Public, Professional & Office-Clerical Employees and Drivers
14675 Interurban Ave S. Ste 305, Tukwila, WA 98168 ● 206-441-0763 ● 877-441-0763
October 21, 2009
Shop Steward/Member Training was held at the Teamster Building in Tukwila on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The training room was filled to capacity. Secretary-Treasurer David Grage opened the session with a report on current economic situations and the trends we are seeing throughout the Local. The ever popular Sally Payne, IBT Associate Director of Training and Development, was the instructor for the day. The purpose of the program:
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to discuss ways to increase membership involvement
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to analyze the effectiveness of the "organizing" model of unionism
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to develop plans to increase members participation
The training consisted of a power point presentation, videos, group break out, problem solving activity and de-briefing on the problem solving exercise. A great lunch was catered by Galliano's Italian Restaurant was followed by door prizes and closing remarks and evaluations. Judging by the comments received, everyone in attendance had a very positive experienced and learned a lot. We would encourage you to join us at the next training seminar.
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Local 763 will be conducting a Shop Steward Training Workshop on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The topic of this seminar is "Building Membership Solidarity". The workshop will be held at the Teamster
Building located at 14675 Interurban Ave S. in Tukwila. This training is part of a continuing series of workshops that we have planned. The instructors are made up of guest speakers, 763 staff members and representatives from the various departments of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).
This training is open to all Shop Stewards, any members who would like to become a Shop Steward or any member that would just like to learn more about our Teamsters Union and shop floor representation. There are a great many topics and laws that will be discussed in these sessions. Topics such as labor and contractual law, the negotiating process, the grievance and arbitration process, history, current trends, medical issues, and many other subjects will be presented at these sessions.
If you are planning to attend this workshop, please contact Linda Baker at (206) 441-0763, ext. 1734, or email to l.baker@teamsters763.org so that we can plan accordingly. Registration will be at 8:30AM and the workshop will end at 2:00 PM. We will be providing snacks, beverages and lunch. We look forward seeing you there.
Please RSVP no later than September 23, 2009.
To view photos from the 2008 Shop Steward Seminar, click here .
To view photos from the 2007 Shop Steward Seminar, click here .
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