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Comment by Lew Friedman on November 9, 2011 at 22:13

Here's information from The Labor Educator, Harry Kelber:

http://laboreducator.org/newsletters/newsletter_11-07-11.htm

 

Comment by Thursday Velasquez Balatucan on October 10, 2011 at 12:19

Pamphlet shows how the Supreme Court erred in handing down an outrageous decision - Bald-headed employees get sacked

 

 

http://www.unionbook.org/profiles/blogs/primer-on-reverse-the-shave...

Comment by Peter Sweeney on October 7, 2011 at 12:19

Hi Alan,

 

I am a trade union activists and educationalists and I too am interested in using social media as an educational tool.  Have you checked this website: www.cyberunions.com

Comment by Alan Richardson on September 24, 2011 at 17:55

I work in the Faculty of Trade Union Education and Workplace Learning at Stow College in Glasgow.  In a previous existence I was the national education officer for SOGAT (Society of Graphical and Allied Trades) and GPMU (Graphical, Paper & Media Union).  At Stow we are responsible for delivering the TUC education programme in Scotland as well as for a large number of specific unions, including CWU, GMB, Unison, Usdaw and FBU.  We also deliver a wide range of online courses.  A current issue we are working on is the use of Twitter and Facebook within online and classroom based trade union courses, and in organising in the workplace and outwith the workplace.  It would be interesting to share experiences with other members of the trade union educators group in this area.

 

I look forward to working with you all

Comment by Gary McDonagh on September 20, 2011 at 20:46

Just heard that Alan Irwin is running for General Secretary of GFTU (General federation of Trade Unions) in the UK. I have known Alan through work at British Steel and he encougared me to apply to Ruskin College, Oxford.

 

Comment by Joe Balkis on August 7, 2011 at 19:41

School of Labor and Employment Relations

Labor Education Program

815 West Van Buren, Ste. 110

Chicago, IL 60607


Additional information regarding course restructuring and changes to the certificate program will be included in the next Labor Education Update.




Steward Training

Tuesdays 6PM – 8:30PM September 6, 2011 – October 4, 2011

This class will discuss how to investigate, screen, write, and negotiate a grievance; the seven principles of just cause; the law including the legal right of union stewards, unfair labor practices, and the duty of fair representation; and past practice grievances. The class will discuss several common grievance areas, and we will practice resolving grievances.


Labor History

Tuesdays 6PM – 8:30PM October 11, 2011 – November 8, 2011

What does the history of the U.S. look like when viewed from the point of view of those who built the country? The class reviews working class and labor history since the Civil War, but focuses (with films) on some key labor struggles such as the 1894 Pullman Strike; organizing in the mine and textile industries; the rise of the CIO and the autoworker sit-down strikes; the impact of McCarthyism on the labor movement; and the expansion of public sector unionization (1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and the 1970 Postal Workers Strike).


Labor Under Attack and the Fight Back

Tuesdays 6PM – 8:30PM November 15, 2011 – December 13, 2011

In recent years, twenty states have introduced bills to restrict or eliminate the right of workers to collectively bargain; seven states have introduced bills to cut wages by rolling back prevailing wage laws; and fourteen states have introduced bills to institute right-to-work-for-less laws including a bill in Missouri that would roll back prohibitions on the use of child labor, including eliminating the prohibition of children under fourteen. In this “new Gilded Age,” we are witnessing a historic frontal assault on worker rights. This class will offer an overview of the current economic, legislative, and political climates; case studies about how workers are organizing and fighting back; and an opportunity to analyze and discuss where we go from here.



To Register… Fill out the form below and return with payment of $150 per class -- fax (312) 413-2997 or call (312) 996- 2127



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Comment by Joe Balkis on August 7, 2011 at 19:41

School of Labor and Employment Relations

Labor Education Program

815 West Van Buren, Ste. 110

Chicago, IL 60607


Additional information regarding course restructuring and changes to the certificate program will be included in the next Labor Education Update.




Steward Training

Tuesdays 6PM – 8:30PM September 6, 2011 – October 4, 2011

This class will discuss how to investigate, screen, write, and negotiate a grievance; the seven principles of just cause; the law including the legal right of union stewards, unfair labor practices, and the duty of fair representation; and past practice grievances. The class will discuss several common grievance areas, and we will practice resolving grievances.


Labor History

Tuesdays 6PM – 8:30PM October 11, 2011 – November 8, 2011

What does the history of the U.S. look like when viewed from the point of view of those who built the country? The class reviews working class and labor history since the Civil War, but focuses (with films) on some key labor struggles such as the 1894 Pullman Strike; organizing in the mine and textile industries; the rise of the CIO and the autoworker sit-down strikes; the impact of McCarthyism on the labor movement; and the expansion of public sector unionization (1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and the 1970 Postal Workers Strike).


Labor Under Attack and the Fight Back

Tuesdays 6PM – 8:30PM November 15, 2011 – December 13, 2011

In recent years, twenty states have introduced bills to restrict or eliminate the right of workers to collectively bargain; seven states have introduced bills to cut wages by rolling back prevailing wage laws; and fourteen states have introduced bills to institute right-to-work-for-less laws including a bill in Missouri that would roll back prohibitions on the use of child labor, including eliminating the prohibition of children under fourteen. In this “new Gilded Age,” we are witnessing a historic frontal assault on worker rights. This class will offer an overview of the current economic, legislative, and political climates; case studies about how workers are organizing and fighting back; and an opportunity to analyze and discuss where we go from here.



To Register… Fill out the form below and return with payment of $150 per class -- fax (312) 413-2997 or call (312) 996- 2127



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CLASS: Payment:




Last Name
First Name
Middle Initial
Month/Day of Birth










Home Address
City
State
Zip Code






Telephone Number
Email Address

Comment by Bigboy Sebataladi on August 3, 2011 at 14:46

Hi Everybody

I am Bigboy in Gborone Botswana and am working for an organisation tha deals with property management.Our UNION is Botswana Husing Corporatio Wotkers Union and it is not very much efective because people are not free to paticipate in the union activities and most of us ate not trained on how to be a unionist. I want to be trained to be an educator.

Comment by Bigboy Sebataladi on August 3, 2011 at 14:46

Hi Everybody

I am Bigboy in Gborone Botswana and am working for an organisation tha deals with property management.Our UNION is Botswana Husing Corporatio Wotkers Union and it is not very much efective because people are not free to paticipate in the union activities and most of us ate not trained on how to be a unionist. I want to be trained to be an educator.

Comment by Rev. John Mark Crowder on February 9, 2011 at 23:47

Just curious if there are any other Wobblies in the group?

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