{"id":170,"date":"2018-08-08T10:10:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T17:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swcalretirees.org\/union\/?p=170"},"modified":"2018-08-08T10:10:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T17:10:47","slug":"all-locals-should-affiliate-with-their-local-labor-federation-and-their-state-labor-federation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swcalretirees.org\/union\/uncategorized\/all-locals-should-affiliate-with-their-local-labor-federation-and-their-state-labor-federation\/","title":{"rendered":"All locals should affiliate with their local labor federation and their state labor federation"},"content":{"rendered":"

All locals should affiliate\u00a0 with their local labor federation and their state labor federation and most of all pay per capita on all members not a portion.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

From:\u00a0 APWU WEB Page – The Importance of AFL-CIO Federation Affiliation<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Affiliating with the AFL-CIO state federations and AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils isn\u2019t just the right thing to do \u2014 it is essential in our fight to save the United States Postal Service and to protect our jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Affiliation gives local leaders and members an opportunity to meet and interact with labor allies.\u00a0 Wherever our members live and work, each APWU affiliate needs to be an active participant \u2014 a real member \u2014 of the AFL-CIO local labor councils and state federations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The APWU National Executive Board shows our support for the labor movement by fully participating with the AFL-CIO in Washington DC and by encouraging support for state federations and CLCs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The APWU currently pays national \u201cper capita dues\u201d for 100 percent of our members to the national AFL-CIO. And in an effort to help more APWU locals and states to affiliate with state federations, as well as ease the financial burden, the NEB unanimously passed a resolution at the 18th Biennial National Convention that reads:\u00a0The National APWU will refund to APWU affiliates 50 percent of the per capita tax paid to a state AFL-CIO Federation by all APWU affiliates that are affiliated with their AFL-CIO<\/i>\u00a0State Federation.<\/i>\u00a0[Click here to download the State Federation Dues Rebate Request Instructions and Form – PDF]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.apwu.org\/sites\/apwu\/files\/resource-files\/AFL- IO%20Affiliation%20Rebate%20Form%2Cpdf.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information and to become a member of your state federation or Central Labor Council, call the AFL-CIO Office of State and Local Affiliates at 202-637-5280, or complete\u00a0<\/span>an Application for Affiliation PDF]\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/u>\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.apwu.org\/sites\/apwu\/files\/resource-files\/afl-cio-stateandlocalaff-affilform.pdf<\/a> and submit it to your state federation or Central Labor Council.<\/span><\/p>\n

Together we can make a difference and provide a better future for labor in this country.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are State Federations?<\/span><\/p>\n

AFL-CIO state federations bring various unions together at the state level to work collectively on organizing new members, education, mobilizing current members, creating a powerful voice for working families.\u00a0 State federations make up the backbone of the labor movement\u2019s efforts to ensure that economic, education, health care and other policies benefit working families.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they do?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

State labor federations give working families a voice:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>On the job.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Working together through \u201cstate feds,\u201d local unions support one another\u2019s organizing campaigns and contract bargaining.\u00a0 Coordinating with a network of local labor councils located in communities throughout each state, state feds turn out large groups of working people to support union members and challenge anti-union, anti-worker employers.\u00a0 State feds forge alliances that build statewide support for union members\u2019 efforts to win positive changes on the job and retain past gains.
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In state and federal political campaigns.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 State feds endorse candidates for state and federal office, and coordinate the union movement\u2019s statewide political mobilization efforts, including voter registration, worksite leafleting, and neighborhood canvassing.
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In state and federal government.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0State feds provide working families with the information and opportunities they need to make their voices heard by state legislators and by members of Congress.\u00a0 State feds engage union members in developing and promoting an agenda for good, secure jobs; job safety, adequate investments in such working family needs as education, health care, and retirement security; and against job-killing proposals like privatization of government services.
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In the economy.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 State feds give working families greater power to shape their economic well-being by mobilizing working people for social and economic justice, for fair treatment on the job, and for pro-worker government policies.\u00a0 They also link local unions with the educational resources of the AFL-CIO, giving members the opportunity to learn more about today\u2019s economy, why it favors the wealthy over working people \u2013 and what they can do about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

How are they structured?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

More than 30,000 local unions make up the 51 state federations (including Puerto Rico). While participation by locals in the semi-autonomous organizations chartered by the AFL-CIO is voluntary, the national labor federation strongly encourages all unions to build stronger state labor movements through full affiliation and participation.<\/span><\/p>\n

State labor federations are comprised of local union unions and other eligible subordinate bodies of the national and international unions that are affiliated with the AFL-CIO.\u00a0 Certain eligible unions may affiliate by receiving a charter through the Solidarity Charter Program.\u00a0 Other unions may receive a certificate of affiliation as a direct local affiliate through the Unity Partnerships Program, and local associations of the National Education Association may join by receiving a certificate of affiliation through the AFL-CIO\/NEA Labor Solidarity Partnerships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Representatives of state federations serve on a national advisory committee appointed by the AFL-CIO president.\u00a0 The State Federation and Central Labor Council Advisory Committee meets twice a year to consider and recommend initiatives and programs to the federation.\u00a0 State federations are governed by elected, full-time executive officers and executive boards representing affiliated local unions.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are Central Labor Councils?<\/span><\/p>\n

AFL-CIO central labor councils bring different unions together in communities to work collectively on organizing new members, educating and mobilizing current members, and creating a powerful voice for working families.\u00a0 CLCs comprise the grassroots network of the labor movement\u2019s effort to ensure that economic, education, health care and other policies benefit working families.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do they do?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Central labor councils give working families a voice:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>On the job.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Working together through CLCs, local unions support one another\u2019s organizing campaigns and contract bargaining.\u00a0 With \u201cStreet Heat\u201d rapid-response teams, CLCs turn out large groups of working people to support union members and challenge anti-union, anti-worker employers.\u00a0 CLCs forge community alliances that build support for union members\u2019 efforts to win positive charges on the job and retain past gains.
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In local and state politics.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0CLCs endorse candidates for local office, make recommendations on state legislative candidate endorsements, and coordinate the local union movement\u2019s political mobilization efforts, including voter registration, worksite leafleting, and neighborhood canvassing.
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In local and state government.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0CLCs provide working families with the information and opportunities they need to make their voices heard by local elected leaders and state legislators.\u00a0 CLCs engage union members in developing and promoting an agenda for good, secure jobs; job safety; adequate investments in such working family needs as education, health care, retirement security; and against job-killing proposals like the privatization of government services.
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In their communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0An extensive network of community services staffers and volunteers works through CLCs to help union members in need of emergency assistance during family crises and natural disasters, plant closings and economic hardships.\u00a0 CLCs strengthen communities in additional ways by linking labor with community and religious groups to tackle shared concerns, like supporting high-road economic developments that create good-paying jobs and ensuring an adequate local revenue base for essential services such as education.
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In the economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0CLCs give working families greater power to shape their economic well-being by mobilizing working people for social and economic justice, for fair treatment on the job and for pro-worker government policies. CLCs also link local unions with the educational resources of the AFL-CIO, giving members the opportunity to learn more about today\u2019s economy, why it favors the wealthy over working people \u2014 and what they can do about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

How are they structured?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

More than 30,000 local unions make up the 525 local labor councils across the nation. While participation by locals in the semi-autonomous organizations chartered by the AFL-CIO is voluntary, the federation strongly encourages all unions to build stronger local labor movements through full affiliation and participation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local labor federations are comprised of local unions and other eligible subordinate bodies of the national and international unions that are affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Certain eligible unions may affiliate by receiving a charter through the Solidarity Charter Program. Other unions may receive a certificate of affiliation as a direct local affiliate through the Unity Partnerships Program, and local associations of the National Education Association may join by receiving a certificate of affiliation through the AFL-CIO\/NEA Labor Solidarity Partnership.<\/span><\/p>\n

Representatives of central labor councils serve on a national advisory committee appointed by the AFL-CIO president. The State Federation and Central Labor Council Advisory Committee meets twice a year to consider and recommend initiatives and programs to the federation.\u00a0 CLCs are governed by elected executive boards, with officers serving part-time or as volunteers in most small and medium-size communities. In larger cities, CLCs have full-time officers and staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

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