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Get Involved with Your Union!

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There is a place for everyone in ALE, and a range of important roles that we need members to assume as we defend our first contract and continue to build our union. Email nyccouncilunion@gmail.com to learn more and get involved!

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ALE is holding important leadership elections in October, 2024. Click here to learn more.

 

Summer/Fall 2024 Union Calendar

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  • Wednesday, August 21st, 6:30pm - ALE Wellness Event in Flushing Meadows Park. All welcome. (Organized with Healing Tree NYC.)

  • Thursday, August 22nd, 6:30pm - ALE Summer Social at the Bronx Brewery. All welcome.

  • Wednesday, August 28th, 6:30pm - ALE Wellness Event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. All welcome. (Organized with Healing Tree NYC.)

  • Saturday, September 7th, 10am - NYC Labor Day Parade. March with ALE!

  • Saturday, September 14th, 11am - ALE Strategic Planning Retreat. Union members only.

  • Tuesday, September 17th, 6:30pm - ALE Summer Social at the Hop Shoppe on Staten Island. All welcome.

  • Saturday, October 5th - Deadline to join ALE in order to vote and/or run as a candidate in the October 2024 elections.

  • October 21st-25th - ALE Executive Board Elections. Union members only.

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Key Roles for Union Members

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Stewards:

Stewards are the heart of our union, connecting each of the 51 member offices and the Finance Division directly to ALE, empowering staff by ensuring they know their rights, and helping to address workplace issues.

 

There are now union Stewards in almost two-thirds of member offices, and in the Finance Division! Learn more about the Steward role here and volunteer to become a Steward here! 

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ALE Committees:

  • Solidarity Committee: Help to build partnerships with other unions, and organize ALE members around issues important to the larger labor movement. 

  • Membership Committee: Engage with co-workers and encourage them to join ALE, orient new union members, and help plan membership socials & other community building events. 

 

We encourage all ALE members to get involved with a union committee. Click here to sign up!​

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Development of Union Standards & Bylaws: 

Assist in drafting ALE's internal anti-harassment code, formalizing general election processes, and writing union rules and bylaws.

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