Labor Notes Conference 2012

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1 Labor Notes Conference 2012 Register Workshops Logistics Labor Notes conferences are the biggest gatherings of grassroots union activists, worker center leaders, and all-around troublemakers out there and this time we re in Chicago! Registration is now open. More than 100 workshops and meetings to "put the movement back in the labor movement."

2 Join thousands of union members, officers, and grassroots labor activists who are on the front lines in our workplaces, our unions, and our communities. Meet troublemakers from around the country and around the world. More than 100 meetings and workshops include contract campaigns, creative organizing tactics, beating apathy, running for local union office, bargaining over technology, understanding the economy, and reviving the strike.

3 Organize with others in your union, industry, or campaign. Faceto-face meetings to share tactics and swap notes are the heart of the Labor Notes Conference. Join an existing industry, union, or caucus meeting or contact us to set one up. Help Spread the Word Full 8.5 x 14" brochure

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5 8.5 x 11" en Español Logistics Schedule: Workshops and meetings begin 1 p.m. Friday, May 4, and end at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6. Registration: $130. Sign up here. Includes Saturday banquet. Some scholarships are available. Sponsor a low-wage, unemployed, or young worker by supporting the scholarship fund. Scholarships: Apply for a scholarship through our online form. Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel at Chicago s O Hare Airport. Near Rosemont CTA train station (blue line). Hotel Booking: All rooms at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare have been booked, but discounted rooms

6 for conference participants are available less than a block away at the Embassy Suites O'Hare. Single/double for $109/night plus tax. Book online or call the hotel at Mention "Labor Notes Conference" to get our room rate through April 20. Air Travel: Fly in to Chicago O Hare (ORD). There is a free shuttle to the Crowne Plaza O'hare. Train Travel: Amtrak is offering Labor Notes Conference attendees a 10 percent discount. Call and use discount code X59J-944. Childcare: Available for a donation for children over 1 year. Request by April 13. Labor History Tour: Join us Friday afternoon for a tour of important sites in Chicago labor history. Get an expert perspective on some of U.S. labor s most hallowed ground. Sign up today. For more info: Call Labor Notes at Workshops Planned Include: Beating Apathy Understanding the Economy Direct Action Bargaining Table Tactics Assertive Grievance Handling Continuous Bargaining to Confront Workplace Change Workers Organizing Around the Globe Food Workers Fighting Along the Supply Chain Blame-the-Worker Safety Programs Talking Taxes Taking on Management s Technology Effective Flyers and Newsletters

7 Defending our Pensions Public Sector on the Offense Roots of the Public Sector Crisis Fighting Right to Work Developing New Leaders The New Worker Organizing in China Getting Off Defense: Labor s Political Agenda Chicago Labor Takes on Mayor 1% Cutting-Edge Arguments for Discipline and Discharge Occupy and Labor Organizing When the Boss Isn t Down the Hall Lessons from Labor History Running for Union Office Now You ve Won Building a Democratic Union Operating on Your Union s National Level Secrets of Successful Organizers Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Strategic Campaigns Screening of HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream? Defending Our Public Sector Member-Led Organizing Drives Lessons of Wisconsin Postal Workers Saving the Postal Service Bargaining Health Care under the Affordable Care Act Internal Organizing, Member to Member The Short Strike Strategy Documenting Labor s Stories Strategic Approaches to Contract Expiration When the Union Has No Bargaining Rights Using Social Media Creative Tactics Building State Campaigns for Health Care as a Right Contract Campaigns Building Labor-Community Coalitions We Move the Stuff: Power in the Logistics Industries Ask the Experts Union Rights When Concessions Are Demanded Fighting the Crackdown on Immigrants Meet Labor Authors We'll be there...

8 Where am I gonna be at on Cinco de Mayo? I will be with my people union people in a union town! Chicago! We ll be networking, planning, building, sharing, learning and most important getting RE-IGNITED for what lies ahead. So what are you are waiting for? Get yourself to Labor Notes! I ll be there. Carlos Castillon, President, Communications Workers Local 9588, Colton, California At the last conference I met so many people who were deeply involved in union work, and I saw what it really meant to be an activist. That was before everything happened here in Wisconsin. At the next conference I ll be able to let other people know what we really did here, and find out how the Wisconsin uprising appeared from the outside. Colette

9 Brown, Wisconsin Professional Employees Council, AFT 4848 Struggle is in the air and boy does it smell good! Working people have had enough of austerity for the many and excess for the few, but the Occupy battle has just begun. Meet me at the Labor Notes Conference. Together we can plan how we take our economy back and make it work for workers the 99%. Pat Fahy, Verizon Striker, Electrical Workers Local 827, New Jersey Check back often for more information! Common Ground on the Kill Floor: Organizing Smithfield DAVID BACON APRIL 20, 2012 Autoworkers under the Gun LARRY CHRISTENSEN APRIL 18, 2012 Philly Security Guards Choose Independent Union, Spurning SEIU EDUARDO SORIANO CASTILLO APRIL 12, 2012 more Sign Up Get our regular updates.

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