AFL-CIO United Way
Partnership —
Together we can accomplish so much more.
The mission of United Way of Summit County is to improve lives by
mobilizing community assets for health and human services.
AFL-CIO's mission is to improve the lives of working families — to
bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our
nation. The partnership between these two organizations further
strengthens these ambitious missions.
Working together, the AFL/CIO United
Way Partnership provides members with the opportunity to shape their
community through volunteer services and a direct link to
information on health and human services.
Our AFL-CIO Community Services
Liaison, Beth Curley, cultivates relationships with union members
and local labor organizations to enhance support of United Way and
of the community.
AFL-CIO Community
Services Program
The AFL-CIO Community Services grew from organized labor’s
desire to help members and serve our communities. The programs and
staff are a valuable resource for our central labor councils and the
AFL-CIO and will help increase capacity for unions to raise
community standards. Community Services is a means to help improve
the lives of working families and the communities where
they live and advocate to reduce workers’ need for services by
helping to ensure they can earn good wages and benefits in a secure
community.
Bill Crooks, President of Tri-County Labor Council
established the Community Services Committee comprised of: Mike
O’Connor, Chairman (USW Local #7), John Wagner, Secretary-Treasurer
Tri-County Labor Council (Plumbers Local #219), Linda Lancaster,
Vice President (OPEIU Local #339), and Peggy Griffith, Secretary,
(CWA Local #4302).
The Community Services goals
include:
- Build Local Unions and
Capacity for the Central Labor Council
- Establish and maintain an
active Community Services Committee
- Conduct UCAN training –
recruit and train union community activists.
- Improve Support Systems,
Public and Private, for Workers and Their Families so They Are
Better Served
- Facilitate labor
representation in community organizations
- Provide education and
support for public policy campaigns
- Provide Services to Workers
and Their Families
- Coordinate strike assistance
and dislocated worker programs.
- Provide education and
information on services, programs and issues.
- Provide Services to the
Community
- Coordinate fundraising for
United Way, disaster relief and other organizations
- Coordinate volunteer
recruitment, training and placement
- Improve the Social and
Economic Conditions of Working Families to Reduce Their Need for
Services and Assistance
- Support living wage
campaigns.
- Promote economic development
and job skills training.
There is a lot to do in our community
and with your help we will make it a better place to live, work and
raise our families. If you would like to get involved in this
important program contact Chairman, Mike O’Connor at 330.724.8244 or
by email at
local7@core.com or contact any of the members of the
Community Services Committee. |
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