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Toronto Troublemakers School

October 18, 2025, 9:00 am EDT
Join labour activists from the greater 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! Whether you're new to unions or are an experienced union activist, there's something there for you. We encourage local unions to send a group of members. »

Workshop: What To Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart

October 21, 2025, 7:00 pm EDT
Cartoon by Mary Matthews, drawingdailyusa.com If you’re a union member, unfortunately the chances are good that you’ve had your heart broken at least once by one of your own leaders. Whether you tried to get involved and there was nowhere to go, or the members got sold out, or leaders want to keep the union as their exclusive club, it can feel pretty harsh. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how to organize with your fellow union members to recommit to your union, and to change the culture into one where leaders respect and serve the members. »

Stewards' Workshop: Just Cause (October)

October 27, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
Just cause is the keystone of the union contract, protecting members from unwarranted and excessive discipline. But many of its most important secrets have been restricted to arbitrators and labor professionals. Join Labor Notes for a Steward's Workshop on Just Cause, where we'll talk about what it is, what it isn't, and how stewards can use it to vigorously enforce the rights of members. »

Alabama Fightback School

November 1, 2025, 1:00 pm CDT
This moment in history calls for an organized, powerful labor movement acting in solidarity to push back and fight forward for economic and racial justice. The Alabama Fightback School will bring rank-and-file workers and community members into conversation to: »

Secrets of a Successful Organizer (November)

November 8, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
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 two sessions full of lively participatory exercises. We welcome first-timers and repeat attendees looking to sharpen their skills. »

New Orleans Troublemakers School

December 6, 2025, 9:30 am EST
Join labor activists from around New Orleans—and the South—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! Date: December 6, 2025 Time: 9.30 am - 4 pm Location: IATSE Local 478, 511 N Hennessey St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70119 Registration fees: $30 - Regular registration $15 - Low-income registration (choose if you need) »

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. »