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Philadelphia Labor Activist Training - (9/25/2015)
The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO will host a year-long series of workshops designed to better equip local labor leaders and activists to meet the challenges facing today's labor movement.
The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO will host a year-long series of workshops designed to better equip local labor leaders and activists to meet the challenges facing today's labor movement. The Philadelphia Labor Activist Training will be co-sponsored by The Labor School at Penn State and Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and builds upon previous joint efforts to promote labor education. All local unions affiliated with the Philadelphia Council are eligible to send members to participate, as well as invited community allies.
The curriculum consists of four comprehensive non-credit courses designed to develop critical thinking skills and to increase capacity for building power. Based in a multi-union setting, the courses are designed to encourage participation and networking with other labor activists. Each course consists of ten hours of classroom time, delivered in four sessions lasting 2'/z hours each, one night a week for four weeks. Participants should be willing to commit to attending all four sessions of each 10-hour course.
Instructors will include faculty from Penn State's Labor School, labor leaders, and community experts. Participants who complete all four courses will graduate with a Certificate in Labor Studies from Penn State.
- Classes will be held from 6-8:30 PM at the Philadelphia AFL-CIO 22 S. 22nd Street.
- The cost of each 4-week course will be $60 per participant, payable to the Council prior to the start of each course.
- The total cost for the full certificate program of all four courses is $240.
Course 1. Unions for the 21st Century: What Every Activist Should Know (October 6, 13, 20, 27)
Course 2. What Labor History Can Teach Us: Lessons for Today (November 10, 17, 23*, December 1) (November 23 class is held on a Monday due to Thanksgiving week)
Course 3. Building Union Power in the Workplace and the Community (January 12, 19, 26, February 2)
Course 4. Know Your Rights on the Job: Labor and Employment Law (February 23, March 1, 15, 22)
Return your completed registration form, along with payment, to:
Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO
22 South 22nd St, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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