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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 214 Begins Four-Part Steward Training Series
September 30 -

Nearly 50 stewards representing public sector workers in southeast Michigan attended a steward training sponsored by Local 214, the first of four scheduled trainings to be held in locations throughout Michigan in 2009.

Don't Forget to Sign Up For the Women’s Conference
July 13 -

The 2009 Teamster Women’s Conference will be held September 10-12 in Las Vegas. The hotel registration deadline is August 14. Sign up online today while space is still available.

Local 808 Hosts Stewards Seminar
June 29 -

On June 10, Local 808 in Long Island City, New York, hosted a stewards seminar with both new stewards and members participating in the program.

Local 42 Sponsors Stewards Seminar
June 26 -

On June 13, Local 42 in Lynn, Massachusetts hosted a stewards seminar with nearly all of the local's stewards in attendance. The training focused on the roles and responsibilities of the Teamster steward, the grievance process, and building membership participation.

Local 986 Hosts Training for Stewards
June 26 -

More than 100 stewards from Local 986 in El Monte, California, attended a one-day training session sponsored by the Local on May 30.

Local 14 Stacks the Deck with Trained Stewards
June 26 -

More than 55 stewards attended a one day training program on June 6th, 2009 sponsored by Teamsters Local 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Business Agent Skills in Survival TLA
March 23 -

The hotel deadline for this program is tomorrow, March 24th; please make your reservations by then to get Teamster rates.

Local 222 Hosts Stewards Seminar
March 23 -

On Saturday, February 21, 2009, fifty-five stewards from various industries throughout Utah gathered for a stewards’ training program at Local 222 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Teamsters History Program
March 3 -

There will be a two-day course designed to give participants a well rounded overview of the history of the Teamsters Union. Click above for more information.

Port Division Holds Training for Spanish Speaking Members
February 5 -

On January 3, 2007 the IBT Port Division conducted a one-day training in Spanish for member organizers in conjunction with the IBT Organizing and Training and Development Departments. The participants are all currently working on the port driver’s organizing campaign which encompasses ports from Miami to Oakland.