Learn the secret to holding union meetings with high attendance and high participation. In this interactive workshop, we’ll hear what has worked at different workplaces, such as parking lot meetings, 10-minute meetings, contract clinics, and monthly union meetings, member to member. Every participant will get to have a one-to-one talk about creating their own union meetings in the workplace.
This workshop is designed to take participants (new or experienced in bargaining) through each stage of the process. We'll cover best practices for preparing your team and drafting proposals, tactics at the table and pacing during bargaining, ratification once you reach a tentative agreement, and implementation. You'll leave with notes, ideas, and a useful packet of materials.
Increasing participation and democracy means increasing power. So how can you as a union leader move beyond administering bureaucracy, toward engaging members in all aspects of the union? You'll leave this interactive workshop with active plans to increase democracy in your union.
Without preparation, bargaining teams can spend their caucus time reacting to the boss and lose track of their goals. Learn strategies to use that time to build consensus, make key decisions, and push your bargaining forward with a unified team.
