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Organized labor is part of the decision-making process at United Way of America. Currently there are six AFL-CIO representatives serving on UnitedWay of America's Board of Governors, two of them on the executive board of directors of United Way International.
Department of Labor Participation
The Department of Labor Participation serves as liaison between the national AFL-CIO and Untied Way of America, and is staffed by seven AFL-CIO Community Services liaisons: a senior director, an assistant director and an assistant to the director make up the department located at United Way of America's national office in Alexandria, Virginia; four regional directors operate from regional offices across the country which mirror the AFL-CIO Field Mobilization Department's regions.
Labor Letters of Endorsement Program
Contributions from workers account for approximately two-thirds of the funds that United Ways raise each year. Through the Labor Letters of Endorsement Program of the Department of Labor Participation, the AFL-CIO president and the Field Mobilization Department ask presidents of AFL-CIO affiliated unions and state federations to send letters endorsing United Way campaigns to their memberships. The Labor Letters of Endorsement Program encourages individual union members to volunteer their time and contribute their resources to United Way campaigns. It also encourages local unions and central labor councils to endorse and support United Way campaigns.
Labor Recognition
The Joseph A. Beirne Community Services Award, established by United Way of America's Board of Governors in November 1974, honors the memory of one of the most remarkable labor leaders of our time. This annual award recognizes labor leaders who have rendered outstanding United Way volunteer service.
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