Workplace Union Leaders

Who is it for?
This course is aimed at experienced delegates and workplace leaders from across different unions.

Aims
To develop leadership skills amongst union delegates at a workplace and industry level. To ensure that union delegates as workplace leaders have a comprehensive understanding of movement wide issues and organising strategies.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this course participants will be able to:

Provide leadership based on the values of the Australian union movement
Conduct an analysis of power as it operates at a workplace and industry level
Identify the key economic and political relationships within which unions operate at an industry state, national and international level
Relate issues in their workplace to union wide campaigns
Identify the key steps and processes in effective campaigns to win industrial outcomes for members and build power for the long term
Demonstrate high level communication skills
Motivate workers to take part in collective action
Develop basic workplace campaign plans
Identify ways of involving members in workplace campaigns
Analyse and respond to employer tactics in response to union campaigns

Feedback from a past participant
“The Workplace Union Leaders course can be an important stepping stone for active union delegates. Focusing on the wider union movement, the history of unionism and structured campaigning the course promotes a higher understanding of how to build power and achieve results in the workplace. The course enhances this learning with the variety of unions that send their delegates. I found the relationships with other unions’ delegates that were built over the five days [in December 2009] invaluable and I am certain that in the future I will be able to draw on what I have learnt from them and the networks we formed to assist in future campaigns. I recommend the Workplace Union Leaders course to all unions and their valuable members and delegates.”

Thomas Mayor

Delegate, Maritime Union of Australia (January 2010)

Entry Requirements/Pre-requisites
Have completed level one delegate development and where available further training. Have participated actively within their union at a workplace or Branch level.

Duration
The Workplace Union Leaders course is scheduled in two stages, with three initial days of training followed by two further days (excluding SA which is run in a 5 day block)

Total Fees
$275.00 (inc. GST)