AUD started the Union Democracy Worker Education Project in 1999, in response to demand from union members and activists for information, skills, and ideas they need to organize for democracy and power on the job and in the union. The Union Democracy Worker Education Project helps rank and file union members become better activists and organizers, by providing education in legal rights and organizing methods and techniques. We offer workshops, conferences, classes and publications for union members and union representatives and officers who want to build a strong and democratic union movement. The Union Democracy Worker Education Project is an independent alternative to the union and union-connected worker education programs that teach skills but discourage discussion of internal union problems or strategies that might challenge the labor officialdom. We can work with you to design an educational workshop that meets the needs of your group.
Short sessions are good for learning the basics, or for tackling a specific problem or question.
The workshops are hands on, with valuable handouts and materials, and offer honest dialogue with experienced union reform activists from groups like Teamsters for a Democratic Union, and New Directions in the Transport Workers Union. Know your Rights, on Paper and in the Real World Rights and resources for rank and filers. Standing up for your rights, and surviving. Your rights in contract negotiations. Defending yourself from union charges.