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Economic Stimulus Goal: Weatherizing 2
Million Homes Across the Country in 2009
President Obama has set a goal of weatherizing two million homes across
the country this year, with funds for the project potentially coming
from the economic stimulus bill that was recently signed into law. The
prospect has local officials excited.
Homes that undergo weatherization receive a full inspection to determine
areas of heat loss, such as old windows, doors that aren't properly
sealed and insulation. Up to 6,500 dollars in repairs are covered under
the weatherization program at no cost to the homeowner.
It's not just for homeowners, either. Renters can get a release for
weatherization signed by their landlord in order to get improvements
made. By law, landlords cannot raise rent because of the improvements
for two years.
Contact:
AMCAB Housing Services
1125 Commerce Drive
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-6522 or 1 (800) 562-9762
Fax: (906) 228-6527
http://www.amcab.org/housing/
See Also:
Stimulus money could help reach more people
www.uppermichiganssource.com/news
Health Care in America
costs twice as much as in any other country
and 40 million Americans have no coverage. Change is overdue.
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Supporting Working Families: The Employee Free Choice Act
Employers use a combination of legal and illegal means to prevent
workers from exercising their legal rights. The Employee Free Choice Act would permit employees to freely choose for themselves whether to join a
union when a majority of workers sign cards authorizing union
recognition.
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As a Person Who Believes
in the Dignity and Rights of People...
Take the pledge
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Buy a UAW Made
Vehicle
This time of year is typically one of the best times to
buy a new or used vehicle. All vehicles on this list are made in the
United States or Canada by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW),
Canadian Auto workers (CAW) or the International Union of Electrical
Workers-Communication Workers of America (IUE-CWA)
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| Upcoming Events
(The Labor Council meets every
3rd Thursday of the month) |
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Date |
Event |
Place |
Time |
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February 19 |
Meeting of MCLC |
Trades Union Hall, Mqt |
7:30pmCancelled |
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March 5 |
UP Labor-Mgmt Conference |
Island Resort, Harris, MI |
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March 19 |
Meeting of MCLC |
Trades Union Hall, Mqt |
7:30pm |
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April 16 |
Meeting of MCLC |
Trades Union Hall, Mqt |
7:30pm |
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May 21 |
Meeting of MCLC |
Trades Union Hall, Mqt |
7:30pm |
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Union Implications of the Recovery Act
The
AFL-CIO Working for America Institute and its
Center for Green Jobs has completed an initial
analysis of the Recovery Act as it relates to workforce
development and training, especially those
aspects of it that are aligned with greening our economy. We have
therefore planned a series of
webinar conference calls to share the implications of the Act for unions
and their related workforce
programs. We are asking you to let us know in advance which of
these calls you intend to join by
replying to Katrina Dizon at
kdizon@aflcio.org. She will then send you the information you
will need to
connect to and participate in your chosen webinar(s). Please read the
descriptions of all the webinars
before choosing which one or ones you intend to join.
The first such webinar/conference call will be a short one
designed for a broad cross-section of union
interests. It is intended to introduce the various kinds of opportunities
that exist for our movement and
to give you time to think about those opportunities before the next set of
webinars that will be more
specifically targeted to particular union interests.
| Webinar/Conference Call |
Scheduled |
| General introductory |
Tues, Feb 24, 11:30am-12:30pm |
| Designed for state feds and clc's and their
sponsored workforce development and dislocated worker
program operators. |
Thurs, March 12, 1:30-3:00pm |
Designed for national, regional and local
non-building trade union representatives and union leads
on
non-building trade joint labor/management training
programs. |
Thurs, March 12, 3:30-5:00pm |
| Designed for Workforce Investment Board Labor
Representatives. |
Fri, March 13,
1:30-3:00pm |
We are planning two more targeted webinar conference calls:
one especially targeted to building trade
councils and national building trade union representatives, and one for
national and local union
constituency group representatives. Stay tuned for the scheduling of these
two sessions.
We hope you can join us for these information and discussion
sessions. Please don’t forget to let
Katrina Dizon at
kdizon@aflcio.org know if you intend to do so.
Nancy Mills and Jeff Rickert AFL-CIO Working for America Institute,
AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs
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