Note: Open to those who have completed the fundamentals series OR attended the Organizing Committee and Conversations training on Saturday
As EWOC has grown over the past five years, the role of intermediate and advanced organizers has evolved and shifted, but the crux of what we do remains the same: mentorship. Come learn how to develop your skills in teaching and coaching as we solidify what these roles mean and how they work together to support workers and one another.
Sunday June 29, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT McGregor Room J495 Gilmour Mall, Detroit, MI 48202
Note: There are limited spots for this training. To participate, you will need to have completed the fundamentals series OR attended the Organizing Committee and Conversations training on Saturday.
EWOC believes in popular education: peer-to-peer learning with strong facilitators is the best path towards internalizing concepts, building confidence, increasing capacity. We will go over the key frameworks and skills for facilitating collaborative, discussion-based education where we learn and problem-solve as a group. We will use our Fundamentals curriculum to practice and prepare you to lead breakout groups across EWOC trainings
Get tips and tricks for getting journalists to cover your campaign fight and how to talk with them once you have their attention. Plus, find out how to build followers on social media and get them to turn out to support your struggle against the boss.
Millions of non-union workers are faced with the heightened risk of deportation because of Trump's cruel and extra-legal policies. It's important, now more than ever, to build solidarity and power at the workplace. This training will focus on worker rights on the job if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) show up at your workplace and how you and your co-workers can demand employer protections for all workers.
Learn how to develop rank-and-file research committees to conduct strategic corporate research through methods developed by the Strategic Corporate Research team at the UMass Amherst Labor Center. This is a hands-on workshop where participants will use case studies to explore sources of corporate information learn how this information can be used to develop and execute an effective contract campaign and win a strike.
Expand on Saturday’s training (whether you were there or not) about the organizing conversation and how to overcome fear. We will go over the common features of a boss campaign, how to inoculate your coworkers, and take more time to practice the organizing conversations that you might be having in the later stages of a campaign. Whether you work for a well-meaning nonprofit, the government, a small business, or a mega-corporation, bosses are gonna do boss sh*t.
Stop by to ask questions and get into the weeds of labor law. There will be human and written resources to provide information about the state of the NLRB, what type of organizing is protected by law, and what legal avenues can (and can't) provide in this political moment.
Sunday June 29, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT McGregor Room B495 Gilmour Mall, Detroit, MI 48202
Industry and sector based “worker circles” that all EWOC workers and organizers are encouraged to attend to discuss their campaigns, share experiences, and reflect on challenges and opportunities of organizing in their respective industries.
Sunday June 29, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT McGregor Room J495 Gilmour Mall, Detroit, MI 48202
Interested in signing up as a volunteer with EWOC, but have less than a year of organizing experience? Attend an orientation for general volunteers to EWOC to learn more about where you can get plugged in.
Sunday June 29, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT McGregor Room F495 Gilmour Mall, Detroit, MI 48202
New to EWOC and wondering what we’re all about? Come to our onboarding session and learn about our ethos, structure, and to practice initial contact with workers!
Take a break from the weekend’s panels and workshops at a screening of Philadelphia DSA’s short film on the first Whole Foods Union, followed by "At The River I Stand" (1993), a documentary on the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ strike, also marking MLK’s final participation in a labor dispute before his assassination.
Sunday June 29, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT Community Arts Auditorium450 Reuther Mall Detroit, MI 48202
