This training is designed to "tool up" existing local unions in Minnesota to go on the offensive and win! The 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 Minnesota AFL-CIO affiliated unions are welcome to sponsor their talented 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!
- ID'ing, Recruiting and Developing Key Workplace Leaders!
- Mapping and Charting our Workplace
OI 3-DAY SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 31: 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 1: 9:00 am- 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 2, 2019: 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
PLEASE CLICK LINK BELOW TO REGISTER PARTICIPANTS:
Tooling Up Minnesota Unions To WIN!
Union members cannot sponsor themselves (sponsorship must be from their union).
HOW MUCH TO SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT?
$125 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, May 10 (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 the 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:
Minnesota AFL-CIO
c/o Todd Dahlstrom
175 Aurora Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103
*On registration form, for payment, please click on pay by check.
TRAINING LOCATION:
IBEW Local 343
9 80th Street, Southeast
Rochester, MN 55904
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 closest union-represented hotel to the training location is:
The Kahler Grand
20 2nd Avenue SW,
Rochester, MN 55902
WHAT'S NEXT?
A training guide with an agenda and training materials will be sent to the registered email 10 days prior to the training.
TRAINING QUESTIONS?
Should you have questions, please contact Minnesota AFL-CIO Worksite Coordinator Coly Intemann at [email protected].