Strategic Plan

MISSION STATEMENT (revised February 14, 2019)

Our mission is to promote and maintain a constructive labor-management environment through workforce development, education, retention and new business attraction. We provide a forum to improve and expand labor-management collaboration in the private and public sector within the tri-state area.

Goal 1: Create a positive labor-management environment in our economic region

  • Objective 1: Increase the Dubuque Area Labor-Management Council's membership numbers by networking and partnering with community organizations

  • Objective 2: Support the Alliance for Construction Excellence

  • Objective 3: Create more awareness of the DALMC and its members

  • Objective 4: Maintain and promote labor-management education and history/milestones

Goal 2: Continue and expand programs offered to the community to support the mission

  • Objective 1: Establish DALMC as a resource to promote opportunities for workforce and continuing education in the tri-state area

Goal 3: Achieve financial sustainability

  • Objective 1: Seek current and additional grant funding and other financial opportunities

  • Objective 2: Develop a five-year financial campaign to be launched for our 40th anniversary in 2028

Updated July 2026