About WV AFL-CIO
We are a group of more than 550 affiliated unions joined together for the common cause of fairness for all workers. The future of the working men and women of America depends on a strong, united labor movement. The strength of that movement is in our numbers: thousands of men and women united, striving for the same common goals - fairness, justice, and equality in the workplace. |
| The West Virginia AFL-CIO is the first State Federation to add a woman's hand to our logo (the hand descends from the top of the logo). This is the legacy of President Emeritus Joe Powell, who felt our logo should reflect the diversity of West Virginia's membership. The idea to include the hand of a woman originated in the North Central WV Labor Council by the late Mary Messenger. |
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The West Virginia AFL-CIO was created by a convention held in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1957, and was chartered by and affiliated with the national AFL-CIO. At this point, these workers in West Virginia became part of a vast number of workers from across the nation, now numbering more than 16.2 million workers. More history of WV AFL-CIO
The purpose of this organization is threefold:
(1) To work in the legislative environment to seek recognition and protection of workers' rights under the law, including working for the election of good candidates who will be most likely to make good laws that will enhance and protect workers' rights.
(2) To provide various community services which supply important information for those who are in a situation of temporary need such as operating food banks, providing blood supplies, relief from natural disasters like the Great Flood in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands in 1985, and personal hardships that invariably follow such personal tragedies as losing a home to fire. Aid in securing counseling to help a person cope with various personal problems such as alcoholism, drug abuse, etc., is also among the many programs of the West Virginia AFL-CIO's community services.
(3) To work toward improving the public concept of who union people are and to generally work to enhance a positive attitude toward labor unions and union members in the public mind
MEMBER INVOLVEMENT
The West Virginia AFL-CIO is dedicated to reaching out and involving our members and anyone else that is concerned about issues relating to West Virginia’s working men and women and their families. We will strive to get you involved through our electronic newsletter (OneVoice@wvaflcio.org), our Committee on Political Education (COPE), and our Central Labor Councils (CLCs).
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER: The information that we send via the Internet will be on intermittent basis, which will depend on the news of the day, or information that you provide and request that we share with the others. In the subject line of the e-newsletters we will use the terms of News, News Alert or Action Alert.
- "News" will be news in general which can be read at any time.
- "News Alert" will be news that requires your attention.
- "Action Alert" will be news that requires your immediate attention.
An “Action Alert” will contain information on a specific issue and included in the e-mail will be a request to take action, by the entire e-activist group. The action requested may be to contact a State or National Representative, attend a Town meeting, a press conference, a rally, etc … With your help OneVoice@wvaflcio.org can be the “WV Workers’ Lobby!”
COPE: The Committee on Political Education encourages workers to register and vote, to exercise their full rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and to perform their rightful part in the political life of their communities. Contact Sherry Breeden, WV AFL-CIO Political Director/Mobilizer for more information. sbreeden@wvaflcio.org
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS: (CLCs) Located throughout the State is a network of 13 Central Labor Councils (CLCs). It is through these CLCs that different Labor Unions unite to address issues involving their communities. In addition, the councils can organize and mobilize their many members to help in such things as State and National election campaigns. These Labor Activists volunteer their time to help the COPE endorsed candidates win elections. Therefore, the Central Labor Councils are a very important part of the WV AFL-CIO.
GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY ... JOIN A LABOR COUNCIL!
Listed below are the Central Labor Councils and their Presidents. If you need more information contact the wvaflcio@wvaflcio.org or call 344-3557.
Brooke-Hancock Labor Council, Phil Diserio
Counties: Brooke and Hancock
Monthly Meeting: 6:30 PM -- 3rd Tuesday
Where: USW LU #2911 Union Hall, Weirton
Contact: philibew@yahoo.com
Kanawha Valley Labor Council, Mike Matthews
Counties: Boone, Braxton, Clay, part of Fayette, Kanawha, and Putnam
Monthly Meeting: 6:30 PM -- 2nd Monday
Where: WV State Building Trades, 600 Leon Sullivan Way, Charleston
(1st floor, 1st door on the right)
Contact: mikematthews@cbtwv.org
Marion County AFL-CIO, Vernon (Vern) Swisher
County: Marion
Monthly Meeting: 7 PM -- 2nd Thursday
Where: UMWA Office, 310 Gaston Ave., Fairmont
Contact: vswisher@ma.rr.com
Marshall-Wetzel-Tyler Labor Council,Shelva Smith
Counties: Marshall, Tyler and Wetzel
Monthly Meeting: 7 PM -- 1st Wednesday
Where: Marshall County Courthouse, County Commissioner’s Chambers,
Seventh Street, Moundsville
Contact: gongolfin@netzero.com
Mason-Jackson-Roane Labor Council, Chuck Parker
Counties: Jackson, Mason, Roane
Monthly Meeting: 7:30 PM -- 2nd Tuesday
Where: USW LU #5668 Union Hall, #1 NuChance Drive, Rt. 2 South, Ravenswood
Contact: cparker132@hughes.net
Monongalia-Preston Labor Council, Rita McCrobie
Counties: Monongalia, Preston and Tucker
Monthly Meeting: 5:30 PM -- 3rd Monday
Laborers’ #814 Union Office, 3366 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown
Contact: grkinc@netscape.net
North Central West Virginia Labor Council, Steve Perdue
Counties: Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Taylor
Monthly Meeting: 6:30 PM -- 3rd Thursday
Where: Stanley Technical Institute, HRDF, 120 Linden Avenue, Clarksburg
Contact: sperdue@smwlu33.org
Ohio Valley Trades & Labor Assembly, Frank Ellis
County: Ohio
Monthly Meeting: 7:30 PM -- 2nd Thursday
Where: Iron Workers LU #549 Union Hall, 2350 Main Street, Wheeling
Contact: e.cundiff@comcast.net >Scott Cundiff ~ Financial Officer/Rec. Sec’y
Parkersburg Area Labor Council, Brian Stanley
Counties: Calhoun, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt and Wood
Monthly Meeting: 7 PM -- 4th Monday
Where: LIUNA Union Hall, Parkersburg-Marietta Building Trades Office,
3100 Dudley Avenue, Parkersburg
Contact: StanleyDC53@yahoo.com
South Central AFL-CIO, Clyde McKnight
Counties: part of Fayette, McDowell, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming
Monthly Meeting: 7 PM -- 2nd Tuesday
Where: UMWA Union Hall, 2306 S. Fayette Street, Beckley
Contact: clydemcknightjr@aol.com
Southeastern Central Labor Council, Phil Bostic
Counties: Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas and Webster
Monthly Meeting: 7 PM -- 2nd Wednesday
Where: H.E.R.E./LIUNA Union Hall, 65 West Main Street, White Sulphur Springs
Contact: local_1182@yahoo.com
Southwestern District Labor Council, Randall May
Counties: Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Logan, and Mingo
Monthly Meeting: 7 PM -- 3rd Monday
Where: LIUNA LU #543 Union Hall, 401 Seventh Avenue, Huntington
Contact:rtmcarporg@aol.com
Eastern Panhandle Central Labor Council, Kris Lundberg
Counties: Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and Morgan
Monthly Meeting: 6:30 PM -- 3rd Tuesday
Where: North Central WV Building & Construction Trades Council/Martinsburg Satellite Office, 312 Wilson Street, Martinsburg
Contact: mgoblu99@msn.com
AREA COPE COMMITTEES
Bluefield-Princeton Area COPE
County: Mercer
Co Chairs: Luke Begovich and John Boyd, Jr.
Contact Luke@ ljbcarporg@aol.com
Contact John@ jboyd466@frontiernet.net
State COPE -- Kenneth M. Perdue, Chairman
Counties: Pendleton and Randolph
Contact: kperdue@wvaflcio.org
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