1Michigan State AFL-CIO Community Services
State Labor Staff
Bob Cramer, Director
330 Marshall Street, Ste. 21
Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 371-4360 x2807
Email: bcramer@uwmich.org
Labor Liaison Program
The following Community Services representatives work to expand organized labor's knowledge and use of the community's health and human care services by:
- Recruiting and training union members, and others from the community who have an interest in helping those in need.
- Placing these volunteers on boards of directors, various committees and other positions within an agency in the community's health and welfare structure.
- Developing and presenting one-day programs on specific community issues, highlighting those issues that are of importance to the American labor movement.
- Providing information and referral services to those in need.
- Enhancing the complete development of the AFL-CIO community services programs by establishing community services committees in local unions, union counseling, programs, union cities.
- Providing technical assistance and consultation to local unions, United Way, and other agencies on community services activities.
- And, enhancing the relationship between the United Way, community agencies and organized labor.
Download the "We Can Help" brochure, a directory of the labor liaisons.