May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
2022-05-01 - 2022-05-31
Join our friends at Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) for a series of events in May, which is Asian Pacific American Heritage month.

Portland Chapter Meeting
2022-05-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-18 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Please see our email (e-newsletter from 4/28 or reminder from 5/9) or login to the members-only web portal to find the Zoom link to the virtual Chapter meeting.

WSDOT Chapter Meeting - Wed., May 11th (Online)
2022-05-11 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Topic: WSDOT Chapter Meeting (Early Afternoon)
Date: Wed., May 11, 2022
Time: 12 Noon – 1:00 p.m. – Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Detailed information on how to join this online meeting will be emailed out to members one week prior to the meeting, on Wed., May 4, followed by a Reminder email the day before the meeting, on Tues., May 10. Please refer to your home email to get that information, or ask a co-worker, steward, or your union rep if you don’t receive the email. Hope to see you all there!

Tacoma Chapter Meeting
2022-05-11 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join the online meeting is sent to members’ home email approximately a week before the meeting.
Please check your home email for all the details on the meeting agenda and the online log-in information!
See you at the meeting!

Know Your Rights at Work
2022-05-12 10:30 - 12:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This training is hosted by the Washington State Labor Education and Research Center:
You are invited to a free, online, 2-hour participatory training for workers in Washington State. Learn how to use this website to know your own rights, and to help your coworkers, family, and friends protect their rights at work. Registration is required and space is limited. Interpretation and closed captioning available by preregistration. You will need a computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet access to participate.
To register, please complete the form at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsde-qqjspE9fmFJLTLFBalaIxKcz2Pq6N
Questions or more information? Email Emilie.Slater@seattlecolleges.edu

Seattle Chapter Meeting
2022-05-12 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join the online chapter meeting is emailed out to members usually around a week before the meeting, followed by a reminder email the day before your chapter meeting. Please refer to your home email to get that information, or ask a co-worker, steward, or your union rep if you don’t receive the email. Hope to see you all there!

Courageous Conversations on Race and the Labor Movement
2022-05-19 17:45 - 19:45
This event is sponsored by: Kitsap Central Labor Council, Olympic Central Labor Council, WFSE 1181, UFCW 3000, OPEIU 8 and the WA State Labor Council, AFL-CIO

How do we talk to members and coworkers who think differently than us (politics, racial and gender justice, membership, etc…)? Would you like to be a better leader in your workplace and a voice for change? These are such big issues – what can we actually do about it?

This participatory workshop is designed to give you practical tools for building union solidarity within your workplace. This 2 hour session will help you to engage in effective conversations to build unity and solidarity among those you work with. Learn more at wslc.org/race-and-labor.

Courageous Conversations on Race and the Labor Movement will be held Thursday May 19, 2022 from 5:45pm to 7:45pm, Interpretation and closed captioning are available upon request.

This will be a Hybrid Workshop with opportunities to participate in person or virtually. Food will be provided at the in person gatherings in Port Angeles and Silverdale. To participate virtually you will need a computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet access. The in-person gatherings may change to virtual if the COVID conditions change. We will make sure everyone is updated if they do.

Register at: https://act.aflcio.org/events/courageous-conversations-on-race-and-the-labor-movement-kitsap-olympic-labor-councils-hybrid-event/

Revolutionary Nonviolence
2022-05-20 03:00 - 07:00 | Online meeting
The University of Washington Tacoma’s Labor Solidarity Project will present “Revolutionary Nonviolence: An Online Seminar on Organizing for Freedom” on Friday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The seminar will feature Dr. Kent Wong, the Director of the UCLA Labor Center, along with labor and community activists, and UWT students. Click here to register.

PROTEC17 Chapter Leadership Training
2022-05-21 02:00 - 04:00, 2022-05-25 14:30 - 16:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Please join us for an upcoming virtual training and development opportunity specifically for union member leadership – YOU!

Sat., May 21 from 9-11 a.m; or
Wed., May 25 from 3:30-5:30 p.m

In these virtual workshops, we will go over foundational information and explore best practices key to engaging and mobilizing members to build a strong union, including:

Understanding union governance and structure, including recent improvements to our union’s constitution
Sharing best practices for Chapter meetings
Creating member engagement opportunities and building solidarity

The two workshops will go over the same material. If you haven’t already, choose the day/time that works best for you, and register for one today! REGISTER for the 5/21 training HERE, or the 5/25 training HERE.

Labor History Webinar
2022-05-26 08:30 - 10:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is a webinar hosted by Labor’s Bookstore.
With a resurgence of union organizing, looking at our history shows how we have adapted to a changing world, and how we overcame fierce opposition. Both instructive and inspiring, this course will cover more than 200 years of struggle and will also emphasize our future.
The course will include:

How is our history recorded
Early Organizing–Craftsmen and Criminals
Fighting Back Against the Factory system
Slavery and Resistance to a labor system
The Growth of National Unions
Sit-Down Strikes
The Post-War Social Compact
The Red Scare and the Rise of Anti-Unionism
Tomorrow’s Organizing

Bill Barry is a retired organizer and active labor history teacher.
The cost is $30. A link will be sent one-week prior to the event.
