LAYOFF SURVIVAL KIT FOR UNION LEADERS

Layoffs are not new to the American workplace, but with the U.S. unemployment rate approaching 10 percent, the current jobs crisis is the worst in 26 years. Many workers—including those who still have jobs—are angry and fearful.

Union leaders can help workers weather the current crisis by responding to their members’ concerns and acting as their advocate with employers and public service agencies. Here is information to help union leaders respond to recent layoffs.

Union Checklists:

• Four Ways Union Leaders Can Help Displaced Workers (Full Story)
  
• What to do When the Layoff Notice Arrives (Full Story)
  
• Helping Government Help Dislocated Workers (Full Story)
  
• Benefits for Documented and Undocumented Workers: English version Spanish version

Options and Strategies:

• Taking Preventative Measures: Layoff Aversion Strategies (Full Story)
• Another Option to Avoid Layoffs: Short-Time Compensation (Full Story)

Information and Resources:

• DOL Awards National Emergency Grants to States (Full Story)
  
• Additional Funding Opportunities (Full Story)
  
• Unemployment Insurance Update (Full Story)
  
• Online Resources for Union Leaders (Full Story)
  
• Falling Througn the Unemployment Safety Net (Full Story)
• President's Proposed cuts of U.S. Labor Programs (Full Story)
  

Brochures in English and Spanish:

Go to this page for the links to these five brochures:
http://www.workingforamerica.org/documents/docmenu.htm

• Surviving Layoffs
  
• Coping With Layoffs and Plant Closures
• It's Your Job...These are Your Rights
• The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act WARN
• Trade Act Programs

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