Category: Education Committee

WHAT'S NEW AT OPEIU?

5/25/2021

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine

The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists is hosting a comprehensive discussion on May 27 with two of America’s prominent medical practitioners and leaders of medical institutions. They will answer your questions about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, the U.S. legacy of mistrust in communities of color, if masks are still necessary, avoiding and surviving the virus and more. Read more and find the link below!

5/14/2021

CBTU Presents Mental Health for Black Families in COVID-19 Seminar - May 19!

Please join us on May 19th at 5:30PM PST/8:30PM EST.
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and CARAT Teams are proud to present the a workshop on mental health in the pandemic with the renowned mental health expert Dr. Jon Goodwin.

The workshop will focus on mental health impact of COVID-19 on Black families. The major touchstones of this talk will address the following issues: anxiety (as it pertains to health status, job safety, employment security, etc.); mental health disparities in access and outcomes; learning in a COVID-19 environment; and adjustment/readjustment related to school and workplace re-entry. Learn more by clicking the link below!

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1/19/2021

Shop Steward Virtual Education Forum - Join us on Feb. 17!

Join the Education Committee on February 17 at 5:30 PM EST for our Local 2 Shop Stewards Education Forum. Being a shop steward isn't an easy job, but it's only with the support of stewards that unions can flourish.

This forum will be an opportunity to learn from other shop stewards, share problems you've encountered and offer potential solutions, with input from your peer shop stewards and Local 2 staff representatives. The Forum will be held via Zoom - make sure to register at the link below!

1/5/2021

Join Next Week's Education Committee Meeting!

Join the Education Committee for next week's meeting on Jan 13, 2021 at 6 PM. Please pre-register by clicking the link below! The Education Committee assists in establishing orientation and education programs for new members, helps plan shop stewards' training, develops methods of stimulating membership participation in trade union educational programs.

9/11/2020

Free College Benefit is Back and Better than Ever!

Photo description: A blue and yellow flyer details more information about an OPEIU webinar concerning its Free College Benefit program.

Register by mid-January, and you can complete your Bachelor's degree for free -- join this webinar on September 22 from 3-4 PM to learn more! Register here.

7/15/2020

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Hosts Important Discussion on Defeating COVID Through the Labor Movement

Please join the DC Coalition of Black Trade Unionists in a Town Hall co-sponsored by the Black Coalition Against COVID and WPFW-FM on Thursday, July 16, 5-7:00 p.m. The program will be broadcast on WPFW, Jazz and Justice Radio, 89.3 FM and live streamed on www.wpfwfm.org.

The topic of this important Town Hall is Labor Cares About Defeating COVID. The Town Hall will provide you with answers as we:

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