{"id":6,"date":"2022-05-23T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mu.staging.premierhsllc.com\/awa\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-11-03T22:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:24:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affiliatedworkersassociation.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center no-container home-hero-banner has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-07b7b7eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center home-hero-banner__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54652ca4e124b20631f76d00fe0a5d14\"><strong>Affiliated Workers Association (AWA)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-05bef7b160712c91ddcdc584edfb2299\"><strong>Stronger Together:<\/strong> Join more than 15,000<br>small business owners and entrepreneurs<br>and grow to greatness with AWA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-large-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/join-awa\/\">JOIN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center home-hero-banner__image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/mu.staging.premierhsllc.com\/awa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/AWA-Small-Business-Come-In.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mu.staging.premierhsllc.com\/awa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/AWA-Small-Business-Come-In.webp 1000w, https:\/\/mu.staging.premierhsllc.com\/awa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/AWA-Small-Business-Come-In-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/mu.staging.premierhsllc.com\/awa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/AWA-Small-Business-Come-In-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f8555fa3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cyan-dark-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">What does the Affiliated Workers Association do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While&nbsp;we are proud to offer many resources to our members, everything we do revolves around one core idea: <strong>Empowerment.<\/strong> AWA works to find the best tools and resources to help each of our members&nbsp;reduce their expenses, learn about issues in the small business space and take control of their financial and wellness decisions so they can work on what really matters &#8211; growing their company.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-block\" data-id=\"69092ba0e85d3\">ACF Block<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group color-boxes is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87924b2b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cyan-dark-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">At AWA, we are proud to offer membership to entrepreneurs, small business owners and contractors who are over the age of 18.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull home-video-wrapper is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intro to Affiliated Workers Association\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBJuuY5Lu-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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