The Worker Institute’s Labor Leadership Program Graduation of the 2024-2025 Co-Hort of The New York State-AFL-CIO/Cornell University’s Union Labor Institute

On June 6, 2024, the New York State-AFL-CIO/Cornell University’s Union Labor Institute proudly celebrated the graduation of its 2023-2024 cohort at The Cornell Club in New York City. This event marked the culmination of a year-long leadership program emphasizing personal mastery, organizational leadership, and movement building. The graduating class, representing over 25 unions and worker justice organizations across New York State, gathered to celebrate their achievements.

The ceremony included speeches from co-class presidents and labor leaders: Xiomara Loarte, Community Outreach Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO (NYCCLC), and Will Rojas Organizing Coordinator, SEIU 32BJ. The event also featured speeches by Vinny Alvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO (NYCCLC), ULI Alumna Leah Rambo, Executive Director, Nontraditional Employment for Women and ILR Professor of Labor and Employment Law, Risa Lieberwitz, who contributed to the celebration of the graduates' hard work and dedication.