NEWS & UPDATES

Help Keep the Labor-Religion Coalition Going Strong in 2024!

Dear Friends, This fall, new census data was released, putting hard numbers to what countless families were already experiencing: after...

Reflections on the 2023 New York State Poor People’s Campaign’s People’s Assembly

Written by Deb Schwartz Arriving at my first People’s Assembly, I didn’t know what to expect, and right away was struck by the warmth,...

Labor-Religion Coalition Statement on the Ongoing Conflict in Gaza

Over the last month, we have watched the escalating violence in the Middle East with horror, grief, and anger. The massacre of more than...

UAW Members in Tappan Join in Month-long Strike

For over one month now, the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America—more commonly...

Labor-Religion Coalition joins the Nonviolent Medicaid Army and other allies in protesting Medicaid

The following reflection was written by LRC's Graduate Intern, Deb Schwartz. On September 21 the weather in the Bronx was gorgeous—blue...

Living in Beloved Community

The following reflection, from Freedom Church of the Poor Member Becca Forsyth, has been edited for length and clarity. To learn more...

Together, we will win!

For the first time in over sixty years, the members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild—American Federation...

Happy Labor Day from the Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State!

As you know the end of the summer is rapidly approaching—and that means it’s finally time to celebrate Labor Day! We hope you are all...

Rochester Nurses Deserve Better

Nurses at Rochester General Hospital (RGH) have had enough. At the beginning of August, after a nearly year-long battle with the...