Labor’s 9/11 Legacy is a special 25th Anniversary podcast hosted by Arthur Aidala, preserving the firsthand stories of the workers, first responders, labor leaders, public officials, and New Yorkers who helped the city respond, recover, and rebuild after September 11. Through powerful one-hour conversations, the series explores courage, sacrifice, resilience, unity, and what “Never Forget” means 25 years later.
New episodes are released weekly.
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Episode 5 Ray Kelly Former NYPD Police Commissioner
Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly joins host Arthur Aidala for a firsthand conversation about September 11, New York’s recovery, and the lasting changes to public safety, intelligence, and emergency preparedness that followed.
Kelly reflects on the people who kept showing up in the aftermath — including first responders, public servants, sanitation workers, and construction and recovery crews — and what their service and sacrifice still mean today.
This episode of Labor’s 9/11 Legacy is about leadership, resilience, and the responsibility to remember the people who helped carry New York forward.
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4 Oct 2026
Episode 4. Peter King New York's 3rd Congressional District (1993–2013) and 2nd Congressional District (2013–2021)
The series explores September 11 not only through the tragedy of the day itself, but through the enormous human effort that followed — rescue and recovery, work at Ground Zero, restoring critical infrastructure, protecting New York, caring for those affected, rebuilding Lower Manhattan and preserving the lessons of the people who lived it.
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23 Sept 2026
Episode 3 - Michael Bove Sec. Treasurer Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association Local 831
A Story of Labor, New York and America
Labor’s 9/11 Legacy gives particular attention to the working men and women whose roles are sometimes overshadowed in traditional accounts of September 11th.
Firefighters and police officers responded immediately, while construction tradespeople, sanitation workers, operating engineers, ironworkers, electricians, truck drivers, public employees and countless others became part of the long recovery and rebuilding effort.
The series also examines the lasting consequences of that work, including the health effects experienced by responders and recovery workers and the years of advocacy that followed.
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12 Sept 2026
Episode 2 - Gary LaBarbera President of New York Building Trades
Rather than following a traditional historical timeline, each episode is built around the experiences of the people who were there. The conversations move between personal memories, leadership, recovery, public service, health consequences, security, rebuilding and the rare sense of unity that emerged in the days and months following the attacks. Sponsored by Via Benefits
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9 Sept 2026
Trailer Gary LaBarbera
The series explores September 11 not only through the tragedy of the day itself, but through the enormous human effort that followed — rescue and recovery, work at Ground Zero, restoring critical infrastructure, protecting New York, caring for those affected, rebuilding Lower Manhattan and preserving the lessons of the people who lived it.
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9 Sept 2026
Episode 1 - Fire Chief Sal Cassano
Hosted by Arthur Aidala, the free weekly series features Gary LaBarbera, Sal Cassano, Ray Kelly, Peter King, Mike Bove and other voices connected to New York’s response, recovery and rebuilding
LaborForce Media brings you Labor’s 9/11 Legacy, a new podcast series marking the 25th Anniversary of September 11 and preserving the firsthand stories of the workers, first responders, public officials, civic leaders and others who helped New York City — and the nation — respond, recover and rebuild.
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6 Sept 2026
Labor's 9/11 Legacy Trailer
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