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June 10,
2008
A Million Members for the
Employee Free Choice Act!
It's what labor communicators know
better than anyone: use an effective message and you can
create change.
Right now, the American labor movement is coming
together to send the message to next year's lawmakers that
they must give workers real freedom to
choose a union and get better health care, job security and
benefits. They must pass the Employee Free Choice
Act.
To send this message to the incoming Congress
next year, unions in both labor federations have launched a
petition campaign called the Million Member
Mobilization. Labor communicators are now on the
front lines of this campaign to educate union members about
why they should sign in support of this crucial
legislation.
The AFL-CIO has put together a
comprehensive tool kit for talking about the Employee
Free Choice Act with union members. It's got sample
newsletter columns, language for e-mail blasts, talking
points, and tips for engaging community allies--and that's the
tip of the iceberg. Visit the page on the AFL-CIO's website for
these downloadable education materials, and watch your email
for more from your international unions and state feds.
A million signatures and 100,000
photographs of union members in support of the Employee Free
Choice Act--that's what it will take to get lawmakers'
attention. With the nation's best communications
specialists leading the charge to get the message out to
members, ILCA knows it can be done.
REGISTER NOW for the
Great Labor Arts Exchange and Conference on Creative
Organizing
From ILCA member Labor Heritage Foundation:
Come and experience the "SPIRIT of LABOR" and build a
stronger
network of activists, artists, and organizers
committed to
building unity, solidarity, and the next
generation of the labor
movement. Join us as we honor our
elder members, encourage our
youth, and lay a foundation
for the future.
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| Photo courtesy of Labor Heritage
Foundation. |
Visit http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/ddehJzp1TqPz/
TO REGISTER FOR THE 30th ANNUAL GLAE
& 11TH CCO
Midwest, USW Labor Press
Associations Convene June 26-28
Later this month, the Midwest Labor Press Association will
hold its annual convention in Waterloo, Iowa. Members of
ILCA's Executive Council will be there to teach workshops on
communications techniques and to hold their business meeting
as well. If you are interested in signing up for the June
26-28 MLPA conference, please contact ILCA at
202-637-5068.
That same weekend, the United Steelworkers will hold their
USW Press Association convention in Las Vegas. For more
information, visit their web page here.
Metro NY Labor Communications Council will hold its annual
convention this Friday, June 13th in New York City. ILCA is
hosting Metro's new web pages; go to http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/edehJzp1TqpC/
and click on the Metro logo.
Click here to subscribe to ILCA's Events
Listings and get real-time updates on labor
communications-related events! To add your event to the list,
contact the Media Coordinator at mstrauss@aflcio.org.
Finally, A Labor-Friendly
Trade Bill: The TRADE Act
In Swapping Stories this week, Mark Gruenberg reports that
Congress is set to consider a new trade bill that would
respect and enforce workers' rights and environmental
protections. Unions and progressive politicians are throwing
their support behind the bill. Read more here.
Also in Swapping Stories:
With Primaries Over, Unions Start Planning Fall
Campaign by PAI
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