Volunteers who enjoy event planning, program layout and graphics, and doing outreach are needed for the annual dinner planning committee. A 15-week training program in Spanish for immigrant women workers to learn about their rights in the workplace and how to defend them. Topics include workplace health and safety, self-esteem, public speaking, ergonomics and much more. Childcare is provided. Fighting Racial and Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace is this year s theme.
Scholarships are available and childcare reimbursement is available with pre-registration.
Take advantage of this opportunity to network with women legislators and members of women s organizations. A pilot project of the Mass AFL-CIO Communications Committee, these workshops are designe d to give labor activists the practical tools and skills to get labor's message out in print, radio and television. The ultimate goal of these workshops is to increase labor's presence at the community media level by developing and training media specialists in key unions and labor councils around the Commonwealth. Job requirements include good coalition-building, organizational, writing, and oral presentation skills, and a commitment to social justice and the fight against poverty. Salary depending on experience and excellent benefits.