AFT launches GOTV bus tour, celebrates Labor Day with Kamala Harris
On Labor Day, we were honored to host the first stop on the AFT get-out-the-vote bus tour in Detroit that will stop in at least 20 states by Election Day. AFT President Randi Weingarten said: “This election is about whether we build a new future of opportunity and economic dignity or get dragged back to a dystopia ruled by chaos, fear and hate.” Presidential candidate Kamala Harris headlined a Labor Day rally, also in Detroit, where she was joined by Weingarten, National Education Association President Becky Pringle, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other national labor leaders. Visit AFTvotes.org to get involved.
Fall Union Building Institute (UBI)
September 30-October 3, all sessions are 5-6 PM over Zoom
Are you a workplace leader looking to develop your union leadership skills? Wondering where to start when it comes to being a building representative, steward, or union member? Workplace leaders and members are invited to sign up for various virtual sessions designed to support members develop skills and build on existing knowledge and skills around core union capacities throughout the week of September 30- October 3. Sessions are focused on core areas of AFT Michigan’s Power Wheel and include skills you can take back to your workplace the next day around organizing, communicating, and representing your colleagues! Register today at aftmichigan.org/union-building-events.
North American Labor History Conference – Oct 10-12
The North American Labor History Conference (NALHC) has been on hiatus since the 2020 pandemic, but we are coming back this year amid a presidential election campaign to consider questions about the relationship between work and democracy.
The working classes, people of color, ethnic minorities, women and LGBTQ+ people are organizing against voting restrictions while struggling against indifference, apathy, and fear. As labor scholars, historians, activists, archivists, and union members, we meet to consider the relationship and role of workers, labor unions, and worker organizations in democratic societies, and the importance of democratic governance in local, institutional, national, and global contexts. Your participation in this conference is an important contribution to that discussion.
Registration is now open for the 2024 North American Labor History Conference (NALHC). The conference will take place at Wayne State University from Thursday, October 10, to Saturday, October 12. Cost is only $90 for non-WSU staff.
Scholarships for registration and travel assistance are available on a limited basis. Please contact our conference organizers with any questions at: ge0553@wayne.edu.
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Free Interactive Seminar on Recent Labor Law Changes with NLRB Regional Director
CLCS Latina/o Worker Leadership Institute, September 26-28, 2024
The Latina/o Worker Leadership Institute invites all workers, union or non-union, and activists from allied organizations to share ideas and grow skills for responding to the challenges facing Latina/o working persons and learn about Latina/o culture.Workshops include Union and Community Mobilization, Latin Contributions to the Labor Movement, and Latina/o’s in Leadership-Your Power is in Your Vote. We welcome participants from all genders and all cultural or ethnic backgrounds.
The Workers’ Pride Conference on October 12, 2024 invites all union and non-union workers and activists from allied organizations to share ideas and grow skills for responding to the challenges facing working people. Instructors, facilitators, and coordinators are drawn from the LGBTQ community. Workshops include Contract Language & Policy for Greater LGBTQ+ Inclusion, Know Your Legal Rights on the Job, the Threats Against Them, & Initiatives to Expand Them, and Be a Part of the Change: What You Can Do to Create a Culture of Inclusion on the Job and in Your Union. We welcome participants from all genders and all cultural or ethnic backgrounds.
AFT Michigan offers a limited number of need-based scholarships – if you’re interested in attending the Latina/o Worker Leadership Institute or The Workers’ Pride Conference, please have your local president reach out to Meenakshi Mukherjee at mmukherjee@aftmichigan.org.
AFT Michigan Professional Development Workshop
Equity and Social-Emotional Engagement
Saturday, November 9, 2024
AFT Michigan – David Hecker Bldg.
2661 E. Jefferson – Detroit MI
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
This in-service will introduce attendees to the Building Equity Taxonomy (BET) and its relationship to Social-Emotional Engagement (SEE). It is essential for educators to develop programs that are sensitive to the students’ social and emotional needs.
Participants will receive 6 SCECHs after completion of this in-service.
Click here to register
Contribute to the AFT Michigan PAC Today
AFT Michigan fights for our members, students, patients and communities all year round and we need your help. Can you donate $1 a week to aid us in this fight? Please visit the AFT Michigan website to contribute and make a big difference in protecting public education and building a better Michigan future!
In solidarity,
Terrence Martin
President
