One council member, Joel Casler, has been elected to the Traverse City Area Public Schools school board. Stacey Smith is the reporter for Leelanau, Manistee and Benzie counties. We gave recognition to participants at the annual graduation event and congratulated labor activists involved in the National AFL-CIO Union Cities program. Community service classes positively affect both union members and the community as a whole by improving the quality of life for working families. Union members who attend these special training classes provide special services to their fellow union members and co-workers.
Local unions have a vital resource in community service committees.
The special service each community service representative gives to the membership during times when families experience problems can be profound and long lasting. Union Cities activities have motivated union members to learn and respond to working families issues. Over the last 2 years, the local labor movement was provided support and education about living wage issues, political messages to promote support for labor friendly candidates, and is now ready to move forward to today s issues that affect workers. Join with us and the state and national AFL-CIO, to protect what union activists have fought for over the last 100 years. Win 2 pit passes to the Pepsi 400 at MIS on August 19, and lots of other prizes.