Please join the Arkansas AFL-CIO at 12:00 pm at the state Capitol
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Let us rally together so that our legislators hear us loud and clear...
Arkansas wants to work!
More from the Arkansas AFL-CIO:
Jobs. That’s the crisis in America. Our economy will not recover until people get work. Congress must act now to create millions of good jobs and prevent layoffs-and together we must hold every elected official accountable.
In Arkansas, 930 bridges are deficient—and 1,759,104 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.3 percent of Arkansans are jobless.
With so many Arkansans out of work and so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work, there’s a simple solution: Congress must pass legislation putting jobless Americans to work fixing critical infrastructure—bridges, schools, roads, ports and more.
Tell your members of Congress: America is ready to get to work on our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
These projects don’t just create good jobs for the people who do the original work—though that’s a big part of why they are important right now. They also make our economy perform better in the long term by increasing productivity. And they make America and our state better, safer places to live.
Immediate work on Arkansas’s crumbling infrastructure is a start. But we also need to pass a fully funded surface transportation reauthorization and start now on even bigger projects—world-class communications and energy systems, high-speed rail and other infrastructure we need to be competitive in the 21st century.
Tell your members of Congress: America is ready to get to work. Let’s get started on our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
Please bring a sign to this rally asking your congressman to invest in American jobs now!
Understanding the New FMLA Regulations
- New FMLA postings and forms
- Changes in medical certification and recertification
- New deadlines for employee and employer notices
- Changes to the right to substitute paid leave
- Military family leave regulations merged into FMLA regulations
- And more!
The ADA Amendments Act
- Who is a person with a disability under the Act?
- What is reasonable accommodation?
- What is an essential function?
Bargaining to Make Employment Laws More Effective
- Creative ways to make employment laws more helpful
- Deciding what should be negotiated
- Negotiating language on the: Americans with Disabilities Act; Civil Rights Act; Fair Labor Standards Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
For more information visit the LEP website at www.iea.ualr.edu/lep/ or call 501-569-8483.
