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<blockquote data-quote="Brother Joe" data-source="post: 968940" data-attributes="member: 41239"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>[h=3]Labor Notes Conference[/h]<br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> [h=3][/h]</td><td>[h=3][/h]<br /> May 4-6, 2012 <br /> <br /> [h=3][/h][h=3][/h]<br /> <br /> </td></tr></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">Saturday, Workshops D, </span></p><p>10:15am-12:00</p><p> </p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><p style="text-align: left"></p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><br /> Assertive Grievance Handling (S)...CC-45 <br /> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> Fighting grievances isn’t just about enforcing the contract. <br /> <br /> It’s about building union power on the job. This workshop for <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> stewards and union reps will look at how to use the grievance <br /> <br /> procedure strategically, including how to choose your battles, <br /> <br /> prepare your case, and mobilize members to put muscle <br /> <br /> behind your grievances. <br /> <br /> Dan Campbell, Teamsters union rep (retired) <br /> Lorene Scheer, SEIU Local 503<br /> <br /> </span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> Beating Apathy...CC-44 <br /> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> Are you beating your head against the wall trying to get other <br /> <br /> workers involved? This workshop is for you. Hear success <br /> <br /> stories from workers who turned their workplaces around and <br /> <br /> turned apathy into action. Learn practical organizing tools <br /> <br /> for mapping your workplace, talking to members, and taking <br /> <br /> action. <br /> Tracy Barrientos, Chicago Teachers Union <p style="text-align: left">Nichele Fulmore, Teamsters Local 391, UPS</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Linda Leighton, SEIU Local 284, Minnesota school</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> employees, Twin Cities IWW Facilitator: Nick Perry, Teamsters Local 413<strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"> <p style="text-align: left"></p> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Big Brother Is Doing More than Watching: <br /> <br /> Taking on Management’s Plans for <br /> <br /> Technology...CC-59 <br /> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> From RFID monitoring, biometrics, video surveillance, and <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> GPS tracking to computer-controlled workflow systems and <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> automated guided vehicles, management is using technology <br /> <br /> to create workplaces where we are sped up, monitored, <br /> de-skilled, and eliminated. We’ll talk about how to challenge <br /> management’s technological plans, protect the union, and <p style="text-align: left">bargain over tech change.</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> Mark Cohen, Teamsters Local 804, UPS <p style="text-align: left">Katie Oppenheim, University of Michigan Professional Nurse</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> Council, NNU <p style="text-align: left">Tony Perlstein, Longshoremen (ILA) Local 1588</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Facilitator: Charley Richardson, UMass Lowell Labor</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Extension Program<br /> </span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bargaining Table Tactics...CC-46 <br /> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> Learn skills and strategies to help your members and <br /> <br /> bargaining team win a strong contract. Issues include <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> preparing for bargaining, finding pressure points, planning <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> timelines, balancing different interests among the <br /> <br /> membership, two-way communication during bargaining, and <br /> confronting demands for concessions.<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"> Sandy Pope, Teamsters Local 805<br /> </span></span></span></span><br /> </span></span></span></span><br /> </span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> Secrets of a Successful Organizer, Part 1 <p style="text-align: left">(S)...CC-48</p> </span></strong><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">How do you get your co-workers to join you in building</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> union strength and taking on the boss at work? Learn proven <br /> strategies that get more members involved. This two-part <br /> workshop will cover the basics of successful organizing. <br /> Perfect for new activists or up-and-coming leaders. Part 1 will <br /> examine how to have effective organizing conversations; how <br /> to identify issues in the workplace; and how to spot other <br /> potential leaders. (This popular workshop is being given twice <br /> at the same time.) <br /> Joe Fahey, former co-chair, Teamsters for a Democratic Union<br /> <br /> <strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><br /> <br /> Bringing the Heat to the Street: Using <br /> <br /> Direct Action...Love B <br /> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> Hear analysis of direct action in the Verizon strike, the fight <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> against the EGT grain shipper in Longview, Washington, and <br /> <br /> the Sotheby’s struggle in New York City. This panel will cover <br /> <br /> the ups and downs of direct action tactics, working with the <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> Occupy movement, and the legal do’s and don’ts that any <br /> <br /> serious activist should be aware of before taking the fight to <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><br /> the next level. <br /> <br /> Dan Coffman, Longshore Union (ILWU) Local 21 <br /> <br /> Pat Fahy, Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 827 <br /> Julie Hurwitz, civil rights attorney <p style="text-align: left">Julian Tysh, Teamsters Local 814</p> </span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"></p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Facilitator: Eric Cobb, Painters union, Madison<br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></table><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"> </span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px">Saturday, Workshops E 2:00pm - 3:45 <strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'">Assertive Grievance Handling...CC-46</span></strong> </span></span></span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Fighting grievances isn’t only about how well you argue your </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">case. It’s about organizing members to build pressure on </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">management. This workshop for stewards and union reps will <p style="text-align: left">focus on how to win creatively without going to arbitration—or</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">sometimes without even filing a grievance. We’ll discuss the</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">do’s and don’ts of settling grievances as well. Sandy Pope, Teamsters Local 805</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"> <p style="text-align: left">Reformers in Office: Building a Strong</p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><p style="text-align: left">Union...Haneda</p><p></span></strong><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Winning your election is just the first step, and usually not the</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">hardest. Reformers everywhere run into challenges they didn’t <p style="text-align: left">anticipate and deal with forces beyond their control. We’ll</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">hear firsthand from union leaders who’ll share some secrets of</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">their reform successes and lessons they’ve learned from their <p style="text-align: left">setbacks.</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Kristine Mayle, Chicago Teachers Union</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">John Samuelsen, Transport Workers Union Local 100 </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Tim S, Teamsters Local 804 Facilitator: Lorene Scheer, SEIU Local 503</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"> </span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'">Union Rights When Concessions Are <p style="text-align: left">Demanded...Dulles</p><p></span></strong><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">When the boss asks for concessions, how do bargainers </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">respond? You’ll want a list of counter-concessions required <p style="text-align: left">from management as a condition of granting any givebacks.</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Participants will draft information requests, specific proposals,</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">and fall-back proposals, and will review possible language</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">choices. A must for officers and members who sit at the</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">bargaining table. Richard de Vries, Teamsters Local 705 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span 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style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"> </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'">Secrets of a Successful Organizer, Part 2 </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'">(S)...CC-48 </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">How do you get your co-workers to join you in building union </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">strength? Learn proven strategies that get more members </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">involved. The second part of this nuts and bolts series will </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">offer ways to map your workplace; develop a winning plan </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">of action with your co-workers; and craft different kinds of </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">activity to maximize participation in the union. (This popular </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">workshop is being given twice at the same time.) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Joe Fahey, former co-chair, Teamsters for a Democratic Union</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"> </span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px">Saturday, Workshops & Meetings friend 4:15pm-6:00</span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><p style="text-align: left">Teamsters Meeting...Haneda</p><p></span></strong><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Meet with Teamsters from across North America to talk <p style="text-align: left">about attacks on Teamster contracts and benefits, how our</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">International union and locals are meeting the challenge (or </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">failing to), upcoming national contracts at UPS and in the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">freight industry, and more. The meeting will include reports from Teamster local leaders, stewards, and activists.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Saturday, Workshops & Meetings G 6:00pm-7:30</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><p style="text-align: left"><strong>Ask the Experts...Kennedy</strong></p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Do you have a burning question for an experienced lawyer or</strong> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>other specialist? Whether it’s about your own pension, a direct</strong></p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>action your Occupy group is planning, or an unsafe condition</strong> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>on the job, these experts can let you know your rights and</strong> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>discuss next steps. First come, first served.</strong></p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left"><strong>Grievances and Arbitration: </strong></p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Richard de Vries, Teamsters </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Local 705, will tell you how to anticipate an arbitrator’s</strong> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>reaction. Learn about resources to become a persuasive</strong> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>presenter of grievances and arbitrations and learn how to</strong> <strong>research a question</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"> </span></span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px">Sunday, Workshops I 10:45am-12:30</span></span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'">Challenging (and Changing) the Direction of </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'">Your National Union…La Guardia </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Hear about strategies for changing national unions from the</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">bottom up, including running for national office, winning <p style="text-align: left">the right to vote on top officers, functioning at national</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">conventions, and contract campaigns from below. Talk about</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">how to build caucuses to increase the rank-and-file voice in</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">national decisions. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Claudette Begin, CUE/IBT, Teamsters convention delegate </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Ken P, Teamsters for a Democratic Union </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Leonard Riley, Longshoremen’s (ILA) Local 1422, Longshore </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Workers Coalition </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Hugh Sawyer, Locomotive Engineers Division 316 <p style="text-align: left">Don Trementozzi, CWA Local 1400</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Facilitator: Steve Early, labor journalist</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"> <p style="text-align: left">Contract Campaigns (S)…Haneda</p><p></span></strong><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Learn how to build a member-focused campaign long before</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">your contract expires. Member mobilization, campaign</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">escalation, creative tactics, and other building blocks of a good <p style="text-align: left">campaign will be discussed, including bringing in community</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">allies and taking the fight directly to management.</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Jeff Clark, Steelworkers Tesoro Council <p style="text-align: left">Walter Taylor, Teamsters Local 814, New York City movers</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Facilitator: Stefan Ostrach, Teamsters Local 206</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"> <p style="text-align: left">Defending Pensions…Love B</p><p></span></strong><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><p style="text-align: left">Employers from the Fortune 500 on down are looking to</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">dump traditional pensions and retiree benefits. Learn how <p style="text-align: left">unions are successfully fighting back to defend their pensions,</p><p></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">what information you’ll need to extract from the company in </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">bargaining in order to hang on to what you’ve got, and how </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">recent changes in the law may affect your retirement. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">David Cohen, United Electrical Workers (UE) Jason Ide, Teamsters Local 814</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'"> </span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'GillSansMT-Bold'">Economics of Concessions in a Small <p style="text-align: left">Company…Midway</p><p></span></strong><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Learn how to cost out a wage cut: what it will mean to </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">members and how much the employer will save—and discover </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px">ways to shave meaningful dollars off an employer’s proposal. Richard de Vries, Teamsters Local 705</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><strong>For more info:</strong> Call Labor Notes at 313-842-6262</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brother Joe, post: 968940, member: 41239"] [TABLE="width: 100%"] [TR] [TD][h=3]Labor Notes Conference[/h] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [h=3][/h][/TD] [TD][h=3][/h] May 4-6, 2012 [h=3][/h][h=3][/h] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [SIZE=6]Saturday, Workshops D, [/SIZE] 10:15am-12:00 [TABLE="class: yiv396042897"] [TR] [TD][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][LEFT][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][/B][/FONT][/B][/LEFT][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Assertive Grievance Handling (S)...CC-45 [/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Fighting grievances isn’t just about enforcing the contract. It’s about building union power on the job. This workshop for [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] stewards and union reps will look at how to use the grievance procedure strategically, including how to choose your battles, prepare your case, and mobilize members to put muscle behind your grievances. Dan Campbell, Teamsters union rep (retired) Lorene Scheer, SEIU Local 503 [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] Beating Apathy...CC-44 [/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Are you beating your head against the wall trying to get other workers involved? This workshop is for you. Hear success stories from workers who turned their workplaces around and turned apathy into action. Learn practical organizing tools for mapping your workplace, talking to members, and taking action. Tracy Barrientos, Chicago Teachers Union [LEFT]Nichele Fulmore, Teamsters Local 391, UPS[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Linda Leighton, SEIU Local 284, Minnesota school[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] employees, Twin Cities IWW Facilitator: Nick Perry, Teamsters Local 413[B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] [LEFT] [/LEFT][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Big Brother Is Doing More than Watching: Taking on Management’s Plans for Technology...CC-59 [/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] From RFID monitoring, biometrics, video surveillance, and [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] GPS tracking to computer-controlled workflow systems and [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] automated guided vehicles, management is using technology to create workplaces where we are sped up, monitored, de-skilled, and eliminated. We’ll talk about how to challenge management’s technological plans, protect the union, and [LEFT]bargain over tech change.[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Mark Cohen, Teamsters Local 804, UPS [LEFT]Katie Oppenheim, University of Michigan Professional Nurse[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Council, NNU [LEFT]Tony Perlstein, Longshoremen (ILA) Local 1588[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Facilitator: Charley Richardson, UMass Lowell Labor[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1]Extension Program [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Bargaining Table Tactics...CC-46 [/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Learn skills and strategies to help your members and bargaining team win a strong contract. Issues include [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] preparing for bargaining, finding pressure points, planning [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] timelines, balancing different interests among the membership, two-way communication during bargaining, and confronting demands for concessions.[FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Sandy Pope, Teamsters Local 805 [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] Secrets of a Successful Organizer, Part 1 [LEFT](S)...CC-48[/LEFT][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]How do you get your co-workers to join you in building[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] union strength and taking on the boss at work? Learn proven strategies that get more members involved. This two-part workshop will cover the basics of successful organizing. Perfect for new activists or up-and-coming leaders. Part 1 will examine how to have effective organizing conversations; how to identify issues in the workplace; and how to spot other potential leaders. (This popular workshop is being given twice at the same time.) Joe Fahey, former co-chair, Teamsters for a Democratic Union [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Bringing the Heat to the Street: Using Direct Action...Love B [/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Hear analysis of direct action in the Verizon strike, the fight [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] against the EGT grain shipper in Longview, Washington, and the Sotheby’s struggle in New York City. This panel will cover the ups and downs of direct action tactics, working with the [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Occupy movement, and the legal do’s and don’ts that any serious activist should be aware of before taking the fight to [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] the next level. Dan Coffman, Longshore Union (ILWU) Local 21 Pat Fahy, Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 827 Julie Hurwitz, civil rights attorney [LEFT]Julian Tysh, Teamsters Local 814[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1]Facilitator: Eric Cobb, Painters union, Madison [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6] Saturday, Workshops E 2:00pm - 3:45 [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold]Assertive Grievance Handling...CC-46[/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Fighting grievances isn’t only about how well you argue your case. It’s about organizing members to build pressure on management. This workshop for stewards and union reps will [LEFT]focus on how to win creatively without going to arbitration—or[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]sometimes without even filing a grievance. We’ll discuss the[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] do’s and don’ts of settling grievances as well. Sandy Pope, Teamsters Local 805 [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=2][/SIZE] [LEFT]Reformers in Office: Building a Strong[/LEFT][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][LEFT]Union...Haneda[/LEFT][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Winning your election is just the first step, and usually not the[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] hardest. Reformers everywhere run into challenges they didn’t [LEFT]anticipate and deal with forces beyond their control. We’ll[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]hear firsthand from union leaders who’ll share some secrets of[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] their reform successes and lessons they’ve learned from their [LEFT]setbacks.[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Kristine Mayle, Chicago Teachers Union[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] John Samuelsen, Transport Workers Union Local 100 Tim S, Teamsters Local 804 Facilitator: Lorene Scheer, SEIU Local 503 [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Union Rights When Concessions Are [LEFT]Demanded...Dulles[/LEFT][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] When the boss asks for concessions, how do bargainers respond? You’ll want a list of counter-concessions required [LEFT]from management as a condition of granting any givebacks.[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Participants will draft information requests, specific proposals,[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]and fall-back proposals, and will review possible language[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]choices. A must for officers and members who sit at the[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] bargaining table. Richard de Vries, Teamsters Local 705[B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] [/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Secrets of a Successful Organizer, Part 2 (S)...CC-48 [/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] How do you get your co-workers to join you in building union [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] strength? Learn proven strategies that get more members involved. The second part of this nuts and bolts series will offer ways to map your workplace; develop a winning plan of action with your co-workers; and craft different kinds of activity to maximize participation in the union. (This popular workshop is being given twice at the same time.) Joe Fahey, former co-chair, Teamsters for a Democratic Union [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6] Saturday, Workshops & Meetings friend 4:15pm-6:00 [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][LEFT]Teamsters Meeting...Haneda[/LEFT][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Meet with Teamsters from across North America to talk [LEFT]about attacks on Teamster contracts and benefits, how our[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] International union and locals are meeting the challenge (or failing to), upcoming national contracts at UPS and in the freight industry, and more. The meeting will include reports from Teamster local leaders, stewards, and activists. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6] [B]Saturday, Workshops & Meetings G 6:00pm-7:30[/B] [FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=5][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=5][LEFT][B]Ask the Experts...Kennedy[/B][/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [B]Do you have a burning question for an experienced lawyer or[/B] [LEFT][B]other specialist? Whether it’s about your own pension, a direct[/B][/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [B]action your Occupy group is planning, or an unsafe condition[/B] [B]on the job, these experts can let you know your rights and[/B] [LEFT][B]discuss next steps. First come, first served.[/B][/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma-Bold][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma-Bold][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma-Bold][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma-Bold][SIZE=1][LEFT][B]Grievances and Arbitration: [/B][/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1]Richard de Vries, Teamsters [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [B]Local 705, will tell you how to anticipate an arbitrator’s[/B] [B]reaction. Learn about resources to become a persuasive[/B] [B]presenter of grievances and arbitrations and learn how to[/B] [B]research a question[/B] [B][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6] Sunday, Workshops I 10:45am-12:30 [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][SIZE=6][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][LEFT] [/LEFT][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Challenging (and Changing) the Direction of Your National Union…La Guardia [/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Hear about strategies for changing national unions from the[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] bottom up, including running for national office, winning [LEFT]the right to vote on top officers, functioning at national[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]conventions, and contract campaigns from below. Talk about[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]how to build caucuses to increase the rank-and-file voice in[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] national decisions. Claudette Begin, CUE/IBT, Teamsters convention delegate Ken P, Teamsters for a Democratic Union Leonard Riley, Longshoremen’s (ILA) Local 1422, Longshore Workers Coalition Hugh Sawyer, Locomotive Engineers Division 316 [LEFT]Don Trementozzi, CWA Local 1400[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1]Facilitator: Steve Early, labor journalist[B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] [LEFT]Contract Campaigns (S)…Haneda[/LEFT][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Learn how to build a member-focused campaign long before[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]your contract expires. Member mobilization, campaign[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] escalation, creative tactics, and other building blocks of a good [LEFT]campaign will be discussed, including bringing in community[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]allies and taking the fight directly to management.[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Jeff Clark, Steelworkers Tesoro Council [LEFT]Walter Taylor, Teamsters Local 814, New York City movers[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1]Facilitator: Stefan Ostrach, Teamsters Local 206 [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] [LEFT]Defending Pensions…Love B[/LEFT][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][LEFT]Employers from the Fortune 500 on down are looking to[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] dump traditional pensions and retiree benefits. Learn how [LEFT]unions are successfully fighting back to defend their pensions,[/LEFT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] what information you’ll need to extract from the company in bargaining in order to hang on to what you’ve got, and how recent changes in the law may affect your retirement. David Cohen, United Electrical Workers (UE) Jason Ide, Teamsters Local 814 [B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold] Economics of Concessions in a Small [LEFT]Company…Midway[/LEFT][/FONT][/B][FONT=GillSansMT-Bold][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1] Learn how to cost out a wage cut: what it will mean to members and how much the employer will save—and discover ways to shave meaningful dollars off an employer’s proposal. Richard de Vries, Teamsters Local 705 [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][B]For more info:[/B] Call Labor Notes at 313-842-6262 [/QUOTE]
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