Calendar of Events

TACTICS TO BUILD POWER

Got a boss making some bad decisions? Angry about the dismantling of public services and the attack on federal workers? Ready to bring your co-workers into collective action? Planning some May Day 2025 actions, but not quite ready to strike?

Join us for a workshop about campaign tactics that target the boss, get wins, and build the power to take on shop floor fights and grow the movement to stop the billionaire agenda.

We will hear about effective tactics that bring workers into solidarity and scare the boss—and the billionaires.

When: April 14th
Time:   7:30pm – 9:00pm EST
Where:  This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom.

EXPAND YOUR REACH AS A TROUBLEMAKER

As a troublemaker, you know you need to get more of your coworkers involved in your organizing, but are you struggling to reach (or even find) them?

Whether you’re launching a bottom-up campaign, building a stewards’ network, or running for union office, learn the skills you’ll need to systematically build a list of your coworkers from scratch, and to make the best use of it.

When:  April 17th
Time:   7:00pm – 8:30pm EST
Where:  This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom.

WINNING A STRONG CONTRACT:  Parts I & II 

We will cover the basics of building a Contract Action Team (CAT), putting together an escalating campaign (potentially culminating in a strike), and dynamics between the bargaining committee, CAT, and the membership.

This workshop is for union members looking to build their skills for contract campaigns. We recommend that you register with a group of your coworkers if possible.

Prerequisites for this workshop:  We strongly encourage workshop participants to first attend our upcoming “Secrets of a Successful Organizer” online workshop series, if you haven’t taken it before. This is a three-part series that will take place April 2, 9, and 16. We plan to review concepts from Secrets, but we recommend previous familiarity in order to get the most out of the workshop. 

When:  April 30th and May 7th
Time:   7:00pm – 8:30pm EST
Where:  This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom.

STEERING GREEN TRANSITIONS

Real solutions to the climate crisis depend on workers’ know-how. CEOs usually cling to their dirty profits or try to cash in on green technology to bust our unions and degrade our jobs.

We’ll discuss your visions for how to change your workplace and how to break down the obstacles your boss puts up to divide, confuse, and demoralize our coworkers about climate change and new technologies on the job. Last, we’ll work through the next steps to help our coworkers come together for green transitions that grow worker power.

When:             April 23rd
Time:              8:00pm – 9:30pm EST
Where:           This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom.

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT SUPERVISORS

As the union’s most active members in the workplace, stewards can regularly find themselves in conflict with supervisors. Sometimes this is just part of the job. But sometimes, stewards come up against particularly difficult supervisors who try to undermine the union at every turn. 

Join Labor Notes and other stewards from a variety of industries to talk about strategies for handling bad management.

When:             April 24th
Time:              7:30pm – 9:00pm EST
Where:           This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom.

$10 – Regular registration

Contact Ronda at [email protected] or 517-887-8844 to register.

Workshops hosted by Labor Notes.