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    About the Training and Development Department

    The mission of the Training and Development Department is to create programs and materials that will build skills and enhance knowledge, as well as foster commitment and dedication within our union. Seminars for members, stewards, business agents, and officers provide the perfect opportunity to build union solidarity, mentor younger members and identify specific concerns of union membership and the labor movement.

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  • Enhancing Services
    The LEARN Network

    A new structure to help locals and Joint Councils participate more fully in the training process and showcase "best practices" among Teamster affiliates.

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  • FAQs
    Training and Development Q&A

    Here are the answers to commonly asked questions about the skills and services offered by the Teamsters Training and Development Department.

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  • Member Rights
    Weingarten: Three Decades of Union Representation

    "Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection."

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  • Learn
    Working with The Media

    From organizing victories to successful contract campaigns, there are plenty of great Teamster stories to tell happening every day. This guide will help you best plan your strategy and make the most of your good news.

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  • Glossary
    Definitions for Common Labor Terms

    Unions have developed a special vocabulary to describe much of what we do. Definitions are given here for the most commonly used terms.

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Updates

Local 763 hosts “Building Membership Solidarity” Seminar
October 22 -

More than 60 stewards, predominately from public sector units, attended a one-day seminar sponsored by Local 763 in Tukwila, Washington.

TLA on Collective Bargaining II Slated for November 3-5
October 21 -

The Teamsters Training and Development Department is conducting a three-day Teamsters Leadership Academy on Advanced Bargaining Strategies for Teamster representatives, scheduled November 3-5 in Atlanta.

Local 166 Steps Across the Generations
October 21 -

Local 166 in Bloomington, California, sponsored a one-day conference that focused on communications between the four generations in today’s workplace.

Local 690 Is Ready to LEARN
October 20 -

On October 10, Local 690 in Spokane, Washington sponsored a seminar, devoted entirely to the LEARN Network. More than 25 stewards, members, retirees, business agents and officers attended this training.

Local 90 Hosts Hands-On Steward Training
October 19 -

On October 3, more than 20 stewards from Local 90 in Des Moines, Iowa participated in a one-day seminar featuring contract enforcement skills.

Building Power from the Inside: The LEARN Network Attends TLA on “Building Membership Participation”
October 7 -

The Training and Development Department held a Teamsters Leadership Academy on “Building Membership Participation” that was geared specifically for Teamster LEARN Coordinators in Washington, D.C.

Local 190 Sponsors Communications Skills Training
October 5 -

On September 12, Local 190 in Billings, Montana, hosted a stewards training seminar in which more than 60 stewards and members participated.

Cleveland GCC Group Holds Steward Training
October 2 -

On the last Saturday before the end of summer, a group of Teamsters, who are affiliated with the Graphic Communications Conference, attended a stewards training near downtown Cleveland.

Stewards Gather for Training in Great Falls, Montana
October 1 -

On September 19, Local 2 in Great Falls, Montana hosted a stewards training seminar in which more than 50 stewards and members attended.

Detroit Local 337 Holds Steward Training
September 30 -

On the first Saturday after Labor Day, Local 337 held a training for nearly 70 stewards, who represented a large cross section of members in southeast Michigan.