Helping workers and their families with health, personal, and financial problems are the oldest collective activity of the American Labor Movement.

Long before unions could legally exist, when workers met in secret and collective bargaining, grievance procedures, and seniority were just dreams, workers passed the hat to help feed the family of an injured worker or blacklisted organizer. When fire or storm devastates a working family, neighbors pitched in to rebuild. Early guides and rail unions organized relief fund and death benefits to help members' families.

The tradition of workers helping each other is still important to America's unions. Humanitarianism remains a major part of labor's agenda.

For Help With. . . .
* Food
* Utilities
* Housing
* Health Care
* Alcohol / Substance Abuse
* Unemployment
* Disabilities Counseling
* Job Training
 

Contact. . . .
Harold Hall,
Director AFL-CIO Community Services
(513)762-7154 or (513)421-1846
Harold.Hall@uwgc.org

Yolanda Miller
Community Services Liaison
(513)762-7153 or (513)421-1846
Yolanda.Miller@uwgc.org

For Help With. . . .
* Disasters
* CPR / First Aid Training
* HIV / AIDS
* Services to Military Families
* Safety Talks
* Volunteer Opportunities
 

Contact. . . .
Tammy Simendinger,
AFL-CIO Red Cross Labor Liaison
(513)579-3031 or (513)421-1846
SimendingerT@cincinnatiredcross.org