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Online Workshop: How To Beat Tiers And Rebuild Unity In Our Unions

November 17, 2026, 7:30 pm EST
Across the labor movement, employers have forced tiers into union contracts. By denying newer hires equal pay, job security and access to the benefits other workers enjoy, bosses not only save money but also create a divided workforce. But recent heroic struggles by IBEW and UAW members have disproved the conventional wisdom that we can't end tiers once they're in a contract—and they've shown how tiers can actually be defeated!  »

Stewards' Workshop: How to Have a Good Meeting

November 18, 2026, 8:00 pm EST
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. But meetings don't have to be this way. Meetings can be a way for shop stewards to bring their co-workers together to build strength in their fight against the boss—when they're run effectively. »

Online Panel: How to Build Fighting Unions under Annual Recertification Laws

November 30, 2026, 7:00 pm EST
With our public sector unions under state-led attacks, how do we get our co-workers in action to win strong union majorities? For almost two decades, Republican-led states have increasingly passed laws that require state and municipal public sector unions to re-certify their bargaining units every year. The most infamous of these laws was Act 10 in Wisconsin, which passed in 2010 despite significant union and public opposition. Every year, state legislatures around the country attempt to roll back public sector unionization by implementing similar legislation. »

DMV Troublemakers School

December 5, 2026, 9:00 am EST
A Troublemakers School is an incredible space for networking, building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. We’re excited to bring together union members, labor activists, and local officers in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia metropolitan area) who are fighting creatively and building solidarity against union-busting bosses and politicians. Both new and seasoned activists can build their skills through practical workshops, and hear from workers on the front lines of recent struggles. »

Workshop: Winning a Strong Contract Parts I & II

December 7, 2026, 7:30 pm EST
What's the secret to winning a strong contract? Hint: You won't find it at the negotiations table! Save the date for a two-part workshop from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern on Mondays, December 7 & 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 »

Workshop: What to Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart

December 8, 2026, 7:30 pm EST
Cartoon by Mary Matthews, drawingdailyusa.com Many of us are disappointed when our union officers don't listen to members and won't fight the boss. But there's a whole different kind of heartbreak when those officers actively turn against us and exclude us from the union. This Heartbreak Workshop will offer stories from members of the Caucus of Rank & File Healthcare Employees (CORHE) at CWA 1168, a union of nearly 5,000 hospital workers in Buffalo NY, who have all been targeted with fierce retaliation by their employer and union. »

Miami Troublemakers School

December 12, 2026, 10:00 am EST
En español a continuación. A Troublemakers School is a great space for networking with fellow labor activists, building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. We’re excited to bring together Florida union members and worker center activists who are fighting creatively and building solidarity against union-busting bosses and politicians. Both new and seasoned activists can build their skills through practical workshops, and hear from workers on the front lines of recent struggles. »

Central Valley Troublemakers School

February 20, 2027, 10:00 am PST
A Troublemakers School is a great space for networking with fellow labor activists, building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. We’re excited to bring together Central Valley union members who are fighting creatively and building solidarity. Both new and seasoned activists can build their skills through practical workshops, like Secrets of a Successful Organizer. We'll hear from workers on the front lines of recent struggles, like in the Valley's Amazon and logistics hubs, along with teachers and public workers standing up for the public good. »

Past Events

Serie de Capacitaciones: Secretos de un Organizador Exitoso

November 5, 2026, 7:30 pm EST
¡Inscribase al final de esta página! ¿Está interesada en organizar sus compañeros de trabajo? ¿Quiere solucionar problemas que ve a su alrededor? Tal vez a usted o a un compañero de trabajo le ha ocurrido algo injusto y quiere hacer algo al respecto? Para nosotros, eso significa organizarse. »

Secrets of a Successful Organizer (Online Series)

October 26, 2026, 7:00 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. »

NYC Book Talk—Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard

October 23, 2026, 6:00 pm EDT
Join us for a celebration of Ellen David Friedman’s new book, Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard. When: Friday, October 23 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Woodbine NYC; 414 Broadway, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 »

Stewards' Workshop: Building a Stewards Network

October 22, 2026, 8:00 pm EDT
This workshop has limited capacity and is for stewards and elected officers who work with stewards—not staff. Please register only if this applies to you. Stewards are the backbone of the union! Learn how to build a strong steward structure that helps workers use their on-the-job power to fight the boss. We'll cover topics that include: -Building and sustaining a steward network -Holding steward meetings -Recruiting and training new stewards (and developing existing ones) ...and more! »

Workshop: What to Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart

October 18, 2026, 7:30 pm EDT
Cartoon by Mary Matthews, drawingdailyusa.com There was heartbreak and hot blood in the veins at the August Convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers, where fed up members raised demands and rallied union siblings to democratize the NALC. According to letter carrier Margo O'Neill of Branch 352 in Des Moines, Iowa, “The number one takeaway is that the times in the NALC, they are a-changing." »

Denver Troublemakers School

October 17, 2026, 9:00 am EDT
A Troublemakers School is an incredible space for networking, building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. We’re excited to bring together Colorado union members, labor activists, and local officers who are fighting creatively and building solidarity against union-busting bosses and politicians. Both new and seasoned activists can build their skills through practical workshops, and hear from workers on the front lines of recent struggles. »

Donor Event: Hear What’s New at Labor Notes

October 8, 2026, 8:00 pm EDT
Two years into the second Trump administration, rank-and-file union members are fighting an extraordinary effort by billionaires to consolidate power. Members of the Labor Notes network—nurses, auto workers, Amazon warehouse workers and drivers, federal workers, teachers, members of the building trades, grocery and meatpacking workers, and many others—are going out on strike, building mass demonstrations, strategizing in democratic spaces, and revitalizing their unions. Hear from some of them at this call for current and aspiring Labor Notes donors! »

Online Workshop: Organizing for Health & Safety

September 22, 2026, 8:00 pm EDT
Health and safety issues arise in every type of workplace. We want to keep our coworkers safe AND we want to build the power of the union. How can we do both at the same time? In this workshop, we'll hear from workers who turned the tables on their boss by getting coworkers involved in fights around health and safety issues. Participants will also identify good health and safety issues to organize around, and tackle sample scenarios. »

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