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Worker-Centered Learning: A Union Guide to Workplace
Literacy - Second Edition
This new edition of Worker-Centered Learning
incorporates key new developments in workplace education
since the first edition was published in 1990. User-friendly,
the guide provides information on highly successful
worker-centered approaches to workplaces literacy.
Examples cited show that unions are using basic
skills education to achieve that vision of good
jobs and a better quality of life for working families
directly or through labor-management efforts. 138
pages.
1-9 copies, $7 each
10-24 copies, $6 each
25+ copies, $5 each
ISBN 1-892075-12-1 |
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Economic
Development: A Union Guide to the
High Road
This
guide is designed to serve as a primer
for unions, local labor
councils, and state labor federations
to insure that workers have a strong
voice in their community’s
economic development. This guide is full of ideas, union examples, planning
and organizing tools as well as practical information
to defend and promote high skill, high wage jobs.
131 pages. 1-9 copies, $8 each;
10-39 copies, $7 each;
Case of 40, $6 per copy.
ISBN 1-892075-11-3 |
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Changing
Work: A Union Guide for Workplace Change A primer on technology, training and work organization
for union leaders. The guide provides an overview
of work, quality, analytical tools, union strategic
planning, collective bargaining, and problem solving.
110 pages
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Union affiliated:
1-9 copies, $8 each
10-39 copies, $7 each;
case (40 copies), $220.
ISBN 1-8902075-07 |
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others:
1-9 copies, $14 each;
10-39 copies, $12 each;
case (40 copies), $400. |
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The Union
Handbook for Workforce Investment Act Implementation This handbook provides guidance
to unions actively involved in implementation of
the new Workforce Investment Act at the state and
local levels. 171 pages.
Single copy free to unions and union
members.
$9 each to others |
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Responding
to Defense
Downsizing:
A Union Guide
to Labor-Management
Adjustment
Committees Gives union leaders at defense installations information
on how to respond to a major layoff. 23 pages.
First copy free.
2-9 copies, $5.50 each;
10-25 copies, $5 each;
26 or more, $4 each.
ISBN 1-892075-03-2 |
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The Changing Workforce Development System: Promoting
Organized Labors Access to State Decision-Making
A comprehensive review of the little-known and
often overlooked state laws which mandate public
participation in policy-making on the state level.
Known as the Administrative Procedures Act (APA),
the law varies from state to state but offers labor
and community groups yet another avenue for having
input in state policies and procedures. 58 pages. First copy free.
2-9 copies, $6 each;
10-25 copies, $5 each;
26 or more copies, $4 each.
ISBN 1-892075-06-9 |
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Audit:
Why, When and How This
fiscal assessment tool is designed to guide an
organization through the why, when and how
of the audit process as it applies to recipients
of federal funds. The tool includes all of
the requirements under OMB Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments,
and Non-Profit Organizations" issued June
30, 1997, by the Office of Management and Budget.
The tool also includes common sense approaches
to preparing for an audit as well as cooperating
with the auditors in order to make the process
as smooth as possible for all involved. 43 pages.
First copy free.
Additional copies, $5 each. |
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How
Sound is Your Financial Management System?
Enables the user to perform a comprehensive and
cumulative review of all aspects of financial and
administrative management systems. Includes a series
of Yes/No questions and actual procedures to test
the effectiveness of your system. 29 pages. First copy free.
2-9 copies, $3.50 each;
10 or more copies, $3.25 each.
ISBN 1-892075-02-4 |
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Questions
and Answers on the Administering of Federal Funds
Compilation of questions and answers
from prior panel discussions in fiscal forums. The
questions were submitted by participants in the
fiscal forums and answered by Linda Jardine, audit
partner, Thomas Havey, LLP; Jerome Subkow, director
of Program Audit, DOL-OIG; Joseph Fasceski, deputy
director, DOL Office of Cost Determination; Linda
M. Clemons, assistant director , AFL-CIO Working
for America Institute. 19 pages.
First copy free.
Additional copies $5 each. |
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Involving
Unions in School-to-Work: A Guide for School-to-Work
Systems and Stakeholders This booklet is intended to help foster STW partnerships
that involve active union partners. Written especially
for non-labor partners serving on school-to-work
state, regional, or local partnership teams, this
publication seeks to promote a better appreciation
and understanding of the key role organized labor
can and should play in shaping and implementing
STW systems. 73 pages. |
Union-affiliated:
First copy free.
2-10 copies, $7.50 each;
11-20 copies, $6 each;
21-99 copies, $4 each;
100+ copies, $3.50 each.
ISBN 1-892075-06-7 |
Others:
First copy free.
2-10 copies, $10 each;
11-20 copies, $8 each;
21-99 copies, $6 each;
100+ copies, $5 each.
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Welfare-to-Work
Grants: A Guide for Organized Labor
A step-by-step plan to insure that
current workers are not displaced by state welfare-to-work
programs. 41 pages.
First copy free.
2-9 copies, $3 each
10-25 copies, $2.50 each
26-50 copies, $2.25 each
51 or more, $2 each |
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request copies of any of these materials, email: info@workingforamerica.org
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