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Race and Labor (August)

August 14, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
How does racism show up in our workplaces and in our unions? What are some strategies to confront it and build solidarity for a stronger, multiracial labor movement? And what can you say to union siblings who aren’t convinced racial justice has anything to do with union politics? This workshop addresses how class and race are inextricably linked, tracing back the origins of “race” as an invention of the ruling class to divide workers. We'll talk about how to move to strategies of unity. This workshop has three parts. We ask that you attend all of them. »

Stewards' Workshop: Holding Effective Meetings (August)

August 18, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
This month's previously scheduled Stewards' Workshop on the topic of "Just Cause," to be led by labor attorney Robert Schwartz, is now being rescheduled to October. Stay tuned for details! This workshop is intended for stewards and elected officers who work closely with stewards. Please register only if this applies to you. Chances are that we've all been to a bad meeting. One person talked the whole time, the meeting ran way too long, people left with no clearer sense of what to do about their workplace problems, and so on. »

Secrets of a Successful Organizer (September)

September 8, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
You've been talking to your co-workers, and they say they feel overworked, underpaid, and increasingly pressured by productivity quotas and the ever present threat of discipline. How do you fight for better? Secrets of a Successful Organizer is Labor Notes' core organizing training, in three sessions full of lively participatory exercises. We welcome first-timers and repeat attendees looking to sharpen their skills. »

North Carolina Troublemakers School

September 20, 2025, 10:00 am EDT
Join labor activists from around North Carolina—and the whole region—to strategize, share skills, and learn how to organize to win. Troublemakers Schools are day-long mini-conferences that cover organizing skills and highlight real-world examples of taking on the boss, and winning! Workshops and panels will cover topics like: »

Milwaukee Troublemakers School

Workers gather at an APWU action
October 4, 2025, 9:30 am CDT
Bringing together union members, labor activists, and local officers, a Labor Notes Troublemakers School is a space for building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. It’s a real shot in the arm for newbies and seasoned activists alike. In these perilous times, it more important than ever for workers to gather, share our knowledge, and build the labor movement we need to claim the world we want. »

Puget Sound Troublemakers School (October)

October 12, 2025, 9:00 am PDT
Bringing together union members, labor activists, and local officers, a Troublemakers School is an incredible space for networking, building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. It’s a real shot in the arm for newbies and seasoned activists alike. In these perilous times, it is more important than ever for workers to gather, share our knowledge, and build the labor movement we need to claim the world we want. »

Toronto Troublemakers School

October 18, 2025, 9:00 am EDT
Join labor activists from the Toronto area to strategize, share skills, and learn how to organize to win. Troublemakers Schools are day-long mini-conferences that cover organizing skills and highlight real-world examples of taking on the boss, and winning! Workshops and panels will cover topics like: »

Save the Date: The Labor Notes 2026 Conference

June 12, 2026, 9:00 am CDT
The Labor Notes Conference is the biggest gathering of rank-and-file union activists, union reformers, and all-around troublemakers out there. Save the date to join us in Chicago in 2026. WHEN: Friday, June 12, 2026, 9 a.m. to Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 3 p.m. WHERE: Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois Details to come. »

Past Events

Stewards' Workshop: Build a Steward Network

July 23, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
This workshop is intended for stewards and elected officers who work closely with stewards. Please register only if this applies to you. Stewards are the backbone of the union! Learn how to build a strong stewards structure that helps workers use their power in the workplace to effectively fight the boss. We'll cover topics like how to train stewards, and how to maintain connections across a network, with special guest Nicholas Bedell from the NewsGuild-CWA. »

Webinar: Building Power Through Coordinated Bargaining and Contract Alignment

July 21, 2025, 7:00 pm EDT
National contracts with a common employer, like UPS or the Big 3 automakers, offer workers incredible power. But many of us are not so lucky—we work under fragmented local contracts, with little to no coordination among bargaining units even when we’re fighting the same employer. Join us for this discussion about how unions are coordinating bargaining and even aligning their contracts to maximize leverage in negotiations. We'll also discuss relevant takeaways for workers seeking to align contracts leading up to the UAW's call for unified action on May Day 2028. »

Who Has the Power? A Mapping Tool to Build our Movement (July)

July 16, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
What kind of power does your organization currently have? What power do those in opposition to you have? What would you need to build in order to accomplish your goals? This workshop will teach skills to analyze power in the present moment to strategically build the workers movement we need. We’ll be joined by labor educator Stephanie Luce. »

UCORE CONFERENCE 2025

July 11, 2025, 3:00 pm EDT
Join us for UCORE's 2025 summer conference. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. »

Workshop: Winning a Strong Contract Parts I & II

July 7, 2025, 7:00 pm EDT
What's the secret of winning a strong contract? Hint: You won't find it at the negotiations table! Save the date for a two-part workshop from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern on Mondays, July 7 and July 14, on how to build a successful contract campaign and harness the power of the rank-and-file membership to win the strongest possible contract. Registration fee $15 - Regular registration »

Stewards' Workshop: Maintaining Unity in an Open Shop

June 25, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
This workshop is intended for stewards and elected officers who work closely with stewards. Please register only if this applies to you. More unions than ever are operating under "open shop" or "right to work" conditions, particularly after attacks on federal workers. Join Labor Notes for an online workshop for shop stewards to discuss strategies to build worker power through maintaining unity, despite attempts to undercut the union. »

Labor Notes National Call: Beating the Billionaires in 2025 (June)

June 17, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
Photo by Matt Leichenger, member of Teamsters Local 804 Following the presidential election, CEOs are eager to use 2025 to bust our unions and divide working people like we've never seen. From public workers to the building trades to everyone striving to win their first union, we all have a ton on the line. It's time to get organized to fight. »

Secrets of a Successful Organizer (June)

June 16, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
EVENT OVER, REGISTRATION CLOSED. You've been talking to your co-workers, and they say they feel overworked, underpaid, and increasingly pressured by productivity quotas and the ever present threat of discipline. How do you fight for better? Secrets of a Successful Organizer is Labor Notes' core organizing training, in three sessions full of lively participatory exercises. We welcome first-timers and repeat attendees looking to sharpen their skills. »

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