About Us
Our Purpose
The purpose of Rebuilding American Values is to educate and inform the general public about the positive benefit to our economy of such core American values as:
- Defined benefit pensions and union-negotiated health care plans
- Labor/Management training and apprenticeship committees
- Labor's long-term commitment to infrastructure and transportat
The purpose of Rebuilding American Values is to educate and inform the general public about the positive benefit to our economy of such core American values as:
- Defined benefit pensions and union-negotiated health care plans
- Labor/Management training and apprenticeship committees
- Labor's long-term commitment to infrastructure and transportation funding at the state and local levels
- Public education
- Opposition to efforts to privatize vital government services delivered by pubic sector labor union members
Our Founder
Rebuilding American Values was founded by Bob Wolper as a 501(c)(4) entity - a tax-exempt social welfare organization.
In addition to founding this organization, Bob Wolper is the Vice President and Co-Owner of Strategic Communications Consultants (www.strategicco.com). He has worked as a lobbyist, government and public affairs specialist,
Rebuilding American Values was founded by Bob Wolper as a 501(c)(4) entity - a tax-exempt social welfare organization.
In addition to founding this organization, Bob Wolper is the Vice President and Co-Owner of Strategic Communications Consultants (www.strategicco.com). He has worked as a lobbyist, government and public affairs specialist, and political consultant since 1977. He attended Temple University from 1969 to 1978, majoring in political science as an undergraduate and public administration as a master’s graduate.
Bob started his public affairs career as a lobbyist, political action committee director, and public relations officer for the Retail Clerks Union of Pennsylvania, now known as the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1776 KS.
As a lobbyist and communications specialist, Bob has worked on major labor-related issues before the PA General Assembly from the 1980s to the present, first as a staff representative and now as an independent consultant. These issues included job security and job creation legislation, as well as fighting attempts to privatize government agencies.
He has an extensive network of contacts and relationships with state and national union and political leaders.
Bob also has performed strategic planning and general consulting services for Democratic candidates for elected office at the federal, state, and local government levels, as well as for unions and other organizations.
He has extensive experience running educational programs on lobbying, and sets up, monitors, and implements public affairs programs for unions and human service organizations in Pennsylvania and other states, including New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland & Washington.
He has developed political and issue messaging campaigns for unions, businesses, and non-profit organizations, from conception through production and delivery to target audiences.
Bob also works with firms in new and emerging technologies and in the union benefits fields, helping them develop business opportunities and apply cost savings strategies to the communications needs of unions and businesses.