovern, UUP
Central Labor Council Presidents:
President of the Broome-Tioga Labor Council - Phillip Shannahan, SMART 112
President of the Cayuga Labor Council - Cody Stryker, AFSCME 3124
President Greater Syracuse Labor Council - Mark Spadafore, 1199SEIU
President of the Midstate Labor Council - Tom Hingher, CSEA
President of the Oswego Labor Council - Casey Walpole, CSEA
President of the Tri-County Labor Council - Tim Backus, CSEA
Central NY Chapter of the NYS Alliance for Retired Americans President - Bill Spreter, NYSUT
Central NY Chapter Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) President - Aundra Johnson, CSEA
