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Michigan Association of United Ways
1627 Lake Lansing Road, Suite B
Lansing, MI 48912-3789
(517) 371-4360 voice
(517) 371-5860 fax

Labor Program

The Black Lake Community Services School is May 10-14, 2010
The planning committee has developed an exciting and dynamic program agenda including additional classroom instruction (as requested in many of the evaluation forms.) The low registration fee of $495 continues and includes lodging, meals and all classroom materials.

Michigan continues to lead the nation in displaced workers. More than ever our community services members, our local union leadership and our volunteers must have the skills necessary to assist these displaced workers. No other community service training provides you with so much knowledge for so little money.
Download the flyer and registration form.

Labor Program

The mission of the United Way of Michigan labor program is to strengthen the partnership between organized labor and local United Ways in Michigan. This is accomplished by securing financial support for Michigan Association of United Ways, assisting local United Ways with their campaigns, implementing national and state educational core programs, and serving as advocates on behalf of Michigan Association of United Ways, its partnership agencies, local unions, and local United Ways.

Annual programs include:

  • Staff training conference for state labor staff and local community service liaisons.
  • One week labor volunteer training school held a the UAW Education Center
  • One day fall seminar to mobilize and update labor leaders for the United Way campaign.
  • Other specialized trainings and projects which are developed to assist labor and United Ways to build stronger communities.
  • State "Labor Leads" registry that recognizes labor United Way donors that have made leadership pledges to their respective United Ways in excess of $500, $750 and $1,000 per year. The initial booklet has grown from 317 to 1,519 contributors totaling $1.2 million in leadership gifts throughout Michigan.
  • A new statewide Community Services standing committee has been established which will provide greater visibility, representation and collective strength to the community service movement in Michigan.

Michigan State AFL-CIO

The history of the Michigan Association of United Ways and Organized Labor.