The AFL-CIO’s Young Worker Advisory Council (YWAC) advises and helps implement the AFL-CIO’s NextUp young worker program. Councilmembers are voices for economic and social justice in their communities and their unions, and they are charged with helping the AFL-CIO find new and innovative ways to engage the next generation of workers in the labor movement. They will mentor, train, and develop young worker group leaders and publicly represent the AFL-CIO’s NextUp program across the country. Groups across the federation, from the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council to the State Federation/CLC Advisory Committee, will rely on their counsel as the labor movement deepens its commitment to the engagement and development of workers.
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Responsibilities include:
- Each elected member will serve a one-year term.
- YWAC requires a significant, regular, and ongoing commitment, including monthly phone calls and an in-person meeting twice a year.
- Foster and develop young worker networks across the country at the national, state and local level.
- Assist in mentoring and leadership training for young workers and AFL-CIO Young Worker Groups.
- Advise the AFL-CIO on national young worker program development and provide guidance to the State Fed/CLC Advisory Committee on youth engagement.
- Attend and participate in YWAC meetings twice a year and monthly teleconference calls.
- Serve on subcommittees as requested by the Secretary-Treasurer, or as determined by the YWAC itself.
Nominees must be members of a nationally affiliated AFL-CIO union or Working America and meet the following basic requirements:
- Candidates should have experience in young worker outreach, programming, or activism within their union, community, or organization. (Experience will vary.)
- Candidates should have demonstrated leadership in some form.
- YWAC representatives should be 35 or under at the time of election.
- Travel costs to YWAC meetings, the AFL-CIO NextUp Summit, and the Quadrennial Convention will be covered by the elected member’s State Fed, CLC, or affiliate.
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