Cincinnati
AFL-CIO
Labor Council
Special Labor Day Edition

Saturday, September 3, 2022
Labor Day Greetings from AFL-CIO President Shuler
We know what our union means to us. We have power on the job, and that means we earn a fair share for the work we do. Unions also mean exercising our personal freedoms—to be who we are inside and outside the workplace. From making sure we have the health care we need to protecting our reproductive freedom, unions are key to the prosperity of working families. 

The good news is that nonunion workers are learning these lessons, too. In the first half of this year, the National Labor Relations Board saw a 69% jump in the number of petitions filed by workers to exercise our freedom to come together in unions and negotiate for a fair return on our work. 
LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS TO THE CINCINNATI AFL-CIO LABOR DAY CELEBRATION AT GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK | Walsh and Shuler on hand to Co Captain Game
Reds v. Rockies This Sunday, September 4
Our traditional Labor Day Picnic on Labor Day, at Coney Island is not taking place this year.

Purchase your tickets at Reds.com/labor and use the Coupon Code: LABOR for your discounted tickets in the Labor reserved section. .

We are excited to begin this new Labor Day tradition with all of our Brothers, Sisters, and Friends of Labor! We can't think of a better way to celebrate Labor Day than spending it together watching the Great American Past Time.

Your Brothers and Sisters from OPEIU Local 375 (Cincinnati Professional Ushers) will be working the Reds game on Sunday. As you walk through the portal to go up to your seats in Sections 513-532, please take a minute to say hi to the usher working in the corresponding 400-level section and identify yourself by your local union number. They will appreciate that.

See you at the Ballpark This Sunday September 4th!
This Week With AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler
Working people are fired up and ready to mobilize like never before to restore America’s promise. Together, we have the power to decide the outcome of this year’s election.

That’s why the AFL-CIO is launching the largest organizing drive in history to empower workers who for far too long have been ignored and taken for granted by a political system designed to benefit the wealthy and well-connected.

This mobilization’s focus on personal connections to engage working people on issues that have a real impact on our families and communities will cut through the political noise to make a critical difference locally and nationally this November and beyond.
We’re seeing an incredible rise of working people waking up and saying, “We deserve better.” People are looking to unions for the first time in a long time.

Despite our broken labor laws, which make it challenging to form a union, workers are not standing by. We are ready to rise up, make our voices heard and seek the change we want in our workplaces by looking to unions.

It’s not too much to ask to be able to go to work safely, provide for your family and have a secure future.
Let’s remember where we were two years ago. We had a White House that was doing everything it could to ignore the pandemic, fan the flames of hate and division, and undermine workers at every opportunity.

Currently, the labor movement, in partnership with the Biden administration and this Congress, is making lasting change. We’re growing our unions and helping working people all across the country reach our full potential.

This election year, we have a clear choice: We can continue to move forward on the path of progress or we can go back to the failed anti-worker policies that benefit the wealthy few at our expense. Our decision is obvious. We need to keep winning by organizing our members this campaign season and making our voices heard at the ballot box.
Tuesday's Gallup poll reveals 71% of Americans approve of unions, the highest rating since 1965!

After a year of victorious strikes, record union election filings and relentless efforts from corporate billionaires to silence workers, today comes as no surprise.

Working people recognize the need for a collective voice—and it shows. We are stronger in a union.
Minor league baseball players are workers who deserve respect and dignity on the job. Together with the support of the MLB Players Association (MLBPA), these workers are on their way to a better life.

I’m excited that the MLBPA has launched its campaign to organize these professional athletes.

There is strength in numbers, and the entire labor movement, including our newly formed AFL-CIO Sports Council, will do everything in our power to support players who are standing up for a voice at work.
Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council
COPE DINNER 2022
"If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?!

We're Back and We're Live!
Tickets on Sale NOW!

Friday, October 21, 2022
UAW Local 863 Union Hall
10708 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241

Save The Date!

6:00 PM Social Hour | 7:00 PM Dinner and Program

Special Keynote Speaker:
AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate for US Senate, Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan is a relentless advocate for Ohio’s working families.

Musical Guests:
Jake Speed and The Freddies
An Evening of Labor's Best Musical Heritage!

Ticket Form Below...
Jake Speed and the Freddies w/ Special Guests Mike Oberst and Ed Cunningham at 22nd Annual Woodyfest Celebrating the life and music of Woody Guthrie.
AFSCME Ohio Council 8 KY Flood Relief
Union Night with The Dropkick Muprhy's
Brothers, Sisters, & Friends the most pro-union band in the world, The Dropkick Murphys, will be playing in Cincinnati on October 29. There will be a special union member pre-party prior to the show.

To get tickets (and save on S&H) and/or wristbands to the pre-party email info@cincinnatiaflcio.org with subject headline "DKM."
Ahead of Labor Day 2022, AFL-CIO Launches ‘Largest Organizing Drive in History’ to Mobilize Workers for Elections
Friday, the AFL-CIO kicked off a massive voter mobilization to elect pro-worker candidates in November, aiming to empower working people to make the difference in scores of close races around the country. The 2022 mobilization kicks into high gear at a time when labor unions enjoy our highest approval rating in more than five decades, according to a Gallup survey released this week.
 
This effort is focused on hyper-local one-on-one organizing. From the picket lines to worksites to workers’ homes, volunteers will connect with union members to ensure these members receive truthful and accurate information on ballot measures and candidates from people they trust. This program also will include peer-to-peer texting, phone calls, targeted digital communication and mail to reach workers multiple times between now and Election Day.
 
“Personal connection is the heart and soul of organizing,” said AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond. “We know that when workers organize, we win. We’re seeing it every day as more workers organize unions in industries once thought to be immune to working people having a voice. This new approach allows for a 365-day-a-year organizing that will deliver victories in the workplace, in state legislatures, at the Capitol and at the ballot box.”
Protect Our Freedoms
On Labor Day, we reflect on working people’s victories. We have created better lives for ourselves and our families. We have safer workplaces and stronger economies.
 
That’s why unions are more popular this Labor Day than at any time in more than 50 years⁠—with 71% of Americans now approving of unions.
 
But this momentum didn’t happen by accident. Working people have been frustrated for decades—low wages, unsafe workplaces, unaffordable health care and a lack of respect on the job.
 
So we rose up and we organized. From Amazon warehouses to coffee shops to university campuses and beyond.
 
And now, we must do the same for our fundamental freedoms.
 
This Labor Day, we’re launching the largest organizing drive in history to protect our rights and freedom.
 
We pledge to fight corporate special interests and billionaire CEOs who are attacking our freedom to join a union.
 
We pledge to fight racist politicians trying to block our voices at the ballot box.
 
We pledge to fight any person putting bans on our bodies after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
 
We pledge to fight. Will you join us?
 
Celebrate Unionism this Labor Day
Labor Day is the day we recognize the spirit, strength, and contributions of working men and women across this nation.
For far too long, corporations have attempted to divide and weaken workers by rigging the economy to work for the few, or the one, at the expense of the many. Employers would like to dismantle our unions, violate labor law, instill fear into workers, and stifle our voices.

When the pandemic exacerbated already intolerable working conditions, more workers looked to unions to protect their jobs. From service employees and warehouse workers to delivery drivers, from Trader Joe’s to Starbucks, there’s a growing trend toward organizing. In fact, according to a new Gallup survey, a majority of Americans now support unionism, with 71% backing efforts to unionize.

We celebrate Labor Day because musicians and other working people joined together and said we deserve better—better wages, better working conditions, better benefits, and the right to join together in unionism.

If you are working a gig this weekend, traveling, or just spending time with family, please take pride in your membership in the American Federation of Musicians.

In Unity,

Ray Hair
AFM International President
CLN to Host Annual Online Labor Day Mass
Before you hit the grill, beach or parade, join the Catholic Labor Network (CLN) for the third annual Online Labor Day Mass. The Mass will be celebrated in the Port Arthur International Seafarers Center Seafarers Chapel by CLN Spiritual Moderator Fr. Sinclair Oubre (pictured above), a member of the Seafarers (SIU). Ivan Watson of the United Steelworkers (USW) will serve as deacon. Also participating will be Chuck Hendricks of UNITE HERE and Phillip Tabbita of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). The Mass will be held on Monday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. ET.
Union Plus Celebrates Labor Day; Watch Winners’ Announcement Live on Monday
The Unions Power America Contest and Sweepstakes may be over, but Union Plus still has the winner announcements on the horizon. Join the virtual Unions Power America celebration live at 6 p.m. ET on Labor Day! Tune in at UnionPlus.org/LaborDay. This celebration is about showing gratitude to union members for all the ways we move our communities and country forward.
Grand Prize winners will be announced, and we’ll hear how they go the extra mile every day. Spot prizes will be given away to audience members who comment and share congratulations to the winners online.
 
The Contest Grand Prize is $25,000 and the Sweepstakes Grand Prize is $50,000. You won’t want to miss it, but if you don’t catch the live announcement on Labor Day, you can check out the Union Plus YouTube page later next week.
 
We hope you enjoy a relaxing weekend and this video that reminds us where Labor Day started: What is Labor Day?
NC Labor History Revealed: The Podcast: Ep. 1, Roots
Hey y'all,

We're excited to begin promoting our limited, 4-episode podcast based on our history exhibit this Labor Day weekend! Give us a listen and a boost?




Episode 1 - Roots (19min) answers the question, how did we get here? The roots of worker resistance trace back to the first union in North Carolina, The Knights of Labor. Learn how demands for respect on the job were waged by working people like Ella May Wiggins and The Marion Tragedy heroes, inspiring textile organizing across the country.

Learn more at bit.ly.nclaborhistory

Happy Labor Day,
Jeremy

Jeremy Sprinkle (he/him)
Comms Director / Ops Manager
NC State AFL-CIO
Do Buy - Labor Day Picnic Ideas
EPI Report: Biden Advances Workers’ Rights, but Still More to Do
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a new report last week that explains the ways President Biden and the pro-labor majorities in Congress have lifted up workers’ rights during his first 18 months in office. The report highlights the positive impact of the American Rescue Plan, bipartisan infrastructure law, Inflation Reduction Act, confirmation of worker-friendly officials (including Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court) to critical posts and much more.
 
“These actions are incredibly important for workers, but they are just a start,” said Margaret Poydock, policy analyst and government affairs specialist at EPI. “The freedom to form a union and a strong national wage floor are foundational and are two of the most powerful tools Congress can grant workers to advance their rights.”
Learn About Bringing Workers’ Voices into Technology and Employment Strategies
The AFL-CIO Technology Institute has developed a course with professor Tom Kochan of the MIT Sloan School of Management focused on the future of work. The free six-week course will be hosted online by MITx Online, and many of the AFL-CIO’s affiliate unions were involved in the planning. This opportunity begins on Wednesday, Sept. 7, and is geared toward demonstrating how workers and union representatives can make technological changes work for us.
 
Occupational Safety and Health Experts Call on EPA to Adopt Proven Approach to Workplace Risk Assessments
AFL-CIO Director of Safety and Health Rebecca Reindel took part in a webinar hosted by the American Industrial Hygiene Association on Thursday with other experts in the workplace safety field. Their discussion focused on the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stay in sync with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) effective system for collecting data on workplace risk assessments from employers.
 
During the discussion, Reindel cautioned against “reinventing the wheel.” She said, “We already have a framework for how we do workplace risk assessments in the OSHA framework that employers are very used to.” To overcome immense industry pressure on the government to move in the wrong direction, opportunities like this online workshop promote the labor movement’s advocacy for worker safety.
Join the Equity in Focus Summit in September
The Department of Labor Women’s Bureau and the Worker Institute at Cornell are co-hosting a daylong conversation on how prioritizing gender and racial equity promotes a strong and just economy. The Equity in Focus summit will bring together unions, industry leaders, researchers, policymakers and others to listen, learn and engage with each other on creating equal opportunities for all workers.
 
The summit will be held Thursday, Sept. 22, in Washington, D.C. Click here to learn more and register.
UAW Applauds NLRB Judgment on Freedom of Expression
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), on Monday, reversed a Trump-era decision that strengthened employers’ ability to restrict the freedom of expression on the shop floor. The case stemmed from the UAW’s unfair labor practice charges against Tesla regarding management’s attempt to suppress an organizing campaign in which workers wore black union T-shirts at work. Per the NLRB’s ruling, Tesla is required to post a notice at the facility stating that the company will comply with the law and not prohibit union shirts.
 
“Our union commends this decision as a just recognition that the right to organize is meaningless if workers cannot exercise the right without fear of reprisal,” said UAW President Ray Curry. “Worker expression is a statement of solidarity during organizing. As a result of this decision, which the UAW fought for, workers can feel more secure in their pro-union expression today as they work to form their unions.”
Columbus Museum of Art Workers Organizing with AFSCME
Cultural workers are making a lasting impression on the labor movement as they come together across the country with the energy to organize and the enthusiasm to win. So it is with workers at the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA), who announced on Monday that they are organizing to form their union, CMA Workers United, with AFSCME Council 8 in Ohio. They join their colleagues at the nearby Wexner Center for the Arts, who announced their intention to form a union with AFSCME in March.
 
“Our goal is just to help the museum achieve its mission by helping to attract and retain the necessary workforce to do so,” Mark Harrison, a CMA employee and a worker organizer, told The Columbus Dispatch.
Secy. Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Marcy Kaptur Visit Sandusky to Highlight $24M Grant for US Route 6 
As part of the multi-state Building a Better America Tour, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg prioritized going to Sandusky to announce more than $24 million for the U.S. 6 corridor project. Buttigieg was joined by members of the Building Trades unions, AFSCME, Steelworkers and UAW.
 
“This is a corridor that is critically essential to the local and state economy,” he said last week.
 
The funds were awarded from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity grant program, which is designed to support surface transportation projects of local and regional significance. The $24.5 million awarded to the Ohio Department of Transportation will be used to replace five existing intersections with roundabouts along Route 6 and Rye Beach Road.
Funds will also be used to expand a multi-use path along Route 6.
 
During the news conference Thursday, Mr. Buttigieg was joined by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo), U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio), ODOT District 3 Deputy Director Bob Weaver, and local officials.
 
Mr. Weaver said the project would improve access to Cedar Point Sports Center, as well as to many local employees’ places of business. He estimated that construction would begin in 2026 and be completed in 2027. “The biggest roadblock to any project is funding,” he said.
 
Representative Kaptur said the reconstruction of Route 6 is long overdue. “Today we celebrate progress,” she said, adding that $24.5 million “is not chicken feed.”
Akron Beacon Journal: We Must Demand Accountability for Ohio Republicans' Gerrymandering Schemes
Last week, the Akron Beacon Journal ran the following Editorial:
 
Matt Huffman and his Republican allies at the Statehouse want Ohioans to forget, or lose interest. They want recollections to fade about the huge majorities of voters who approved state constitutional amendments, in 2015 and 2018, in the hope of ending extreme partisan gerrymandering.
 
As Huffman, the Senate president, told the Columbus Dispatch, with characteristic arrogance, “We kind of do what we want.”
 
So far, Republican obstruction has prevailed. The state recently conducted primary elections for the state legislature using districts drawn by the party. Republicans received an ill-conceived assist from two federal judges, though the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the map failed to comply with the changes approved by voters.
 
In May, the party similarly got its way. Congressional primaries went forward with districts now struck down 4-3 by the state high court.
 
Huffman and friends, including Gov. Mike DeWine and Frank LaRose, the secretary of state, have pulled an outrageous twofer, thumbing their noses at the rule of law and the will of the people.
 
This is the Ohio equivalent of the Big Lie. In effect, Republicans seek to overturn the result of an election, preserving extreme gerrymandering, which harms democracy as it plays to arch partisans, diminishing the role of compromise, the tool necessary in addressing and solving problems.
 
Steelworkers Rally For Fair Contract
Over 100 United Steelworker Local 1-00966 members in Mentor have been working without a contract for over three months at Morton Salt.
 
During the height of the pandemic, these essential workers went to their job manufacturing the salt we use on our roads to keep us safe during winter storms. Now, management is trying to force these workers to take a concession-only contract.
 
"From seniority to overtime to job bidding, management at Morton Salt wants to take away everything from our members," said USW Staff member Bill Engstrom. "Of course they called us essential, now they want us to take nothing but concessions when it comes contract time."
 
The rally consisted of a cookout and a day of solidarity to let the members know they are not alone as they fight for a fair contract.
 
"Morton Salt plants across the county are in the middle of the same fight, but we wanted our members in Ohio to know they have the support of the United Steelworkers, the Ohio AFL-CIO and their community," said Engstrom.
Take Action: Support Workers Organizing With Grandview Public Library
This week, librarians and library workers at Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL) announced they are forming their union in affiliation with Ohio Federation of Teachers. The GHPL United submitted signed union cards representing an overwhelming majority of eligible employees and asked their employer to voluntarily recognize their union. 
 
GHPL workers are coming together to form our union because we deserve a voice in the policies that affect us and so we can have the collective strength to ensure our library system lives up to our values.
 
Please join us in calling on our Board to recognize our union based on the overwhelming majority support we have already presented and to not use library resources to hire anti-union consultants or engage in anti-union activity.
 
Building Trades Optimistic as Honda Chooses Ohio for $4.4 Billion Battery Plant
Ohio could possibly get another billion-dollar tech factory after Honda and LG Energy Solution announced Monday that they were looking to build a new electric vehicle battery factory.
 
The popularity of electric vehicles continues to grow, especially with the rising support of and investment in a new energy economy. Honda and LGES revealed they will be joining forces to invest $4.4 billion to create a battery plant for electric vehicles in the United States.
 
With Ohio being at the center of Honda's North American vehicle production for the past 40 years, state leaders and construction workers are feeling hopeful.
 
"It's an Ohio company," said Mike Knisley, the secretary and treasurer of the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council. "It has a long history with the union building trades."
 
The groundbreaking of the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility is in two weeks. The multi-billion dollar project in Ohio to revitalize the country’s supply has its groundbreaking on Sept. 9, with President Joe Biden giving remarks.
 
"Actually, these types of initiatives, it creates an inertia, and it allows the owners to have a comfort level, especially when they partner with the building trades and union secretary contractors with decades long history of bringing these types of projects in," Knisley said.
 
Political Update: From Ohio AFL-CIO Southwest Rep. Julien Johnson
UFCW Local 75 Fundraiser
AFGE National President Kelley to Join Federal Salary Council
On Thursday, President Biden appointed AFGE National President Everett Kelley to serve on the Federal Salary Council, an advisory body that provides recommendations to the administration on the federal employee locality pay program.
 
“I am humbled and honored by President Biden’s appointment, and I look forward to working with colleagues on the Federal Salary Council to ensure fair pay for the public servants who protect our borders, secure our communities, ensure we have clean air and water, preserve our natural resources, care for America’s veterans and our most vulnerable, and do so much more to serve Americans across this country every single day,” Kelley said in response.
NFLPA’s Tretter Announces Retirement from Pro Football
NFL Players Association (NFLPA) President JC Tretter’s work as a professional athlete has come to an end, but he plans to keep fighting the good fight as leader of his union. Tretter announced his retirement from the NFL last week and said he made the decision on his own terms.
 
“My time on the field may be over, but I’m not stepping away from football,” he said. “I’m looking forward to doubling down on my work as NFLPA President and pushing for more progress on behalf of the great players of our game, past, present, and future.”
BCTGM Strike in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Email CEO Action Network campaign
Please help spread the word about this Action Network/Email campaign to Ingredion CEO. More than 140 union workers are on strike for a fair contract. The labor community in Cedar Rapids is rock solid and solidarity is strong. We are flooding the CEO and investors with emails. Please share widely in your networks.
 
 
 
Thank you for the solidarity!
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES: Register Now for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Info Webinar (RSVP Link Below)
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES: Register Now for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Info Webinar (RSVP Link Below)

If you are a public sector employee, you may be eligible for student loan relief through the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.To learn more, join OPEIU and representatives from the Department of Education for an informational webinar on Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. EDT.

Many student loan borrowers who work in the public sector or at a wide range of nonprofits may be eligible to take advantage of recent temporary changes PSLF program.

On Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. EDT, OPEIU is hosting an informational webinar with the Department of Education to educate eligible borrowers before the program's changes expire on Oct. 31. Information on program eligibility and recent changes to the program will be provided.


Learn more about the PSLF program at studentaid.gov/pslf and RSVP today for the Sept. 7 webinar at 3 p.m. EDT here. The webinar will be recorded and available on opeiu.org shortly after it concludes.
PSLF Waiver Program
The U.S. Department of Education has implemented temporary changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program rules that make it easier for federal student loan borrowers to receive credit for past periods of repayment that would otherwise not qualify for forgiveness. These changes end on October 31, 2022. Millions of non-profit and government employees have federal student loans and may now be eligible for loan forgiveness or additional credit through the temporary changes, known as the Limited PSLF Waiver. But they must apply before the deadline. This means some borrowers will need to consolidate and/or submit a PSLF form – the single application used for a review of employment certification, payment counts, and processing of forgiveness – on or before October 31, 2022, to have previously ineligible payments counted. After October 31, 2022, normal PSLF rules will apply. Borrowers can learn more about the temporary changes at www.studentaid.gov/pslfwaiver.
U.S Senator Sherrod Brown: Working For Working People!
Only 2 days until duck day!
Duck season is our favorite time of year at Freestore Foodbank, and there’s nothing quite as exciting! But it isn’t just because our rubber ducks are the coolest — it’s because they serve a pretty important purpose.


With the lasting effects of the pandemic and the continued rise in gas and food prices, up to 90,000 kids here in our area don’t have the food they need to grow and thrive.

You can help right now — and you might even win yourself a prize if you pick a lucky duck!
We know how much you care about solving childhood hunger. Can we count on your duck purchase today to help even more tristate kids?

The more ducks you purchase, the more children you can help and the more chances you have to win one of our incredible prizes, including a Honda vehicle or other cash prizes.

Please don’t wait — get quacking and order your ducks today!

With gratitude,

Kurt L. Reiber
President & CEO
Freestore Foodbank

P.S. Visit rubberduckregatta.org or follow us on Facebook for updates on the event, including this year’s amazing prizes!
Ohio Retired Americans Fall 2022 Election Convention – You’re Invited – Not Too Late
The Ohio Alliance Board and Leadership invite you to convene with us.

What: Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans 2022 Fall Election Convention

When: Tuesday September 13, 2022 -- 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Where: Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 189 Hall, 1250 Kinnear Road,
Columbus, Ohio 43212

What we will do: Elect a President, Secretary and Treasurer
Elect an Executive Board and Regional Leaders by caucus of affiliate retiree locals and organizations
Review What Is at Stake and Who is Running in the November Election
Promote our Plans to Get-Out-The-Vote for Retirement Security
Look forward to the Lame Duck Congress and General Assembly Sessions
Begin to Set Legislative Priorities for 2023-2024

We need to know you are coming by Tuesday, September 6, so we can plan lunch. Lunch is $10.

Send in the Registration form included with the last newsletter or Call/Contact Norm Wernet (614) 370-4635 or email ohioretiredamericans@gmail.com or leave a voice mail at the office 614.224.8271 x1004

Haven’t renewed your affiliation? Bring it with you and be part of our planning.

Please submit any resolutions for the delegates to consider no later than August 30, 2022.

We will monitor COVID’s status and adjust to the advice for indoor meetings as we approach the date.
We're back! FMCS Institute Becoming a Labor Arbitrator and more open for registration now
Meet your 2022 training objectives with our virtual curriculum! Our mission is to keep you at the forefront of conflict management and prevention with innovative topics and comprehensive course offerings that prepare you for real-world challenges and organizational change. Take advantage of our early-bird discounts by registering on or before September 25, 2022.
 
Becoming a Labor Arbitrator 
Fall 2022
Live Webinar
October 17 - 21, 2022
11a - 5p EST
 
Weekly Reading, Videos & Discussion Board Assignments: September 12- October 14

Online Orientation meeting: September 12 1:00p 3:00p EST 
 
$2,700 per person
 
This course is geared toward labor-management practitioners with substantial experience in labor relations (pursuant to collective bargaining) who wish to become labor arbitrators. The course can also enhance the practice and skills of current arbitrators.

Topics Include:
  • The law of arbitration
  • Arbitration practice, scheduling, and pre-hearing procedures
  • Conducting the hearing, framing issues, and handling witnesses and records
  • Evidence
  • Award and opinion writing
  • Ethics
  • FMCS arbitration policies and procedures
  • Building a practice
  • The application process to the FMCS Roster of Arbitrators

Instructors: Arbitrators Jeanne Charles and David Vaughn
Mediation Skills
Fall 2022
October 25-27 and November 1-3, 2022
11a - 5p Eastern
This course takes place over 6 days (Tues., Wed., and Thurs.)
 
Cost: $1,600 per person
Early Bird $1,500 if registered by September 25

Dealing effectively with conflict in the workplace has become a critical function in public and private organizations. Employers and employees are increasingly turning towards mediation to avoid costly and time-consuming litigation. Mediation has successfully applied to many types of workplace disputes, including grievances, EEO complaints, superior/subordinate problems, and peer conflicts.

This workshop focuses on the mediation process and skills required to be successful. Facilitating difficult conversations, creative problem-solving, interpersonal negotiations, and communication will be covered.

Highly interactive, this course will use large and small group discussions, online discussion boards, role-plays reflecting a variety of workplace conflicts, and other exercises along with instructor-led presentations to prepare you for real-life workplace disputes and problem resolution.

Topics Include:
  • The Neuroscience of Conflict
  • Introduction to mediation fundamentals: protocols, caucuses, and side-bars
  • Tools for resolving conflict
  • Building consensus
  • Ethical considerations in workplace mediation
  • Defining different mediation styles
  • Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive an FMCS Certificate of Training. SHRM credits are approved for this course.

This class will be limited to approximately 25 participants.

Instructors: FMCS Commissioners Walter Darr and Andrew Fox
2022 Freedom Fund Dinner
Tickets to our Annual Freedom Fund Dinner are on sale NOW!

Click HERE to purchase.

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact the branch office at
513-281-1900 or at freedomfund@cincinnatinaacp.com.
COVID-19 Dashboard
Why the Omicron Offshoot BA.5 is a Big Deal
By Brenda Goodman, CNN
(CNN) Once again, Covid-19 seems to be everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard, you aren't alone.

After the Omicron tidal wave washed over the United States in January and the smaller rise in cases in the spring caused by the BA.2 subvariant, it might have seemed like the coronavirus could be ignored for a while. After all, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated in December that nearly all Americans had been vaccinated or have antibodies from a past infection. Surely all that immunity bought some breathing room.
But suddenly, many people who had recovered from Covid-19 as recently as March or April found themselves exhausted, coughing and staring at two red lines on a rapid test. How could this be happening again -- and so soon? [READ MORE]
Ohio Vaccination Dashboard

The COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard displays the most recent data reported to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) regarding the number of individuals that have started and completed the COVID-19 vaccination series by various demographics and county of residence.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard displays the most recent data reported to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) regarding the number of individuals that have started and completed the COVID-19 vaccination series by various demographics and county of residence. “Vaccination started” indicates that the individual has received at least one valid dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The number listed as “vaccination completed” is a subset of the number included in “vaccination started,” indicating that those individuals within that group have received all recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses and are considered fully immunized. ODH is making COVID-19 data available for public review while also protecting privacy. This dashboard will be updated daily. Please see footnotes below for more details.
Ohio COVID-19 Dashboard
Overview

ODH is making COVID-19 data available for public review while also protecting patient privacy.

The State of Ohio COVID-19 Dashboard displays the most recent preliminary data reported to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) about cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Ohio by selected demographics and county of residence. Data for cases and hospitalizations is reported to ODH via the Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS), and verified mortality data is reported via the Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS).
Current Trends
Below are the current reporting trends from Friday, September 2 for key indicators calculated from data reported to the Ohio Department of Health. These trends are updated daily and are presented by report date.
Below is a snapshot of key metrics pulled Friday, September 2, 2022 from daily data reporting to the Ohio Department of Health. These metrics are updated daily.
Hamilton County
Cases
216,938
Hospitalizations
6,722
Deaths
2,117
Clermont County
Cases
59,281
Hospitalizations
1,647
Deaths
573
Brown County
Cases
12,716
Hospitalizations
113
Deaths
189
Butler County
Cases
105,643
Hospitalizations
3,524
Deaths
1,187
Warren County
Cases
66,309
Hospitalizations
1,401
Deaths
602
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