NLC Staffers are #StandingStrong with UFCW Local 400 Grocery Workers

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dc, metro dc, OPEIU, solidarity, tng-cwa, ufcw400

National Labor College staffers are #StandingStrong with UFCW Local 400 Safeway & Giant employees as the clock ticks toward Thursday’s midnight expiration of their contract.

“UFCW Local 400 workers at Safeway and Giant are fighting for their wages and health care benefits – and to keep good jobs in the D.C. Metro area,” said Jean Dearden, Director of the Bonnie Ladin Union Skills Program at the National Labor College.

Staffers, including members of TNG-CWA Local 32035 and OPEIU Local 2, met with the manager of Safeway #870 in Silver Spring on Wednesday to drop off cards of solidarity and express support for the Safeway and Giant workers.

The solidarity event was just one of dozens of actions happening in local grocery stores across the area.

For the latest news on the negotiations, visit www.ufcw400.org or follow @UFCW400 on Twitter.

Organize or Die!

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AFSCME, IATSE, IBEW, National Labor College, OPEIU, organizing, SEIU, Union training

“What can Labor do for itself? Labor can organize, it can unify; it can consolidate its forces. This is done, it can demand and command.” – Eugene Debs, 1949

Congrats to the newest graduates of Organizing I! Thank you for your commitment to your unions.

NLC’s own Christopher Levy (far left) attended the course, which is part of the Bonnie Ladin Union Skills and Training Program. Christopher is a shop steward for the awesome Office and Professional Employees International Union members on staff here at National Labor College. Christopher’s classmates included local reps from AFSCME, IATSE, and the National Trades Union Congress of Singapore.

Upcoming classes include those aimed at both new union staff and seasoned union leaders looking to expand their expertise as a secretary-treasurer, contract negotiator or arbitrator.

October 2012
14-19	LBUS-3912	Negotiating and Writing Contract Language
November 2012
4-9	LBUS-3900	Arbitration Brief Writing
December 2012
2-7	LBUS-3913	Negotiating Contracts with State and Local Governments
2-7	LBUS-3605	New Union Staff
2-7	LBED-3412	Teaching Techniques II
3-6	LBUS-3500	Secretary-Treasurers Total Solution Training
3-7	LBUS-3910	Labor Relations in the Federal Sector

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Say Cheese! You’re an NLC Grad!

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AFGE, AFSCME, AFT, Commencement, CSEA, CWA, GCIU, IAFF, IAM, IBEW, ILWU, IRON, LIUNA, National Labor College, NEA, OPEIU, PASS, SEIU, SMWIA, UA, UAW, UFCW, USW, Working America

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Portraits and Group Photos of the Class of 2012, their family, friends and union leaders Photo Credit: Page One Photography

NLC Aliens, No. Hazmat Simulation, Yes.

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ATDA, BLET, BMWED, BRS, Hazmat Training, IBB, NCFO, OPEIU, TCU, TWU, UTU

No, there wasn’t an alien invasion on campus last month, but there were certainly men and women in blue and green suits surrounded by caution tape and orange cones.

After Being a Mother, HazMat Training is a Piece of Cake

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Hazmat Training, OPEIU, Union

After coordinating hazardous materials training classes for three years as part of her job with NLC’s Center for Excellence in Safety and Health, Simone Roundtree decided it was finally time for her to be the student.