Classes

The class covers the basics of labor and employment laws that every union activist should know. The class reviews the laws, the agencies that administer the laws, and the effectiveness and weaknesses of the laws and their enforcement. The course covers the National Labor Relations Act and the challenges workers face in union organizing, strikes, ... Read more

This class introduces the student to the process and content of collective bargaining. It addresses among other items the legal obligations to bargain, mandatory and permissible subjects of bargaining, types of bargaining relationships, and styles of bar-gaining and takes the student thorough multiple stages of labor negotiations. The class also examines the critical information necessary ... Read more

This class introduces the student to the process and content of collective bargaining. It addresses The class will discuss how to investigate, screen, write, and negotiate a grievance; how to interview the grievant and witnesses; the multiple roles of a steward; the seven principles of just cause; and the legal rights of union stewards. The ... Read more

Understanding the economy and examining your day-to-day and long-term social conditions and worker rights. How much power do you have as a worker in the US? Analyzing how the system works will position workers for better strategy and tactics in labor organizing. Topics will include the growth of "right to work" laws, gig work, and ... Read more

Understanding the economy and examining your day-to-day and long-term social conditions and The class will discuss ways to educate, organize, and mobilize the members. Topics include collective action around grievances; confronting and overcoming divisions such as over race, gender, or immigration status; one-on-one conversations with apathetic or anti-union members; organizing contract campaigns; and organizing in ... Read more

Understanding the economy and examining your day-to-day and long-term social conditions and This class will provide interactive instruction on building an effective union media strategy. Topics include building your mes-sage; writing a press release; writing letters to the editor; how to talk to the press; and creative and impactful social media strategies. The emphasis of ... Read more