Northwest Pennsylvania Cooperation Council

Northwest Pennsylvania Cooperation Council, one of the largest non-profit labor-management organizations in the US, will enter its 21st year of operation in 2005.

NwPACC advances labor-management services in the seven counties of Northwestern Pennsylvania – Mercer, Erie, Clarion, Crawford, Venango, Forest and Warren.

NwPACC is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, foundations, local governments and school districts. It is affiliated with the National Labor Management Association, Mahoning Valley (Ohio) Labor Management Citizens Committee, Pennsylvania Economic Development Association, Industrial Relations Research Association, Penn Northwest Development Corporation and other labor-management committees throughout the state.  

NwPACC earns its keep by administering cost-lowering solutions for everyday business problems.

Features and Benefits

· Help organizations establish worksite committees that improve employment relations, productivity, and promote employee involvement.

· Networking with other members who share the same concerns and problems.

· Shared responsibility of maintaining quality health care services at the lowest possible cost. Participation in programs that promote the value and improve the image of harmonious labor-management relations at work places.

· Access to data resources in the areas of job safety, communications, health care cost containment, employee benefits, etc.

· Discounted fees for seminars, conferences and training programs on labor-management cooperation, problem-solving techniques and strategy to conflict resolution, and leadership skills. Discounted fees for worksite services such as employee newsletters, wellness, and other labor-management programs.