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Labor Educator Training: Secrets of a Successful Organizer Build your teaching and facilitation skills! Join the WA LERC and Labor Notes for a two-day educator training to build skills running participatory organizing trainings in your own organization.  Learn best practices of Participatory Adult Education: During the two days, you will get a grounding in the basics…

South Sound Labor School 2026 The Thurston Lewis Mason Labor Central Labor Council and the WA Labor Education and Research Center are proud to partner on the 2026 South Sound Labor School! Join workers and union members from around Thurston-Lewis-Mason Counties to learn how to make our unions, communities, and organizations stronger and more effective….

Fall Bargaining 101 Course: Registration Open Register here to claim your spot for the fall Bargaining 101 course: https://payments.walaborcenter.org/products/collective-bargaining-for-workplace-power-bargaining-101 This complete Bargaining 101 Course covers all aspects of bold, energetic, member-driven contract campaigns. Over the course of five weeks, we’ll cover legal frameworks, skills at the bargaining table, researching and preparing contract proposals, planning effective…

Register Now! Saturday Union Members School – Spokane on November 15th Register and get your ticket at: https://tinyurl.com/sums-registration-form Join union members from across Eastern WA and Idaho to learn how to make our unions, communities, and organizations stronger and more effective! The one-day school will feature workshops to build your skills as a union member,…

2025 Summer Institute for Union Women – Scholarship and Registration Info SIUW 2025 Registration Open Registration is now open for the 2025 West Coast Summer Institute for Union Women (SIUW)! The SIUW is a decades-old summer program that brings together rank and file union members (and new officers and staff) together from up and down…

Spring 2025 Public Training Series: Collective Bargaining This complete Bargaining 101 Course covers all aspects of bold, energetic, member-driven contract campaigns. Over the course of five weeks, we’ll cover legal frameworks, skills at the bargaining table, researching and preparing contract proposals, planning effective participatory contract campaigns, negotiation skills, opening up participatory bargaining, and much more!…

Spring 2025 Public Training: Building Power from Day One – Getting New Workers Involved in Your Union Building Power from Day One – Getting New Workers Involved in Your Union Jump to registration form When new coworkers arrive at your workplace, what do they think about being part of a union? How can you help…