Important Links

• ACT Foundation
• AFL-CIO Unions
• The Blue Book
• Cabell Co. Commission
• Congressional Budget
• Laborers' International Union
• Laborers' Local 543
• National Alliance for Fair Contracting
• NLRB
• Operating Engineers
• OSHA
• Teamsters
• Union Shop
• Union Voice
• WV Dept. of Labor
• WV Sec'y of State


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West Virginia's Premier Council

The original charter of the Southwestern District Labor Council was issued by the Federation of Labor to the "Central Labor Union" of Huntington, WV. on August 13, 1920. This Charter remained active for 37 years until the Federation of Labor issued the "Huntington District Labor Council" a new Charter on November 11, 1957. Eventually the Southwestern District Labor Council, AFL-CIO was issued its charter from President Lane Kirkland on November 18, 1982 to the Officers Richard Wilkes, A. W. Clark, Sherman Gallimore, Richard Akers, Sherry Dean, Cecil Dean, and Harold Joyce.

Purpose

The Southwestern District Labor Council remains an active presence throughout its 5 county jurisdiction, and a vocal opponent to the oppression of working families in the communities where we live. By remaining active in the community the Southwestern District Labor Council demonstrates to everyone in organized labor that we should be working to recover our market share and increase our density in a forcebul yet positive manner. Union education is not for union people only. At the council we attempt to demonstrate how education works for all men and women.

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