Northwestern Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO

The Northwest Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation is an AFL-CIO affilated organization that represents 10 Central Labor Councils with a combined memberships of 39,639 members of 212 unions in Pennsylvania.

The mission of the Northwest Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation. To accomplish this mission, we work to:

· Build a broad movement of Pennsylvania workers by helping workers join and form unions.

· Support Pennsylvania workers as they bargain with employers to improve their living conditions and workplaces, as well as their communities, state and nation.

· Strengthen the voice of Pennsylvania working families at all levels of government and in a changing global economy.

The Northwest Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation is a key part of the nation's largest and strongest labor federation—the AFL-CIO, which unites 10.5 million working women and men of every race and ethnicity and from every walk of life.

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SEIU Healthcare PA Fundraiser and Challenge

SEIU Healthcare PA is doing a fundraiser to benefit their frontline workers. They work in nursing homes and with clients/patients directly in their homes.

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Sad News, we lost Our Sister Maryann Melcer Galiano wife of Rick Galiano, Beaver-Lawrence CLC President

We promised to share the details when arrangements were made for our union sister Maryann Melcer Galiano and the wife of our union brother Rick Galiano.

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Support the HEROES Act

Working people are desperate for our leaders to put partisanship aside and do what is right for our health, our economy and our country. Tell your Senator to support the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) and provide the relief working families need.

Make Sure the Needs of Working People Are Met During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The labor movement is working nonstop to ensure workers devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic receive the protections and support needed during this challenging time. Get involved and make sure the needs of working people are heard.

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Flag Day Video originally created via Webinar

rosann.barker on Wednesday, June 17 - 7:55pm

This video was created from the NWPA ALF FLAG DAY ZOOM webinar. We had so many technical difficulties due to the fact we are from rural America and lack broadband internet service in our areas. With the help of Cable Access Media, we were able to input video clips the original participants, and viewers were not able to see or hear and took out many errors in the webinar.

Become an E-Activist

rosann.barker on Saturday, May 9 - 12:45pm

Nighttime Public Education Rally in Erie, PA

It is an honor to have the title of activist, especially in the Labor Movement. An Activist is someone who advocates for others by standing up, speaking out, communicating with elected officials, taking action, working on community service projects, and much more.

COVID-19 Complaint Form

rosann.barker on Thursday, April 23 - 11:11am

The information and link below were provided by Rep. Pat Harkins:

A new COVID-19 Complaint Form has been created to provide a single point of contact for people who have complaints related to businesses that are not complying with the workers' safety order or the business closure order.

Members and staff who receive calls related to these complaints may direct callers to this webform to submit their complaints.

In completing the form, people will be asked for:

COVID-19 Comprehensive List of Resources for Erie County

Rosann Barker on Thursday, April 16 - 2:35pm

At the bottom of this article is the most comprehensive list of resources for COVID-19 with a specific concentration on those available for the residents of Erie County. It was put together by Rep. Robert Merski, Rep. Pat Harkins and their dedicated staff. Please share this information with everyone!

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COVID-19 Pandemic Resources