Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people", and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from the Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
In the state's largest urban areas, pockets of jazz culture flourish, and Native American, Mexican, and Asian enclaves produce music and art of their respective cultures. The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals in the southern United States, and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. The Tulsa Ballet, one of the state's five major city ballet companies, is rated as one of the top ballet companies in the United States by the New York Times. The University of Oklahoma's dance program, formed by ballerina Yvonne Chouteau and husband Miguel Terekhov in 1962 was the first fully-accredited program of its kind in the United States. In Sand Springs, an outdoor amphitheater called "Discoveryland!" is the official performance headquarters for the musical Oklahoma! Historically, the state has produced musical styles such as The Tulsa Sound and Western Swing, which was popularized at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing", served as the performance headquarters of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during the 1930s.
APWU Tulsa - Union representing postal workers in Tulsa, OK.
Oklahoma Education Association - Oklahoma's largest professional education organization, representing over 40,000 certified and retired teachers, support personnel and student education majors. Affiliated with the National Education Association.
Oklahoma Labor Links - Linked directory of online labor sites throughout the state.
Oklahoma Nurses Association - Union representing the state's nurses.
Pipeliners Union 798 - Represents workers in Tulsa.
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 397 - Union representing plumbers and pipefitters in Washington and Osage counties.
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 430 - Representing approximately 1500 trained journeymen and trades workers in Tulsa, OK.
Transport Workers Union Local 514 - Organized labor union for mechanics, stock clerks, fleet service, machinists, welders, painters, composite workers, and facility maintenance at American Airlines and Zeco, Tulsa Oklahoma.
UAW Local 1999 - GM workers in Oklahoma City.
Yahoo Groups: Civilian Talk - Forum for civilian workers at Fort Sill, Oklahoma who are members of the National Federation of Federal Employees Local 273, the American Federation of Government Employees Local or the Teamsters Fort Sill Local
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