Online registration is now closed, but walk-ins are welcome! Just show up on Sunday and we can register you on the spot. Please try to arrive around 9 a.m.
Vermont Labor Solidarity Committee and Labor Notes present:
Vermont Troublemakers School 2014
When: Sunday, November 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Coffee and breakfast snacks provided. Please try to arrive around 9 a.m. to allow time to park, find the building, register or check in, and schmooze with fellow troublemakers. The program begins at 10 a.m.
Where: Rowell Hall, University of Vermont, 106 Carrigan Drive, Burlington
(Click here for a map to the event location and nearby parking.) [5]
New strategies centered on social justice unionism have animated recent struggles—from the 2012 Chicago Teachers strike [6] to the recent Teamster Chittenden County Transit Authority walkout [7] in Vermont. Join us for a day of discussion, training, networking, and inspiration! We’ll discuss rank-and-file strategies for advancing our unions and demanding our rights. Register today! [8]
Opening Plenary: The Revival of Social Justice Unionism: New Directions for the Labor Movement, with special guests:
While labor as a whole has been weakened by relentless attacks, and by our own political and organizational shortcomings, our troublemaking wing is growing. By doing the hard work to create rank-and-file invigorated, democratic unions, building workplace power, and reaching out to the broader community with a social justice vision that resonates with the aspirations of working class people, we are taking the path to building the labor movement that we so desperately need.
Morning Workshops:
Afternoon Workshops:
Closing Plenary: The Fight for the Soul of Public Higher Education at UVM
Public universities are meant to provide an affordable means of attaining a higher education for students of every background. Yet tuition at public universities across the country has skyrocketed over the past generation, while the number of high-paid administrators has likewise mushroomed. We are hurtling backward to the days where a college degree was something only the wealthy could achieve. Like their counterparts at many other public universities, faculty and staff at the University of Vermont are battling for the future of public education. By standing up for livable wages, manageable workloads, and decent benefits, they are also fighting to make public education a right available to all. Come hear representatives from United Academics, United Electrical Workers, and the Vermont State Employees Union share the details of this fight, and learn what we can do to build solidarity to help them win.
Use this form [9] to sign up for workshops. Link here: bit.ly/1CHqzwm [9]
Online registration is now closed, but walk-ins are welcome! Just show up on Sunday and we can register you on the spot. Please try to arrive around 9 a.m.
Several unions are covering the registration costs for their members to attend. If your registration will be covered, you can just note that on the registration form you'll fill out when you arrive.
Spanish interpretation will be offered for the plenary sessions and some workshops. Registrants wanting translation should contact Kate at (802) 825-8399 no later than October 31.
Contaremos con servicio de interpretación simultánea durante las sesiones plenarias y algunos talleres. Para mayor información favor de comunicarse con Kate a (802) 825-8399, antes del 31 de octubre.
Registrants wanting childcare should contact Avery no later than October 31 at avery.pittman[at]gmail[dot]com [10]
Here's a map showing the Rowell Hall location, where the school will be held, and nearby lots where you can park. (Click to enlarge [11].)
Here's a list of organizations whose members are contributing to shaping and building our Troublemakers School:
For more information or to get involved, contact Traven Leyshon at Traven.L[at]gmail[dot]com [12] or 802-522-3484.
Sponsored by United Academics at UVM.
Links
[1] https://www.labornotes.org/print/4785
[2] https://www.labornotes.org/print/4785?language=es
[3] https://www.labornotes.org/sites/default/files/VermontTMS2014Flyer.pdf
[4] https://www.labornotes.org/contact
[5] http://labornotes.org/vermont#map
[6] https://www.labornotes.org/store/jump-start-your-union
[7] http://www.labornotes.org/2014/04/why-passengers-cheered-vermont-bus-strike
[8] http://labornotes.org/vermont#register
[9] http://bit.ly/1CHqzwm
[10] https://www.labornotes.org/contact/avery.pittman/gmail/com
[11] http://labornotes.org/sites/default/files/TMS%20PARKING%20MAP%20AT%20UVM.jpg
[12] https://www.labornotes.org/contact/Traven.L/gmail/com