New York Troublemakers School

Event Date: 
May 18, 2013

Event at a Glance

Date

May 18, 2013, 9:00 am

Registration

$25 regular/ $15 low-income; Includes lunch

Location

345 E 15th St, Manhattan (between 1st and 2nd Aves.) New York City

Conference Flyer

Saturday, May 18,
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The High School for Health Professions and Human Services,
345 E 15th St, Manhattan (between 1st and 2nd Aves.)

New York troublemakers are planning a day of skill-building workshops, education, and strategy discussions to put some movement back in the labor movement.

This school will be a great opportunity for union members, stewards, and community activists to share strategies and build the solidarity required in these tough times.

Only $25, lunch included. Download Full Program

Workshops and Panels

  • Beating Apathy
  • Dealing with Difficult Supervisors
  • Secrets of a Successful Organizer
  • After Bloomberg: A Union Agenda for New York City
  • Just Cause: How to Win Discipline Cases
  • Roots of the Public Sector Budget Crisis
  • Labor-Community Alliances Done Right
  • Lessons from Labor History
  • Legal Rights on the Job and in the Union
  • An Organizing Approach to Health and Safety
  • Using Direct Action to Get Results

Layoffs, union-busting, and slash-and-burn budgets are squeezing working people. Rank-and-file union members and community activists are rebuilding solidarity and fighting back together. Join us.

For more info, contact Samantha Winslow, 718-284-4144, samantha[at]labornotes[dot]org.