Events
Join Buffalo labor activists and our friends at Labor Notes for a presentation on How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers.
Featured speaker: Mark Brenner, coauthor and director of Labor Notes »
The Miami Troublemakers School is a one-day crash course in rabblerousing for union members, worker center activists, students, and community organizers. The day will feature trainings such as “Beating Apathy,” "Building Strong Labor-Community Coalitions," "Secrets of a Successful Organizer," and "Using Your Rights on the Job." We’ll also have a chance to network and share strategies so that we can build a stronger movement for workers and communities in South Florida. »
To defend public services and win at the bargaining table, we have to mobilize members and build strong community partnerships—but how?
Come to a free workshop to share strategies and build skills.
Hear from the Chicago Teachers Union on how they activated members, built strong community alliances and won a precedent-setting strike.
When:
Saturday January 16
9am-1pm
We will be starting promptly at 9am, so please arrive early to register. »
Indiana Troublemakers are gathering for a day of skill-building workshops, education, and strategy discussions for worker activists, union members, students, and community activists to put some movement back in the labor movement.
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Vermont Labor Solidarity and Labor Notes present a Mini-Troublemakers School:
Building Activism in Our Unions
When:
Saturday, October 31, 10am-2pm
Where:
Vermont Workers Center, 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington
Register here!
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Calling all New England Troublemakers! Budget cuts, corporate union-busting, and privatizing schemes are wreaking havoc on working people.
Come to the New England Troublemakers School for a day of workshops and discussions on how to put the movement back in the labor movement. The school will be a great opportunity for union members, stewards, and community activists to share strategies and build the solidarity required to build a powerful fightback against corporate power. »
Bay Area Troublemakers are gathering for a day of skill-building workshops, education, and strategy discussions for worker activists, union members, students, and community activists to put some movement back in the labor movement.
Budget cuts, union-busting, privatization, and corporate outsourcing schemes are wreaking havoc on working people in the Bay Area and worldwide. We need a strong, fighting labor movement to take on these anti-worker attacks. »
Join us for a discussion of How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers, hosted by the Kalamazoo Education Association with a presentation from Labor Notes author Jane Slaughter. Come to discuss what we can learn from the Chicago Teachers and how we can tackle the challenges Michigan teachers face. »
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