| Erie-Crawford Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO |
While AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was in Milwaukee Labor Day with President Obama and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler traveled throughout California, taking part in three Labor Day celebrations. In Los Angeles, she told an enthusiastic crowd at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor ’s Labor Day breakfast: There’s nothing wrong with good jobs in America. There’s nothing wrong with trade that creates jobs—instead of killing them. Click the headline to read more>> 
In a Labor Day address to more than 10,000 union members and their families in Milwaukee, President Obama announced a massive new job-creating road, rail, runway and air traffic control rebuilding project. Speaking to the Milwaukee Area Labor Council’s annual LaborFest celebration, Obama said it was “the great American middle class that made our economy the envy of the world. It’s got to be that way again.” Click the headline to read more>> 
The U.S. jobless rate worsened to 9.6 percent in August from 9.5 percent in July, with 54,000 jobs lost, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data out today. The private sector created only 67,000 jobs in August, far below the 150,000 jobs a month needed to keep up with the population and extremely far below the hundreds of thousands of new jobs needed each month to return to pre-recession employment levels. Government employment fell by 121,000, largely reflecting the loss of 114,000 temporary workers hired for U.S. Census 2010. Click the headline to read more>> 
Tall Ships Erie is scheduled for September 9th to September 12th, 2010 on Dobbins Landing. The event will include eight tall ships open for tours and other small vessels for sailing excursions. 
On Sunday, September 19th, the Bulter County United Labor Council, the Butler & Venango Building & Construction Trades Council, and the United Way of Butler County will be holding their 4th Annual Tailgate Chairty Open. It will be a day of golfing, fun, food, chinese auction, and prizes. Even if you don't golf you can join us and watch the Steelers vs Titans TV Projection at 1PM. 
It Is Not Too Late
It's not too late to register for provide Identification Number, PAAH10A
Several Central Labor Councils across Pennsylvania are assisting The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO who is working in conjunction with Local Sportsmen’s Clubs in Pennsylvania and holding SEVERAL REGIONAL TRAP SHOOTING EVENTS around the state in an effort to provide working families with the opportunity to participate in a friendly competition. The regional trap shoots will serve as qualifiers for those who advance to the statewide finals. Our goals are many for these events: build coalitions; promoting solidarity among sportsmen of all walks of life; and fundraising for the PA AFL-CIO COPE Committee. 
The Northwestern Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation produces a quarterly newsletter for the delegates of the NWPA ALF, the ten (10) Central Labor Councils and their Affiliated Local Unions. You must sign in to view this article. To view it you must be a registered member of our site! To register for the first time click the "Not registered" link and sign up. After completing your registration you can return to the article and view it.
Unions and Technology
I recently posted the following comment on my facebook page: "I was wondering how many union organizations: Local Unions, Central Labor Councils, Union Retiree Organizations, Area Labor Federations, District Councils, Lodges, State Federations or Councils, National and/or International Unions have their own websites? If you have a web site or know of a web site please comment with the URL (Uniform Resource Locator more commonly known as the web address). " Below is the link to my facebook page, Please use it to post your comment to this message. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000221392267 Please join me and show that Organized Labor is embracing technology and create a massive list of comments, with URL's (web addresses). Thank You! 
We Need To Organize A New Generation of Workers
This information came from Don Siegel of IBEW, which he recently sent to his members, I have taken the liberty to edit it to be more inclusive to the entire labor movement.
Look Up Your Elected Officials
Place 9 digit zip code in to find all of your elected officials. If you do not know the 9 digit zip code press find buttton and complete the form that will appear. This will enable you to find any 9 digit zip code of any address in the United States. You can learn a vast amount about your elected officials from the various links that will be made available by using this "Elected Officials Look-up Feature" you call also email them directly. Please utilize this tool for the benefit of yourself and your members. Thank you! AFL-CIO Now Blog -- Recent News Stories
When we talk to our elected or appointed officials in our area, it is helpful if we know if they are or have been a member of organized labor. The AFL-CIO has designed a form named the Target 5000 Survey that would make it easier for us to track those individuals and use them as our first point of contact at their level of public service, if needed. We encourage members of organized labor who are seeking public office to also complete this form. Read more... |
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