Online registration is now closed, but you can still attend the Detroit Troublemakers School! Show up at 9:30 and registration will be available at the door.
NEW Program Available Here [5]
Detroit-area Troublemakers are gathering for a day of skill-building workshops that will help union members and labor activists build power on the job. We have some great new workshops inspired by our new book, Secrets of a Successful Organizer [6], Labor Notes' fastest-selling ever.
When: December 3, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: UAW Local 22, 4300 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48210
Cost: $20, lunch included. Scholarships available (no one will be turned away for lack of funds).
Agenda:
9:30 a.m. Registration (Please arrive early so the agenda can start and end on time).
10:00 a.m. Plenary
Andrea Parker, Chicago Teachers Union [7]
Vanessa Dawson, Detroit Federation of Teachers [8]
George Windau, UAW Local 12, Chrysler [9]
10:45 a.m. Morning Workshops
Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Beating Apathy
Running for Union Office
Building Labor Community Alliances
Dealing With Difficult Supervisors
12:45 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Afternoon Workshops
Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Turning an Issue Into a Campaign
Contract Campaigns From the Bottom Up
Social Justice Unionism
Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Mapping Your Workplace and Identifying Leaders
3:30 p.m. Wrap-Up
4:00 p.m. Adjourn for social hour nearby
For more info, contact Jane at 313-318-1171 or jane[at]labornotes[dot]org [10]. Photo credit: Jim West, jimwestphoto.com [11].
Links
[1] https://labornotes.org/print/5374?language=en
[2] https://labornotes.org/print/5374?language=es
[3] https://labornotes.org/sites/default/files/DetroitTMSflyer.pdf
[4] https://labornotes.org/contact
[5] http://labornotes.org/sites/default/files/Detroit%20TMS%20%20program-3.pdf
[6] http://www.labornotes.org/secrets
[7] http://labornotes.org/2016/10/chicago-teachers-avert-strike-forcing-mayor-dig-deep
[8] http://labornotes.org/2016/03/rolling-sickouts-expose-unsafe-detroit-schools
[9] http://labornotes.org/2015/09/so-far-chrysler-workers-roundly-rejecting-two-tier-pact
[10] https://labornotes.org/contact/jane/labornotes/org
[11] http://jimwestphoto.com/