Labor Support
Labor & Our United Way
AFL-CIO Community Services Committee Newsletter
Shoebox Full of love and Hope project
Thank you to everyone who donated items for our personal care packages for those needing help in our community.
Community partners for this project included: United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, United Way of Trumbull County, United Way member agencies, the Western Reserve Building and Trade Council, local national honor societies, the Coalition of Churches and local labor unions.
Organized Labor Working to Expand Impact in Community
Labor unions have been partners with United Way for more than sixty years. Traditionally, unions have worked with us through workplace campaigns to raise funds for United Way. This year, because of the downturn in the economy, workplace campaigns are bringing in less money because of lay-offs and plant closings. Unions such as the Western Reserve Building Trades, Teamsters 377, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 396, UAW Local 1112, UAW Local 1714, AFSCME District 8 and many member unions of organized labor are stepping forward to help even more in these hard economic times. What they are doing is making the principle of working together a reality, impacting all who live in our Valley, making this a community of neighbors.
Projects being undertaken by Union Community Activists and the Community Service Committee:
1. Coat drive to get 375 coats donated for needy
2. Raising funds for holiday baskets for out of work union members
3. Toy drive for children through Salvation Army and Toys for Tots
4. Repairing Food Pantry at church in Lake Milton so 100 families can continue to get help
Projects completed this past year:
1. Building of 8 wheelchair ramps in the valley
2. Repair of doors and other repairs at the Girard Multi-Generational Center
3. Distribution of 275 book bags to needy children
4. Preparation and help at Spaghetti dinners to benefit Help Hotline & Lena, Mason, Christian Children's Fund
5. Replacement and repair of plumbing at Ursuline Preschool
6. Collection of 375 coats for needy, both adults and children
UCAN Activity Report
| Value |
Activity |
| $5,360 |
Held Spaghetti Dinner for Lena, Mason, Christian Fund. Donated 160 Man-hours and all the food. Raised $8000.00 for children who are the victims of crime. Lena, Mason Christian Fund was founded by Cindy Michaels, Secretary of our AFL-CIO Community Service Committee, in memory of her daughter in law and her two grandchildren. Her website is www.lenamasonchristian.org. Find out how you can help us help children who are victims of crime in the area.
160 hours @ $21.00/hr plus $2,000.00 in material
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| $1,365 |
NALC Branch 385 Food Drive
65 hours @ $21.00/hr
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| $2,520 |
United Way Bass Fishing Tournament
120 hours @ $21.00/hr |
| $840 |
Special Olympics
40 hours @ $21.00/hr |
| $1,945 |
Lena, Mason, Christian School Book Bag Give away (see Lena, Mason, Christian Website listed above)
45 hours @ $21.00/hr plus $1,000.00 in material |
| $1,260 |
United Way Kelly Pavlik Charity Softball game
60 hours @ $21.00/hr |
| $4,560 |
Help Hotline Spaghetti Dinner
160 hours @ $21.00/hr plus $1,200.00 in material |
| $2,165 |
Wheel Chair Ramp construction
65 hours @ $21.00/hr plus $800.00 in material |
| $1,035 |
Plumbing repairs at Ursuline Motherhouse Pre-school
35 hours @ $21.00/hr plus $300.00 in materials |
| $630 |
Food Distribution for December at Lake Milton Food Pantry
30 hours @ $21.00/hr |
| $2,100 |
Union Community Activist Coat Drive (Jan, Feb & Nov, Dec 2008)
100 hours @ $21.00 |
| $725 |
Repairs to Girard Multi-Generational Center
25 hours @ $21.00/hr plus $200.00 in materials |
| $420 |
Labor by USW workers to construct Salvation Army Playground
20 hours @ $21.00 |
| $24,925 |
Value of Labor and donations to the two county area |
The Union Community Activists donated 885 man-hours during 2008 to the Mahoning and Trumbull County community. An average wage of $21.00 an hour was used to establish a dollar value for the time donated. In addition $3,500.00 in material was donated by the AFL-CIO Community Service Committee and the Union Community Activists in completing the various projects for the year listed above.
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