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This
update
is a
snapshot
of the
work
United
Way
organizations
around
the
world
continue
to do to
support
Haiti.
Click
here
to view
the
newsletter.
Union
Label Chili
and Hobo
Supper
Make plans
now to attend
the Union
Label event
of the year.
Saturday
February
13th from
5:30 till
?
View the
Flyer.
Good Food
- Fun -
Fellowship.
Prairie
Land Food
Prairie
Land Food’s
mission
is to provide
a nutritious
food package
at a low
cost to
help stretch
food dollars.
Prairie
Land Food
and LL774
and the
Machinist
Union have
joined together
to provide
an alternate
way to purchase
food. Each
month Prairie
Land Food
offers a
nutritious
grocery
package
which includes
a wide assortment
of frozen
meats, fresh
fruits,
and vegetables.
To view
a printable
flyer with
more information,
Click Here.
JANUARY
MENU
Order
Your Paks
By
February
15th. Pick
Up
February
27th.
United
Way Of the
Plains
Monthly
Volunteer
Connection
Newsletter
for
February
is available
to view.
To volunteer
you can
call 2-1-1
or visit
them on
line at
United Way.
Laid-Off
Workers
Center
The Laid-Off Workers
Center
is open
monthly
and
sees
all
qualified
clients
by appointment
only.
The
center
is coordinated
by United
Way
with
local
nonprofits,
government
agencies
and
other
organizations.
Setting up an appointment with the Laid-Off Workers Center:
Laid-off workers must pre-register and set up an appointment by calling United
Way's
information
phone
number,
2-1-1
(this
is a
toll-free
number):
Call
only
between
8 a.m.
and
5 p.m.
For
those
having
difficulties
dialing
2-1-1
through
their
phone
provider,
dial
the
alternative
number
1-888-413-4327
March 2010 Session
Call for appointment: February 15 – 19
Center open: March 1 (plus additional days as needed)
Leadership
I
Joe Cook
and Dave
Dunnavent
attended
Leadership
I at the
Winpisinger
Education
Center in
Placid Harbor,
Maryland
during the
week of
January
25th thru
January
29th, 2010.
View their
class picture.
February
2010 Monthly
Meeting
Flyer
Is available
to view.
It will
be held
on February
6th, 2010.
Regular
meeting
to start
at 10:00am.
E-Board
to meet
at 8:30am.
Legislative
Update #1,
January
25, 2010
Your elected
officials
in Topeka
are back
in session.
Read the
latest legislative
update.
Send’em
A Warn Notice
Ur Union
of Unemployed,
or UCubed,
launched
ten days
ago. And
not a moment
too soon.
In Massachusetts
last Tuesday,
Scott Brown
won the
unemployed
vote by
five points
and the
union vote
by three
percent.
He won blue
collar males
by 27 percent
and he won
blue collar
females
by 13 percent.
His victory
was propelled,
in large
part, by
a statewide
unemployment
rate of
9.4 percent.
Jobless
Americans
are angry.
And they
have every
right to
be.
They were
last in
line when
Washington
doled out
the goodies.
Banks, insurance
companies,
investment
firms and
government
contractors
got trillions
-- yes,
trillions
of dollars
-- in the
last fifteen
months.
Now the
politicians
have the
gall to
say, “Wait!
We need
to focus
on deficit
reduction.”
What they
really mean
is “Wall
Street got
the gold
mine; you
got the
shaft.”
It's time
to send
those politicians
a WARN Notice:
Either start
putting
Americans
back to
work or
start looking
for a new
line of
work yourself.
UCubed's
jobs activists
are sending
that message
right now
from
www.unionofunemployed.com.
And they
are building
communities
all across
this country.
Over 6,200
folks visited
the UCubed
website
and chalked
up 59,200
page views.
More important,
jobs activists
started
46 cubes
in 20 states.
So please
pass this
link along
to all your
friends:
www.unionofunemployed.com.
Tell them to send the politicians a WARN Notice. Urge them to start a cube.
And ask
them to
join the
fight to
end this
Grave Recession.
Rick Sloan
IAM Communications
Director
UCubed
Winter 2010
newsletter
is now available
to view.
It's
full of
useful information.
UCUBED
Goes Live
Today January
15th, 2010.
IAM International
President
Tom Buffenbarger
announces
the launch
of Ur Union
of Unemployed.
Nicknamed
UCubed,
it links
together
local jobs
activists
into a potent
force to
end this
Grave Recession.
Check it
out at
www.unionofunemployed.com.
Play the
video.
Explore
UCubed Resources,
Legislative
Action and
Deep Discounts.Then
let's start
organizing
the unemployed
-- cube
by cube,
neighborhood
by neighborhood,
and power
block by
power block.
View a brochure.
Building
Retiree
Power
Join us
on April
5th - 8th,
2010, in
Las Vegas
for the
National
Convention
of the Alliance
for Retired
Americans.
Voters across
the country
will be
deciding
who will
represent
them in
Congress
and state
capitols,
and we must
make the
retiree
voice a
mighty roar
on Election
Day.
Registration
Form.
Free
Tax Preparation
Assistance
Do you have
income below
$50,000?
Do you have
a valid
Social Security
Number?
Are you
a U.S. citizen
or resident
alien? You
are not
a qualifying
child of
another
person.
You may
qualify
for Earned
Income Tax
Credit and
other federal
tax credits.
View the
flyer
for more
information.
View a list
of participating
volunteer
tax preparation
sites.
United
Way Worldwide
Disaster
Fund
On the evening
of January
12, 2010,
a major
7.0 magnitude
earthquake
hit Haiti.
It is the
most powerful
quake to
hit the
impoverished
country
in more
than 200
years. The
tremor struck
15km (10
miles) south-west
of the capital
Port-au-Prince,
and was
quickly
followed
by two strong
aftershocks
of 5.9 and
5.5 magnitude.
Reports
describe
the destruction
to affect
as much
as 70 percent
of the buildings,
with debris
filling
the roads
making emergency
response
difficult.
The Prime
Minister
reported
on January
13 that
hundreds
of thousands
of lives
may have
been lost.You
can help
people affected
by donating
to the
United Way
Worldwide
Disaster
Fund.
Gifts to
the Fund
support
long-term
recovery
efforts
to rebuild
lives and
infrastructure
devastated
by disaster
and to address
educational,
financial
and health-related
challenges.
The Executive
Council
of the IAM&AW
Has voted
unanimously
to oppose
any health
care reform
legislation
that is
funded by
taxing the
value of
workers’
existing
health care
benefits.
Read the
rest of
the article.
Unemployment
FAQ
Here
is some
information
for
the
ones
that
are
going
to be
on furlough.
Hire
Unemployed
To Renovate
Manufacturing
View
the
article
from
IAM
President
R. Thomas
Buffenbarger
that
appeared
in the
December
15th,
Wichita
Eagle
on page
11A.
Contact
Your
Elected
Officials
Everyone
across
our
country
is experiencing
the
effects
of this
economic
downturn,
but
as you
are
all
aware,
the
aviation
industry
has
been
hit
especially
hard.
Due
to criticism
of business
aviation
by some
politicians
and
many
in the
media,
the
overall
demand
for
our
aircraft
and
services
has
been
reduced
and
this
has
led
to the
loss
of tens
of thousands
of high-paying
U.S.
jobs.
It’s
time
to fight
for
your
industry.
Click
here
to encourage
your
elected
officials
and
tell
them
to take
action
to help
our
industry
and
to save
aerospace
jobs
and
to keep
those
jobs
in America.
Attending
Leadership
Classes
At Winpisinger?
If you need
a
Baggage
Reimbursement
Form
you can
find it
here.
Helpful
Resources
For Our
Laid Off
Members
Is available
from Filing
for Unemployment
Online,
COBRA and
more.
Food
for the
Hungry in
Wichita
This map
shows food
pantries
and meal
sites associated
with the
Kansas Food
Bank and
summer meal
sites operated
by USD 259
Wichita
Public Schools.
Click on
icons for
times and
dates that
food is
available.
Meal sites
are shown
with a fork
and knife.
Pantries
are shown
with a milk
and apple.
Summer food
sites of
children
are shown
with a sun.
