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Secrets of a Successful Organizer (September)

September 8, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
You've been talking to your co-workers, and they say they feel overworked, underpaid, and increasingly pressured by productivity quotas and the ever present threat of discipline. How do you fight for better? Secrets of a Successful Organizer is Labor Notes' core organizing training, in three sessions full of lively participatory exercises. We welcome first-timers and repeat attendees looking to sharpen their skills. »

North Carolina Troublemakers School

September 20, 2025, 10:00 am EDT
Join labor activists from around North Carolina—and the whole region—to strategize, share skills, and learn how to organize to win. Troublemakers Schools are day-long mini-conferences that cover organizing skills and highlight real-world examples of taking on the boss, and winning! Workshops and panels will cover topics like: »

Stewards' Workshop: Assertive Grievance Handling

September 29, 2025, 8:00 pm EDT
This workshop has limited capacity and is for stewards and elected officers who work with stewards - not staff. Please register only if this applies to you. Fighting grievances isn’t only about how well you argue your case. It’s also about organizing members to build pressure on management. This workshop will focus on how to win creatively without going to arbitration—or sometimes without even filing a grievance. »

Milwaukee Troublemakers School

Workers gather at an APWU action
October 4, 2025, 9:30 am CDT
Bringing together union members, labor activists, and local officers, a Labor Notes Troublemakers School is a space for building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. It’s a real shot in the arm for newbies and seasoned activists alike. In these perilous times, it more important than ever for workers to gather, share our knowledge, and build the labor movement we need to claim the world we want. »

Puget Sound Troublemakers School (October)

October 12, 2025, 9:00 am PDT
ABAJO, LA INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL. Bringing together union members, labor activists, and local officers, a Troublemakers School is an incredible space for networking, building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. It’s a real shot in the arm for newbies and seasoned activists alike. In these perilous times, it is more important than ever for workers to gather, share our knowledge, and build the labor movement we need to claim the world we want. »

Toronto Troublemakers School

October 18, 2025, 9:00 am EDT
Join labor activists from the Toronto area to strategize, share skills, and learn how to organize to win. Troublemakers Schools are day-long mini-conferences that cover organizing skills and highlight real-world examples of taking on the boss, and winning! Workshops and panels will cover topics like: »

Save the Date: The Labor Notes 2026 Conference

June 12, 2026, 9:00 am CDT
The Labor Notes Conference is the biggest gathering of rank-and-file union activists, union reformers, and all-around troublemakers out there. Save the date to join us in Chicago in 2026. WHEN: Friday, June 12, 2026, 9 a.m. to Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 3 p.m. WHERE: Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois Details to come. »