“I did not create this breeze of hope that’s blowing across our state,
but I did catch it. The people chose hope over scorn.”
-Governor-elect John Bel Edwards
Dear Colleague,
What could be better than a fresh “breeze of hope” blowing across Louisiana during this holiday season?
Helping union members and their children attend college. For the past 22 years, Union Plus has distributed over $3.7 million in scholarships to help union members and their children attend college.
In anticipation of the upcoming legislative session, AFT-Maryland held their first lobby night training. Political Coordinator Todd Reynolds and Legislative Director Terence Cooper explained to the activists what issues the federation would be fighting for in Annapolis.
In 1991, Representative Assembly delegates passed an amendment to the NYSUT Constitution that provided prepaid retiree membership with full participation, voting rights and a more formalized structure – the birth of retiree councils.
On Monday, January 4th, at 7 p.m. the Sayville Council of PTAs and STA will be co-hosting an educational forum at the Middle School. The subject of the forum will be "Educational Crossroads".
It's not too late yet to find that perfect holiday gift that carries a union label and is made in America. Below is a wide range of gift possibilities, from clothes to games to sports equipment and more, made by members ofUNITE HERE, Boilermakers (IBB), Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM), Machinists (IAM), United Steelworkers (USW), Teamsters (IBT), UAW, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union/UFCW (RWDSU/UFCW) and United Farm Workers (UFW).
This list is compiled from Union Plus, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's resource site, Labor 411, the AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department and the BCTGM website. Check them out for even more gift ideas.
-Kenneth Quinnell-AFL-CIO Blog Post
Apparel and Accessories
Beauty Products
Games
(All made by RWDSU/UFCW)
Sports Equipment
Stocking Stuffers
Wine and Beer
(Wines brought to you by UFW.)
Miller Beer (UAW and IBT)
Anheuser-Busch (IBT and IAM)
If You're in the ‘Big Spender’ Category (UAW)
Meet Lisa Oelfke. She is a Health Policy Analyst in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She is also a member of AFT Healthcare-Maryland, and has been for the last five years.
Meet Lisa Oelfke. She is a Health Policy Analyst in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She is also a member of AFT Healthcare-Maryland, and has been for the last five years.
