Community Services Institute


A wrap-up of the 46th annual Pa. AFL-CIO Community Services Institute.

We had a great week in Pittsburgh. First a note of thanks to our staff. Carl Dillinger,Judy Staker, Bob Harvison from the United Way of Pa.,and Bill Hauenstein,National AFL-CIO Community Services Northeast Regional Director, did an outstanding job. A special thanks to the our host Labor Council President Jack Shea and his staff and our host Allegheny United Way, President Bill Myer and his two great Labor Liasons Butch Burgoon and Joe Desale.
And another special thanks to the National AFL-CIO staff Frank Snyder for their leadership in putting together the town hall meeting.

As you can see on PCN or hear through a podcast (see our website on where to get the podcast) we had a very informative and moving town hall meeting. We heard about workers struggles to organize new unions or to keep their current unions at cable giant Comcast . During the rest of the week about 100 delegates from unions all across the state learned new skill on how to help their communities. We heard from United Way and the Red Cross and the services they provide during disasters but also year round to our communities. We heard from our local United Way Labor Liasons on the projects they work on to better their community. And our delegates learned from each other about successes in their communities. Wednesday night the delegates went through their graduation and heard from President Bill George on the important issue of CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Act. It was a great week and many thanks again to all those who made it possible.

Posted: Thu - July 14, 2005 at 10:09 PM          

©