{"id":6377,"date":"2025-12-09T11:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=impact_story&#038;p=6377"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:25:21","slug":"labor-in-action","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/labor-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"El trabajo en acci\u00f3n"},"template":"","class_list":["post-6377","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-labir"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":6367,"quote":"Partnerships make the community; you can\u2019t really do anything alone.","citation":"Alana Weems, Founder and CEO of Motions","topic":[292],"program_theme":false,"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_impact_story_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_impact_story_hero":{"kicker_text":"LABOR","heading":"Labor in Action","summary":"","image":6367,"cta":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Recently, United Way for Southeastern Michigan convened dozens of stakeholders from labor, faith, and community-based organizations for Labor in Action \u2013 an event aimed at driving creative solutions to our community\u2019s most pressing needs.  \r\n\r\n\u201cUnited Way was built for tough times, and no other organization can convene partners to be able to meet those challenges,\u201d said Dan Colling, senior director of Corporate and Labor Relations at United Way for Southeastern Michigan. \u201cSo together, we're going to develop solutions, we're going to deliver on them, and we're excited to bring you all together today for that purpose.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":6279,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":6283,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":6281,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Held at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324, the event included a panel entitled \u201cLabor and Community Impact: Where Ideas Meet Action\u201d moderated by Wayne County Commissioner Angelique Peterson-Mayberry and spirited table discussions.  \r\n\r\nPanelists, including Labor Advocate Rick Blocker, Principal of Southfield Community Schools Porsha Eubanks, Attorney and Activist Gayle Hamilton, BAC Local 2 Bricklayer and Business Agent Ryan Harmon and UAW Region 1 Director Lashawn English, answered questions on current challenges, solutions, ways to strengthen advocacy and their hopes going forward.\r\n\r\n\"Labor is the community, so we have to get more vocal about what it means to be a union member: being in a union is about having a voice,\u201d said Rick. \u201cThis partnership between United Way and unions matters so much, as well as renewing our collaboration with religious groups.\"","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":6297,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":6282,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3>VALORAR LA EXPERIENCIA VIVIDA<\/h3>\r\nThe event held space for small group discussions on a variety of topics, including urgent local issues, elevation of community voices, inclusion, collaboration and pathways to sustainability. Each table received a question to collaborate on, and Table Two was asked how to elevate the voices of working families in decision-making spaces.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe should allow working parents to be seated at the table and have the meetings after work hours so that they can attend,\u201d said Table Two. \u201cOur elected officials and leaders should be people with lived experience so that they can understand and represent the needs.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":6280,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":6290,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":6295,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Building on the importance of lived experience, Synnia Williams, business representative from IBEW 58, explained how people at her job wanted handwashing stations and heaters, but decision makers were slow in respecting those needs. \r\n\r\n\u201cIf you never worked that line, you are not going to be empathetic to the needs of the people,\u201d said Synnia. \u201cI was that person on the job, and just because I do construction work doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m less than human.\u201d \r\n\r\n\u201cYou can make better decisions if you\u2019ve been there or have talked to the people doing it.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":6299,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":6300,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3>LEVANTANDO MIENTRAS SUBE<\/h3>\r\nLabor in Action provided a networking space for local leaders to exchange information and express shared goals. Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Motions, Alana Weems attended the event to network with local partners.\r\n\r\n\"Partnerships make the community; you can't really do anything alone,\u201d said Alana. \u201cWhen you\u2019re small, you need someone else to help you grow, and if you\u2019re big, why not lift as you climb?\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_image":{"image":6292,"helper_width":"narrow"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"A trav\u00e9s de la asociaci\u00f3n y la colaboraci\u00f3n, podemos ayudarles. <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/get-to-know-us\/alice-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">ALICE (Activos limitados, ingresos restringidos, empleada)<\/a> families and improve local communities. Events like Labor in Action showcase the role of United Way and a community convener and establish a shared vision for success. \r\n\r\n\u201cI'm hoping that you all exchange information because, I promise you, someone in this room can help you with something that you're doing,\u201d said Alicia Dennis, director of Labor Relations at United Way for Southeastern Michigan. \u201cAnd if they cannot, talk to me, I'll help you.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<img src=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LiA-Panel-and-UWSEM-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u00bfQuiere ver m\u00e1s del trabajo de nuestro equipo laboral? 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