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We still don’t know what killed Brian Deforge.

What we do know is this – the 46-year-old Syracuse man died at work. He was a custodian at a charter school which have expanded throughout Central New York in recent decades – the Syracuse Academy of Science (SAS).

We are fortunate in the Capital Region to have Albany Medical Center, the region’s largest hospital and the only Level 1 trauma center between Canada and Westchester. Our members and their families, nearly 240,000 in the Capital Region, rely on Albany Med for care.

Registered apprenticeships are the gold standard of job training programs. They provide workers with life-changing skills and a pathway to good jobs that support families and lift communities. 

Bargaining a good contract is a union’s top priority. We’ve identified significant ways that this election will affect your union contract.

Leaders across industries are quick to tell us that artificial intelligence will transform our world. We don’t disagree.