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COMMUNITY SERVICES Helping Each Other....the goal of the labor movement and United Way.
Based upon the long-held belief that union members are first and foremost members of their community, AFL-CIO unions have honored the tradition of supporting United Way for almost sixty years! In duluth, the partnership of labor and United Way came together formally in 1957. At that time, the United Way committed resources to the labor community services programs and the labor movement committed its support and resources to United Way and its family of agencies. On a National scale, the partnership was cemented by an agreement.
As a result of this partnership, programs sponsored jointly by the AFL-CIO and United Way continue to add value to the community as a whole. Some of the elements of the year-round program are:
Duluth AFL-CIO Community Services Committee |
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through United Way supported programs, the lives of workers and
their families are assisted each year by the thousands.
The
"Memorandum of Understanding" a cooperative agreement
between the AFL-CIO and the United Way reaffirms both organizations'
commitment to the belief that assistance through volunteerism is
the essence of a democratic society. Duluth United Way and Central
Labor Body signed their formal "Memorandum of Understanding"
in 1983.