TOWN HALL MEETING
To learn more about
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Choose one session:
Monday, June 3, 2013, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
1st Floor Community Room, Armory Building, 330 Marshall St., Lansing, MI
This session is specifically designed for community organizations to:
Learn basic information about health care reform
Discuss enrollment and outreach initiatives
Take away educational materials to distribute to staff and constituents
Note: while designed for community organizations, these meetings are open to anyone. Space is limited, so RSVP; see more info in this flyer.

General Motors has become the first automaker to sign the Climate Declaration pledge. According to the Detroit Free Press:
GM CEO Dan Akerson told the Fortune Green conference on Tuesday that “sustainability is woven into our global strategies ... "It's not a regional strategy; it's a global strategy for us,” Akerson said, adding that it’s “pretty hard not to be convinced that something is going on in the world” with the climate.
See the short Free Press article or the longer Guardian article.

There will be a reunion for GM Plant 2 and Plant 3 employees on Tuesday, June 11 at the Westgate Tavern on Rosemary Avenue in Lansing. The Reunion will begin at 12 noon. For more information contact Al Freeman at 517-819-8657.

The May 2013 Lansing Labor News has been uploaded to the website. Of course, you can also read individual officers' and columnists' articles under the appropriate Local Union buttons to the left.

UAW Local 651 in Flint is hosting its annual invitational golf tournament on May 18. Deadline for entry is May 13. More information is in this flyer and we also have an entry form online.

Dean Poggiali (left), President of Local 724 and Labor Liaison to the United Way, was presented with LAFCU’s community service award for all his involvement in our tri-county area. Mike Green, President of Local 652 and Capital Area CAP Council Chairman, presented Dean with LAFCU’s award at the Capital Area United Way (CAUW) awards night on April 24.

You can see more photos of award winners and participants in this gallery.

Our congratulations to Dean, as well as our thanks for his countless hours of service to labor and our community. A truly deserved award!

Republicans have controlled the Michigan Legislature and the Governor's office for the last year and a half. During that time they have enacted laws that will cost Michigan citizens $17,599 in tax hikes, unemployment and worker compensation benefit cuts, and increases in health care costs. Take a look at the facts in this pdf to see how Republican policies are picking your pocket.

The annual "Work or Shirk" at the Mystic Lake YMCA Camp is coming up May 17-19. Room and board are provided in exchange for helping get camp prepared for opening later in June.

The Mystic Lake Camp and organized labor have a partnership that goes back decades. The Union Camp Committee (UCC) solicits funds to send deserving kids to camp that have a union affiliation.  Last year we raised over $15,000 and sent close to 60 kids to camp.

The Mystic Lake Camp is a branch of the YMCA of Lansing, located on 600 acres of private land near Lake, Michigan. The setting includes a private 90-acre lake and a variety of terrain, vegetation and animal life conducive to contemplation, recreation, and education.

For info and registration form for the Work or Shirk weekend, click here. If you would like to get information about donating to the UCC or getting more information on the scholarship program, please contact Dean Poggiali, UAW Labor Liaison (UAW) to the Capital Area United Way at d.poggiali (at) micauw.org.