2009 NNEC-SEIU Worksite Leadership Academy

Sponsored by the SEIU Northern New England Council, the Worksite Leadership Academy (WLA) is a comprehensive education program for newly-emerging union leaders.  We focus on improving our skills as leaders, deepening our understanding of working people’s issues, and developing our ability to build strength and activism at work.

This requires a commitment for all three days:  from noon Thursday through 1:00 pm on Saturday.

The WLA is for you if you have participated in activities like these:
•    Attended actions or rallies
•    Turned out members to meetings or events
•    Participated in union education or training
•    Volunteered for a committee and completed tasks that activated other members

Bringing together members from many unions, we:
•    Energize ourselves through interacting with activists from other unions
•    Build solidarity across state lines
•    Exchange effective strategies

To ensure an effective educational environment, total enrollment is limited to approximately 20-25 members.

Participants’ rooms, meals, and workshop costs are paid by their unions.  During the workshops, meals will be provided at the Hanover Inn.  Group dinners will take place at restaurants a short distance from the Inn at 6:00 pm on Thursday and Friday evenings.

Schedule

Thursday, March 26 •    Arrive before noon •    Workshop 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm       (incl. lunch) •    Group dinner 6:00 pm

Friday, March 27 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) •    Breakfast •    Workshop 9:00 am to 5:00 pm •    Group dinner 6:00 pm

Saturday, March 28 (9:00 am to 1:00 pm) •    Breakfast •    Workshop 9:00 am to 1:00 pm       (incl. lunch)

  
The Program      Labor History           The American Dream         Building Union Power         Leadership Development
      Tackling Worksite Issues      Why Politics Matter      Overcoming Apathy      Creating an Action Plan


What past attendees have said about WLA:

• This was a great chance to get to know and learn from other members and other locals.”
            Scott Neumeyer, Local 1989

• “I developed a clearer understanding of workplace issues and concerns, and how to find
  resolutions to these problems.”
            Julie Findley, Local 1984
  

• “A valuable, meaningful, fun learning experience.”
            Ruben Jennings, VSEA                                                             Read about a past Academy
  

Are you interested?
Click here for a downloadable flyer/registration form in pdf format.

Click here to fill an on-line information/registration form.