FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SIXTEEN COMPLETE UNITED WAY
UNION COUNSELOR TRAINING

Sixteen local union members, representing six locals, recently completed a Union Community Activist Network (UCAN) offered by the Department of Labor Participation at United Way of Summit County and the Tri-County Regional Labor Council.

The Union Counselors course is designed to teach individuals about the public and private services and agencies available to help people and their families solve personal, family, health and human service problems. 

According to United Way of Summit County AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison Beth Curley, “Concerned labor leaders realize the importance of having trained individuals who can deal with situations that affect union members and their families.  That’s why they encourage their union brothers and sisters to participate.”

Topics covered in the course included Community Anti-Terrorist Training, Meth in the community, the Battered Women’s Shelter, Greenleaf Family Center, the Urban League, Habitat for Humanity, Tri-County Independent Living Center, and concluded with presentations from Domestic Relations Judge Carol Dezso and Akron Municipal Court Judge Kathryn Michael.

2007 UCAN graduates are: from Civil Service Personnel Association – Kim Cherry and Jeff VanNatten; from U.S.W.A. Local #2 – Laura Clay, Greg Cook, Jerry Hylton, Randy Sells and Don Wood; from Operating Engineers Local #18 – Michelle Bruggeman and Susan Miller; from Utility Workers Local #126 – Dave Horner; from AFSCME Local #684 – Larry Powell, Brenda Gibbs, Michael Lacy and Fran DeSure; from AFSCME Local #3707 – Kathy Kovein and Patty Taylor.