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Since 1946, the United Way
and the AFL-CIO have
enjoyed a cooperative partnership. Together, we help improve
the lives of working people in our community and help connect
local employers and employees to human services in our community.
In Pierce County, Labor Community Services coordinates
the involvement of organized labor in the Campaign,
helps families and individuals find appropriate services,
and provides training for working
people to help their union brothers and sisters.
The Community Campaign
We bring the philanthropic interests of local
working people into United Way's annual campaign. The Labor
Campaign Cabinet works with labor organizations and companies
with organized workforces. They help to increase worker involvement
in the campaign by bringing a union perspective to the Campaign
Cabinet.
Helping People in Need
Our Labor Community Services staff connects
workers in need to union volunteers who can help. We also
assist in cases of plant closures, layoffs, and strikes, helping
workers access the services they need to support themselves
and their families. We also work with the National Association
of Letter Carriers, the United States Postal Service, the
Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and the Combined
Federal Campaign staff, on the National
Letter Carriers Food Drive in May of each year.
Labor Community Services also offers a scholarship
for the children of union members. Applications for the Jerry
Beckendorf Community Service Scholarship are accepted
in March.
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