September 13, 2019 - 10:00am to September 15, 2019 - 12:00pm
The Minnesota AFL-CIO is partnering with the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute (OI) to "tool up" existing local unions to go on the offensive and win! This training focuses on the core union-building principles of member-to-member/potential member engagement, planning and charting for an internal organizing campaign, and recruiting & developing workplace leaders to make it happen.
All AFL-CIO affiliated unions are welcome to sponsor their member & staff organizers to attend this 3-Day training to learn internal union organizing skills.
What Participants Will Learn:
- One-on-One Communication Skills
- How to Move Workers to Take Action!
- Recruiting and Developing Key Workplace Leaders!
- Mapping and Charting our Workplace
3-DAY SCHEDULE:
Friday, September 13: 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
Saturday, September 14: 9:00 am- 7:00 pm
Sunday, September 15, 2019: 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Union members cannot sponsor themselves (sponsorship must be from their union) Registration link is below.
HOW MUCH TO SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT?
$150 includes training materials and meals. Other costs, such as hotel stays, lost time, and travel are the responsibility of the sponsoring union.
SAVE YOUR SPOT TODAY
Deadline to register is Friday, August 23 (or when spaces fill up)
Due to limited space, we encourage you to register your members and/or staff as early as possible, the training may close before t he deadline date. If you register after the deadline you will be placed on a 'waitlist' and attendance is subject to availability.
Please send payments to:
Duluth Labor Temple
2002 London Rd # 99
Duluth, MN 55812
HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is the responsibility of the sponsoring union to book hotel accommodations for their participants. There are several union hotels in the area. The suggested closest union-represented hotel to the training location is:
Holiday Inn & Suites Duluth Downtown
200 W 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55802
To make reservations Call 218-722-1202 and mention AFL-CIO. Reserve online visit www.hiduluth.com and enter group code “AFL”
RESERVE YOUR ROOM ASAP. Our reservation block is active until 8/14/19. Mid-September is peak tourist season in Duluth and rooms are filling up quickly.
WHAT'S NEXT?
A training guide with an agenda and training materials will be sent to the registered email within 2 weeks after registering for the training.
TRAINING QUESTIONS?
If you live in Minnesota or North Dakota, please contact Minnesota AFL-CIO Worksite Coordinator Coly Intemann at [email protected]. For all other questions, please contact OI Senior Trainer Tiffany Bender @ [email protected].
Duluth Labor Temple
2002 London Road
Duluth
MN
55812