This workshop is intended for stewards and elected officers who work closely with stewards. Please register only if this applies to you.
Chances are that we've all been to a bad meeting. One person talked the whole time, the meeting ran way too long, people left with no clearer sense of what to do about their workplace problems, and so on.
But meetings don't have to be this way. Meetings can be a way for shop stewards to bring their co-workers together to build strength in their fight against the boss—when they're run effectively. »
For a strong union, we've got to help all members participate and speak up.
This workshop, hosted by stewards and members from the Caucus of Rank-and-file Electrical Workers and the Latin American Electrical Workers Alliance in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, will cover how to build up member power across multiple languages in your local union. »
Build your teaching and facilitation skills!
Join the Washington Labor Education and Research Center and Labor Notes for a two-day educator training to build skills running participatory organizing trainings in your own organization.
When: Friday, March 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: South Seattle College Georgetown Campus
Costs: Registration will be $50 per person and will include coffee and lunch. »
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.
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