Sign Up For Southern School for Union Women
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Sign up now for the Southern School for Union Women at the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md., August 19–22. The school is open to union and community activist women who support the advancement of women in the union movement.
The Southern School is sponsored by the National Labor College, United Association for Labor Education (UALE) and the Tennessee AFL-CIO. Union and nonunion women workers come together over four days to learn, teach, and inspire each other to make a difference in their unions and communities.
Limited scholarships are available. To request a registration brochure or for more information, contact Elise Bryant at ebryant@nlc.edu or Barbara Miller at bmiller@nlc.edu or call the National Labor College at 301-431-5449.
Job Creation Key to Ending Economic Crisis
As Congress considers whether to renew unemployment insurance (UI) for long-term jobless workers and extend COBRA to help unemployed workers maintain health care, they should take time to find out about the experiences of workers beyond the Washington, D.C., beltway.
Richard Duncan, who works for the Tennessee AFL-CIO technical assistance program, has met many unemployed workers. The assistance program helps union workers who have been laid off (see video above).
I’ve traveled the state of Tennessee and seen an enormous number of union brothers and sisters lose their jobs. Since 2006, I’ve seen the same people. They lose their job at one facility. Then they go to another facility, then there’s an additional layoff and they lose their job again.
The extensions for UI and COBRA expire Feb. 28. Click here to tell your lawmakers it’s time to act.
