Hello everyone, Labor Notes has developed a three workshop training based off our newest book, Secrets of a Successful Organizer<https://labornotes.org/secrets> (which is now available in Spanish<https://labornotes.org/secretos>!). The training guide can now be downloaded as a PDF from the UALE website’s “Resources” page here: http://uale.org/resources-list/229-resources-for-activism<http://uale.org/resources-list/229-resources-for-activism>> . These workshops teach rank-and-file workers how to build power on the job, step by step (some details provided below). The training guide includes: icebreakers, closing activities, suggested ground rules, and an example day-long training agenda, the training curriculum for each workshop, handouts for each workshop and case studies that training facilitators can draw from. We hope that you will find our materials useful and will share them widely, we only ask that you let us know when our materials are being used (e.g. at a conference or as part of a new steward program, etc.) and make sure to cite us on reproduced materials. And of course, we also deeply appreciate receiving constructive feedback and suggestions, so please don't hesitate to pass any along. The training curriculum is broken down into three workshops that can be offered individually or as one daylong training: Beating Apathy: This workshops orients participants towards the "bullseye model" of organizing and focuses on the mechanics of an organizing conversation. Assembling Your Dream Team: This workshop focuses on leadership identification, workplace mapping and charting. Turning an Issue into a Campaign: This workshop focuses on the components of a successful workplace campaign (either issue or contract). Labor Notes provided the daylong version of this training for a select number of rank-and-file members of local unions in different regions of the country over the Summer and will be including a Secrets track featuring these workshops in both English and Spanish at our upcoming conference in April. A training, like an organizing campaign, is a group effort. Though only three names appear on the cover of the guide, in truth the rest of the Labor Notes staff helped to write and assemble this training: Al Bradbury, Mark Brenner, Dan DiMaggio, Adrian Montgomery We're also grateful to those who shared perceptive feedback on early drafts. Their ideas improved the training greatly. This group includes: Mary Bellman, Joe Fahey, Leah Fried, Ellen David Friedman, Sarah Hughes, Angela MacWhinnie, Guillermo Perez, Jane Slaughter Solidarity to you all. If you have any questions or thoughts, please feel free to reach out. Sincerely, -- Chris Brooks Organizer/Writer, Labor Notes, New York Office chris@labornotes.org<mailto:chris@labornotes.org> (o) 718/284-4144<tel:718%2F284-4144> (c) 423/504/4484<tel:423-504-4484> We've distilled the insights and know-how of generations of organizers into 47 secrets, illustrated with hundreds of real-life examples and practical tips in our new book Secrets of a Successful Organizer<http://labornotes.org/secrets>