 Purpose
Chartered in 1978, the purpose of Savannah Regional Central Labor Council (CLC) is to further the appropriate objectives and policies of the National American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); to serve as a means of exchanging information among affiliates in order to provide aid, cooperation and assistance to organizing activities within the 13 county jurisdiction; to elect worker friendly politicians for legislation favorable to, and oppose legislation detrimental to all working families.
Mission
The mission of the Savannah Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working people and their families in our area. The CLC seeks to gain greater respect, a better standard of living and employment stability for our members and our community. To insure all workers have the opportunity to organize and gain a voice on their job.
What We Do
The Savannah Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO is active in the community. In
addition to political and organizing campaigns with unions, please check
these links for some examples.
You can also see us in action on our
Photo pages.
Coverage of the anti-SB
469 Protest in Atlanta on Saturday, March 17th
Here is news coverage from Atlanta last Saturday.
CLC affiliate members from SFT/PSRP 2069, Teamsters 728, AFM
447-704, AFGE
554, Machinists District 112 and OPEIU 277 joined ILA 1414
members on the
bus to Atlanta. Over 1,500 folks marched around the capitol
and rallied
with the focus on SB 469. A great statement for Labor!
Click Here for
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, and
Click Here for WSBTV.
CLC Members
push for unemployment insurance extensions at Rep.
Kingston's office:
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folks met with staff at Congressman Jack Kingston’s office
to request his support of the extension of Unemployment
Insurance due to expire December 31st. Rev. Sam
Williams, Faith Missionary Baptist Church, gave statistics
of the nationwide effect of not passing the extension.
Savannah Regional CLC President, Brett A. Hulme, narrowed
the figures to how many Georgians would be directly affected
immediately. Unemployed for more than 2 years,
communications specialist Susan Morris told her story of the
demoralizing constant search for unemployment and asked the
Congressman to support the extension.
Plumbers &
Pipefitters Local 188 Business Manager Frederick Feus
informed staff on the current 24% unemployment among
apprentices. 4th year Local 188 apprentice Brent
Magagna, told of his 8 months without work.
IBEW Local 508
apprentice Jeff Eardley gave a heart wrenching plea to
Congressman Kingston to support the extension during his
story of almost a year without work. All this time
networking, actively searching for any kind of job to
support his wife and 3 children. Jeff asked the Congressman
to remember the “little people” behind the unemployment
recipient, the children affected. Plumbers & Pipefitters
Local 188 retiree David Ring, came in support of the out of
work apprentices in Local 188.
Click Here
for WTOC coverage of the event.
Click Here for WSAV coverage of the event.
AMERICA
WANTS TO WORK ACTION III - a Success!
WOW, what a tremendous turnout for such short notice. About
75 folks
attended throughout the 2 hours sharing hot dogs, sausage
dogs, drinks,
fellowship and activism.
RUFF turned out the most folks followed by NALC 578 then
Pipefitters 188.
AFGE 555, ATU 1324, ILA 1414, IBEW 84, IBEW 508, OPEIU 277,
Teamsters 728,
UFCW 1996, SFT/PSRP 2069, AFM 447-704 and Working America
each were represented
and carried the movement for the rest of you.
In fact, Alexandria, the newest AFM 447-704 member played
the bagpipes for us.
America
Wants to Work!
About 80 folks turned out October 12th
to support the America Wants To Work Action II in Pooler Georgia just
outside of Savannah. Members from NALC 578, APWU 29, Rural Letter
Carriers, SFT/PSRP 2069, Teamsters 728. OPEIU 277, Working America and
Retirees Unite For the Future/ARA (RUFF) along with retirees, local
candidates, ministers and community activists sent a message to PASS THE
JOBS BILL!. In addition to job creation, saving current jobs is
critical. This site was chosen because the Postal Service has a
distribution center in Pooler slated for closure costing over 300 direct
jobs to the local economy.
“The public support was overwhelmingly positive”
said Savannah Regional CLC President Brett A. Hulme. Hulme went on to
say “I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and not a single negative
came from over 1000 vehicles that passed by us today. Obviously, the
general public is aware and agrees that America Wants To Work!
The event received great news coverage.
Click in links below:
WSAV - Unions Rally for Jobs in Pooler
WTOC - Postal Workers Protest Proposed
Cuts
President
Obama supports ending Saturday Postal Service delivery, Post
Office closings.
Click Here.
We
Are One Rally:
Check out the photos from a
recent rally for jobs and against cuts in front of
Representative Jack Kingston's office in Savannah.
Click Here.
Editorial:
Savannah CLC
President Brett Hulme on workplace
safety and efforts in Congress to remove safeguards.
Click Here.
Some activists in Savannah held a rally for
workers' rights at the Savannah court house on Monday, April 4th.
Click Here and scroll down for text,
photos and video.
The Savannah CLC unanimously approved
this resolution at the March 2011 meeting in support of a united labor
movement.
Click here
to read it.
Savannah CLC President Brett Hulme Weighs in on Wisconsin on WSAV
(added here 2.25.11)
..Click for more info..
Thanks to all the CLC "Elves" that came
out to wrap presents for "Christmas for Military
Families".
The gifts were delivered Tuesday, December
21 to appreciative soldiers and families at the Hunter Army Airfield in
Savannah. Watch this space for photos.
WSAV covered
the event
here.
WTOC covered
the event
here.
The photos from the Mitsubishi info
picket are up
HERE.
The Savannah CLC was featured on
Savannah's WSAV TV. President Brett Hulme was interviewed (video and
text). Click
Here.
 
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