Enhancing Steward Skills through the Local 1000 Leadership Academy Training Programs
The Local 1000 Leadership Academy is committed to empowering stewards and member leaders by providing training through blended learning, including web-based resources, classroom sessions, and interactive applications. With over 50 hours of training courses available, participants can gain essential skills in representation, organizing, bargaining, governance, and more. Designed to enhance leadership capabilities and support work/life balance, the academy ensures consistent content delivery with opportunities for skills tracking and recognition. Join us to maximize your impact in the union community.
Enhancing Steward Skills through the Local 1000 Leadership Academy Training Programs
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One Requirement Stewards attend ONE training class in a year
RTSC Commitment Provide training for everyone with responsibilities (staff and member leaders)” … including the development of “a program that maximizes the skills of member leaders...”
Local 1000 Leadership Academy Representation Organizing Politics Bargaining Governance
Blended Learning Web-based training Classroom training On-line resources Webinars Smart phone Apps
Local 1000 Leadership Academy graphical and textual representations • Dashboards give you a high-level view of your usage statistics and user population in • graphical and textual representations.
Value of blended learning program • Consistent content and delivery • Broader reach to remote areas • Demonstrated learning • Skills tracking • Appeal to Millenials • Opportunity for recognition • Cost reduction • Travel • Union leave • Printed materials • Flip charts • Per diem • Supports work/life balance
Worksite Stewards • Introduction to Representation • Reporting, Record Keeping • Legal Rights of Union Stewards • Investigating Contract Violations • Absence for Illness: Sick Leave, FMLA, SDI • Investigations • Effective Grievance Writing • DPA/SPB Laws and Rules • Dills Act and ULPs • Discrimination and Sexual Harassment R E P R E S E N T A T I O N
Worksite Organizers • Introduction to Organizing • Connecting for Power • Mapping Your Worksite • Identifying Influential People • Issue Organizing • Developing Leaders • Building a Network O R G A N I Z I N G
Bargaining Unit Representatives • Introduction to Bargaining • Impact of the State Budget Process • Connecting the Table and the Worksite • Meet-and-Confers • Statewide JLMCs • Role of the DBUR/CBUR • Unfair Labor Practices B A R G A I N I N G
Member Political Organizer • Introduction to Political Organizing • Political Recruitment • Community Outreach • Grassroots Campaigns • Effective Lobby Visits • How a Bill Becomes Law • Moving Issues Before an Administrative Board P O L I T I C S
Union Officers : Elected Leaders • Introduction to Governance • Reporting and Record Keeping • Council Leadership • Role of DLC/BUNC Leaders • Understanding the Policy File • Conducting Effective Meetings • DLC Treasurer Workshop G O V E R N A N C E
Website Access Automatic Invitation DLC Secretary-Treasurers Stewards who sign up for certification programs Leaders and staff with special assignments • Local 1000 Council • SBAC • Chief Stewards • Field and URC staff
Project Statement Develop two completed certificate programs of the Local 1000 Leadership Academy by the September 25, 2010Council Meeting.
Project Components Program Team Project Manager Graphic Designers Develop templates, graphics, Ensure consistency in design, visual integrity and production quality Instructional Designers Develop high quality interactive materials Work with member focus groups to evaluate current and newly developed content Design and integrate interactive concepts Others — Flash based video and web-based and smart phone apps. — Skill Soft • Blended learning program for Local 1000 stewards • 50 + hour course catalog includes certification in 5 customized programs • Web-based training available 24/7 • Develop smart phone/IPAD Apps • Classroom training scheduled quarterly • Skills-tracking, testing and evaluation
Project Next Steps • Finish building the design team • Build the website with Local 1000 academy branding • Standardize and catalog the current courses • Design courses to complete certificate programs in each track • Testing quality of materials and focus group review
Local 1000 Leadership Academy Labor Education And Development
