The 2016 National Jobs With Justice conference is set for February 12-13 in Washington, DC. "The conference is a great opportunity for DC labor activists to acquire new organizing, campaigning and communications tools, advance leadership skills and expand networks, as well as strategize and learn about breakthroughs in organizing and membership building," says DC JWJ's Nikki Lewis. The conference includes sessions like the “Tools for Building Stronger Unions” series and will feature leaders from a wide array of movements who share a belief in building power for working people. DC Jobs with Justice activists and member organizations get a reduced conference rate. To be part of the DC Jobs with Justice delegation, contact Lewis at [email protected]. Click here to learn more. The next AFL-CIO Organizing Institute is coming up March 4-6 in Baltimore. The OI trains member activists and staff in basic organizing skills. "We welcome National AFL-CIO affiliated labor organizations to sponsor talented members to attend the training," says TJ Marsallo. "Send your most passionate labor activists to learn these valuable tools for your next union organizing campaign!" Deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 19. Click here to register; click on the "union members" link.
This Week's Quiz: The Supreme Court of the United Stated heard a case last week that is very important to labor. The court will answer the question: Are right-to-work laws constitutional?; Can companies lock out their workers without notice?; Can public employee unions charge non-members a fee?; Is the $15 minimum wage movement protected by the first amendment?Click here and you could be next week's winner. Previous Quiz: 25 U.S. states are “right-to-work,” in which unions in organized workplaces are prohibited from requiring that dues or service fees be collected from all workers covered by, and benefiting from, the contract. (These people are often called “free riders” in that they benefit from collective bargaining but don’t help pay for it.) Congrats to John Gates, IATSE Local 481 New England Studio Mechanics, Natick, MA, this week's quiz winner! "The man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day."
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