NEPALMC http://www.nepalmc.org Northeastern Pennsylvania Labor Management Council Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:05:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Labor Management Council Closing after More than 3 Decades of Service http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/08/22/labor-management-council-closing-after-more-than-3-decades-of-service/ http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/08/22/labor-management-council-closing-after-more-than-3-decades-of-service/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:05:53 +0000 Eve Centrelli http://www.nepalmc.org/?p=214 For more than 3 decades the Northeastern Pennsylvania Labor Management Council, a neutral  non-profit organization, provided an effective forum for Labor and Management to work together while providing companies, unions, government, and the communities of Northeastern Pennsylvania with information and services needed to improve the quality of life of the current and future workforce.  Initially created by labor, business and community leaders as two separate entities, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area Labor Management Council and the Scranton Lackawanna Labor Management Committee, in 2001 the organizations merged to better serve all the communities of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Over the years the Labor Management Council, supported financially by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry through 2008, provided services to improve labor management relations in the workplace, advocacy to thousands of displaced workers, promoted career awareness of the union building and construction trades to youth, and provided low cost informational workshops and seminars on issues that affected people the workplace.

Although supported by the department of Labor and Industry’s office of Labor Management Cooperation, funding for the organization and several like it throughout the commonwealth all but disappeared. In order to survive these last few years the Council had become a fee for service organization straying from its original mission. With little operating funds and decrease grant opportunities, in June, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to close the doors effective September 30th.

Facts:

  • Conducted low cost seminars and workshops on issues that affected labor and management in the workplace:
    • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
    • Workplace Violence
    • Workplace Safety Certification
    • Family Medical Leave Act
    • Americans with Disabilities Act
    • Equal Employment Opportunity
    • Workers Compensation
    • How to prepare for an Arbitration
    • Age Discrimination
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Partnered with numerous organization on a wide variety of projects
      • Regional Workforce Investment Boards
      • PA CareerLinks©
      • Department of Labor and Industry
      • Educational Institutions
      • Managed and developed the Northeastern PA Pre-Apprenticeship Initiative
        • 12-week afterschool program that prepared high school seniors for opportunities in the building and construction trades apprenticeship programs.
        • Advocacy for 1000’s of dislocated workers in Northeastern Pennsylvania
          • Provided support to the State’s Rapid Response team
          • Assisted Rapid Response Coordinator with informational meetings
          • Coordinated and facilitated dislocated worker transition teams, sometimes meeting with them for 1 year after company closed or downsized
          • Provided direction to former workers
          • Developed a workshop called “Moving On” to assist dislocated workers with their transition
          • Through the Labor Management Council’s efforts, consistently had more transition teams than any other region in the state
          • Northeast PA Safety and Health Expo
            • 3 successful years
            • Brought together safety experts for an all day conference
            • A Labor Management Partnership

 

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Labor Management Council had 3 paid staff and a volunteer board of directors consisting of 30 business, labor, community and government leaders.

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Join us for a day of fun and golf and support both of these programs that provide career opportunities for youth in our Northeastern Pennsylvania Communities. Go to the forms and publications section to download a brochure!

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]]> http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/05/20/safety-expo-registration-extended-to-may-23rd/feed/ 0 Gr. Hazleton Chamber to Hold 6th Annual Seminar http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/05/13/gr-hazleton-chamber-to-hold-6th-annual-seminar/ http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/05/13/gr-hazleton-chamber-to-hold-6th-annual-seminar/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 17:11:00 +0000 Eve Centrelli http://www.nepalmc.org/?p=189 The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Human Resource Committee has announced their Sixth Annual Human Resource Seminar. This half day seminar consists of three sessions and attendees will choose from two topics in each session, plus a keynote speaker, continental breakfast and lunch. This seminar is geared toward Human Resource professionals, as well as small to mid-size business owners, assistant, middle or general managers or supervisors. The seminar is scheduled to take place on Thursday June 2nd on the 4th Floor of the Hazleton Campus of Luzerne County Community College located at 100 W. Broad Street in Downtown Hazleton. The seminar will run from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm. Contact the Chamber office at 455-1509 for more information or to register.

]]> http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/05/13/gr-hazleton-chamber-to-hold-6th-annual-seminar/feed/ 0 HRCI Awards the 2011 NEPA Safety Expo (6) Recertification Credit Hours http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/14/hrci-awards-the-2011-nepa-safety-expo-6-recertification-credit-hours/ http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/14/hrci-awards-the-2011-nepa-safety-expo-6-recertification-credit-hours/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:54:51 +0000 Eve Centrelli http://www.nepalmc.org/?p=178 http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/14/hrci-awards-the-2011-nepa-safety-expo-6-recertification-credit-hours/feed/ 0 Download Application and Register for Safety Expo http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/04/download-application-and-register-for-safety-expo/ http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/04/download-application-and-register-for-safety-expo/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:43:08 +0000 Eve Centrelli http://www.nepalmc.org/?p=176 You can download a 2011 Safety Expo brochure by going to the “Forms and Publications” tab. To register online click on  the “Contact” tab.

]]> http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/04/download-application-and-register-for-safety-expo/feed/ 0 Safety & Health Expo – May 25, 2011 Lackawanna College http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/04/safety-health-expo-may-25-2011-lackawanna-college/ http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/04/safety-health-expo-may-25-2011-lackawanna-college/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:24:03 +0000 Eve Centrelli http://www.nepalmc.org/?p=164 The Northeastern Pennsylvania Labor Management Council (NEPALMC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) the Northeast PA Chapter of the ASSE, the PA Department of Labor and Industry, the AFL-CIO, the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association and Lackawanna College are pleased to announce the 2011 Northeastern Pennsylvania Safety and Health Expo. This event is a comprehensive one day conference that will be held at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa on May 25, 2011.  John Hermanson, Region 3 Administrator for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is the Keynote Speaker. Workshops   offered include Emergency Evacuation, OSHA Update, Hazard Communication, The Aging Workforce, How to Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls, Developing an Injury and Illness Prevention Program, Capabilities and Limitations of Personal Protective Equipment, Developing a Respiratory Protection Program,  Preparing for a Workers’ Compensation Hearing,  Workplace Safety Committee Certification, Behavior Based Safety, Fire Prevention Certification, and Combustible Dust. In addition to breakout sessions, participants will have an opportunity during the day to visit exhibitors offering a wide variety of safety information.

]]> http://www.nepalmc.org/2011/04/04/safety-health-expo-may-25-2011-lackawanna-college/feed/ 0 The Northeastern PA Labor Management Council Mourns the Loss of Founder and Co-Chair, Sam Bianco http://www.nepalmc.org/2010/10/21/the-northeastern-pa-labor-management-council-morns-the-loss-of-founder-and-co-chair-sam-bianco/ http://www.nepalmc.org/2010/10/21/the-northeastern-pa-labor-management-council-morns-the-loss-of-founder-and-co-chair-sam-bianco/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:05:53 +0000 Eve Centrelli http://www.nepalmc.org/?p=154

Sam Bianco

Sam Bianco, one of the founders and Labor Co-Chair of the Northeasten Pennsylvania Laobr Mangement Council passed away on Tuesday September 28th. Presdient of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Labor Council for more than 3 decades, Sam postively impacted not only labor, but management and the community. He was well-known, loved and respected by everyone.  Eve Centrelli, Executive Director of the Council said, “Sam believed that working together, labor management cooperation, would improve the quality of life for working families. He was always upbeat and full of energy and he will be greatly missed.  It will be difficult to fill his shoes.”  The Board of Directors of the Labor Management Council sends sincere condolences to Sam’s family.

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