Evening Union Skills Courses

The Washington State Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) provides classes and workshops to union members explicitly aimed at helping them play bigger roles in their union. This includes classes on essential skills, including 1:1 organizing, planning campaigns, handling grievances, and participating in bargaining. Individuals who have completed LERC trainings have often gone on to get elected as stewards, board members, and have led campaigns and committees.

The LERC’s courses are typically offered hybrid, both in-person at South Seattle College’s Georgetown Campus, and online, reaching participants across Washington and the Pacific Northwest.