NY Guild Summer Training Series
07/08/2022
Mark your calendars: The Guild has several exciting workshops and panels planned for the Summer. Register below—and feel free to invite your Guild coworkers!
Stewards Training One: Defending Our Rights
Are you new to being a steward? Come and learn about the rights you and your coworkers have in the workplace, and how you can use them to advocate for coworkers in investigatory interviews. We will also discuss how to handle supervisors who are trying to put you off or trip you up.
Please fill out the information below and then select one of the upcoming training dates to attend. The number of attendees in each training is limited to ensure active participation in the workshop. New dates will be added as classes fill up. If you sign up for a date, but then cannot attend, then please email danielle@nyguild.org.
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Stewards Training Two: Defending Our Rights
How do you win on workplace issues? This workshop will tell you how to file a grievance and how to organize with your coworkers to solve problems and increase power.
Upcoming dates:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Monday, August 29, 2022, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Building To A Strike To Beat the Boss: How The New Yorker Union Won Their Contract
Last summer, The New Yorker Union won a historic first contract at the magazine after they turned up the heat and put a credible strike threat on the table. Come hear from those workers about how they did it, what they learned, and how you can do the same in your workplace.
Upcoming date:
Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Effective Meeting Facilitation
Do your union meetings drag on too long? Does it feel like the same people are always talking? Are the meetings just plain boring? Come to this workshop! Learn how to create a strong agenda, stay on task, get real work done, and make the experience enjoyable in the process.
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm ET
Beating Back Bullying Bosses
Bullying bosses can turn our daily work lives into nightmares. Whether you have a boss who's a toxic micro-manager, who shouts and demeans, who's erratic and unpredictable, who is divisive and sets co-workers up against each other, or who is sexist or racist... these are indignities that are wrong and should be challenged. In this workshop we will learn about how these bullies abuse power, but we'll focus on how we can uplift attitudes, skills, and strategies to fight back.
In this workshop we will learn about how these bullies abuse power, but we'll focus on how we can uplift attitudes, skills, and strategies to fight back. You will be able to go back into your own workplace with more clarity, confidence, and plans for taking effective action with your co-workers.
The workshop will be facilitated by veteran organizer and Labor Notes board member Ellen David Friedman.
Upcoming date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET
Labor Law 101
Every union member should know the basics of labor law and how to use it. This training provides activists with an introduction to labor law—the rights provided to workers, how those rights are enforced, and how to spot some of the ways that employers will bend and break the law to try and undermine our collective power.
This workshop is facilitated by Gay Semel, retired attorney who previously worked at Region 2 of the NLRB and was District Counsel for District 1 of CWA for more than 30 years.
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 6:00 to 8:30 pm ET
Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 6:00 to 8:30 pm ET
This is a 90 minute workshop.
Upcoming date:
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET
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