Events

Past Events

Expand Your Reach as a Troublemaker

April 17, 2025, 7:00 pm EDT
As a troublemaker, you know you need to get more of your coworkers involved in your organizing, but are you struggling to reach (or even find) them? Whether you're launching a bottom-up campaign, building a stewards network, or running for union office, learn the skills you'll need to systematically build a list of your coworkers from scratch, and to make the best use of it. Join rank-and-file workers at our new workshop, "Expand Your Reach as a Troublemaker." »

Workshop: What To Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart (April)

April 15, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
Cartoon by Mary Matthews, drawingdailyusa.com If you’re a union member, unfortunately the chances are good that you’ve had your heart broken at least once by one of your own leaders. Whether you tried to get involved and there was nowhere to go, or the members got sold out, or leaders want to keep the union as their exclusive club, it can feel pretty harsh. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how to organize with your fellow union members to recommit to your union, and to change the culture into one where leaders respect and serve the members. »

Tactics To Build Power (April)

April 14, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
Got a boss making some bad decisions? Angry about the dismantling of public services and the attack on federal workers? Ready to bring your co-workers into collective action? Planning some May Day 2025 actions, but not quite ready to strike? Join us for a workshop about campaign tactics that target the boss, get wins, and build the power to take on shop floor fights and grow the movement to stop the billionaire agenda. We will hear about effective tactics that bring workers into solidarity and scare the boss—and the billionaires. »

Secrets of a Successful Organizer (April)

April 2, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
You've been talking to your co-workers, and they say they feel overworked, underpaid, and increasingly pressured by productivity quotas and the ever present threat of discipline. How do you fight for better? Secrets of a Successful Organizer is Labor Notes' core organizing training, in three sessions full of lively participatory exercises. We welcome first-timers and repeat attendees looking to sharpen their skills. »

Stewards' Workshop: Investigating Grievances (March)

March 31, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
Photo credit: Jim West This workshop has limited capacity and is for stewards and elected officers who work with stewards - not staff. Please register only if this applies to you. The workshop will be held on Monday, March 31, and will run from 7.30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern (4.30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific). This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom. »

New York City Troublemakers School (La Escuela de Alborotadores de Nueva York) 2025

March 29, 2025, 9:00 am EDT
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. THE EVENT IS AT CAPACITY AND WE WILL NOT BE TAKING WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS. Español abajo Join labor activists from New York City and beyond to strategize, share skills, and learn ways to organize to win. Troublemakers Schools are day-long mini-conferences that cover organizing skills and highlight real-world examples of taking on the boss and winning. Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 am to 3:30 p.m. Location: New Design High School, 350 Grand St, New York, NY 10002 »

K-12 Educators Workshop: Organizing to Protect Immigrant Rights and Public Education

March 18, 2025, 7:30 pm EDT
The Trump Administration has made it crystal clear that it wants to destroy the U.S. education system by exerting control through fear and attacks on both educators and students. We want to use this workshop as an opportunity to come together as organizers and dig into specific actions we can take, not only to fight and defend against the attacks, but to take control of what education can be in the U.S. »

Labor Notes National Call: Federal Workers Organizing

March 17, 2025, 8:00 pm EDT
Photo by Labor Notes Editor Jenny Brown Taking a hatchet to the federal workforce—and the work those workers perform—has been a top priority in the second Trump administration. Enlisting Elon Musk, his so-called efficiency program, and willing agency heads, the president and his allies have attempted to create chaos in their role as the largest employer in the United States. »

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