55 Annual Legislative Conference (Labor Luncheon) Jessica Ramos and Yudelka Tapia

On Saturday, February 14, 2026, the NYS Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislators held their 55th Annual Legislative Conference. The conference took place at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. One of the conference events was the ‘Labor Luncheon which was held in the ESP Convention Center. Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered that event, where he recorded comments from State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia on the State of Labor. This is part one of Willie's labor report on the conference.