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Central Labor Council

A Short History of the Western New York Area Labor Federation

Our Labor Federation was officially established in June of 2001. The Federation consists of the 5 Western New York Central Labor Councils, governed by 7 Officers, 25 Board Members from affiliated Local Unions.  The Five Councils Included, are the Buffalo Labor Council representing Erie County, the Niagara/Orleans Labor Council representing all of Niagara County and the western part of Orleans County, the Dunkirk, Jamestown, and the Cattaraugus/Allegany Labor Council representing those two Counties in the Southern Tier.

The total representation of union members in these 5 councils are over 100,000 members from all walks of life. These Labor Councils have always been involved in their communities but seldom recognized for what they do as community minded citizens. Labor unions have always been a big part of the community structure but never asked for recognition they so richly deserve. It is the goal of the New Labor Federation to work hard at gaining not only the respect of the community but to be recognized for the good deeds that they do. For over 50 years the United Way and Labor have partnered to help where help is needed the most right there in the communities where Labor lives and works. Our annual giving to United Way Campaigns are over half to sixty-five per cent of the Annual United Way Campaigns in Western N.Y. This continued giving has amounted to millions of dollars over the years. Labor Unions continue to support other charities as well as the United Way. We are involved in the everyday needs of the community. This year alone, the National Letter Carriers Union, Branch 3, supported by the AFL/CIO and the communities, collected over 1 million pounds of food in Western NY. This Annual Food Drive will supply church food pantries, Agency food pantries, soup kitchens and the Western NY Food Bank for well over two months. This is one of the largest One-Day Food Drives in the world and Buffalo and Western NY towns and villages are number 3 in the nation for their gift of food. Since 1994 Labor unions, their members and retirees have been supportive of this generous gift to the community

 

President
Angelo Vellake
UFCW
Vice President
Flo Tripi
CSEA
Secretary Treasurer
Michael Preskop
NYSUT
Recording Secretary
Deana Fox
OPEIU
General Vice President
Margaret Chadwick-Ledwon
CWA
General Vice President
Peter Cooney
IAMAW

General Vice President
Edward Hoock

IUOE

General Vice President
Anthony Coppola

IBEW

General Vice President
Gaen Hooley

NYSNA

General Vice President
Robert Dando

SEIU

General Vice President
Edward McGowan
UAW

General Vice President
Roger Hemmitt
UFCW

 

General Vice President
Frank Palombaro
USW

 
Trustee
Richard Lipsitz
IBT

Trustee
James Wagner
CWA

Trustee
Samuel Williams
UAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffalo AFL-CIO Council
2495 Main Street - Suite 440
Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone:
(716) 852-0375
Fax:

(716) 855-1802

Email: BuffaloCLC@WNYALF.org