Why Join ILCA?

•  Ability to share ideas and materials with your fellow labor communicators through the ILCA website and in-person at ILCA conventions.
•  Permission to reproduce, free-of-charge, the best of labor writing, photography, cartoons, graphics, audio, and video from other ILCA members and outside sources partnering with the ILCA.
•  Access to make your own work available for reproduction by ILCA members and others through this website.
•  Access to place news and announcements on the ILCA website.
•  Use of numerous instruction and guidebooks full of tips and resources, available through the website and in hardcopy.
•  Listing and a link on the website at http://ILCAonline.org.
•  Access to post on the jobs board and to consult the intern programs listed online.
•  Subscriptions to the ILCA newsletter, The Reporter, and other ILCA publications.
• Invitation to attend ILCA workshops for both beginning and experienced labor communicators.
• Ability to enter the ILCA's annual labor media contest.
•  Press passes from the ILCA.
•  Access to advertisers recruited and vetted by the ILCA.
• Free advice and consulting by the ILCA on postal regulations and rates and more.
• Power to vote on the ILCA?s agenda.

Who Can Join?

The International Labor Communications Association, founded in 1955, is the professional organization of labor communicators in North America. Most of our members are union media, whether they be paid staff or volunteers. We are also building alliances with independent labor media, alternative media, the media reform movement, and free-lance and individual labor communicators. 

What dues will we pay?

Download the dues structure for 2009.

Contact the ILCA office administrator for a membership form.