A unique training on workers’ rights on Saturday, January 23 at 1:00 PM on Zoom.

 

The Northwest Workers’ Justice Project and the Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter, AFL-CIO to offer a training on workers’ rights on Saturday, January 23 at 1:00 PM

The Northwest Workers’ Justice Project (NWJP) and the Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter, AFL-CIO (MPYCLC) are partnering to provide working people in the Marion-Polk-Yamhill counties region with a unique training on workers’ rights on Saturday, January 23 at 1:00 PM on Zoom. The session is free and will acquaint working people with some of the basics of our rights at work and how to best use these rights. Women, people of color, and young people are especially welcome. The training is intended for people who are not yet represented by unions, but union members who attend can expect to learn much as well. Please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/a7tNDcZ9AcpfargK6 to participate, or connect with the MPYCLC at mpyclc@gmail.com, rjrossi55@gmail.com, or chris@oraflcio.org in order to participate or with questions.

The MPYCLC is thrilled to welcome NWJP staff attorney Lizeth Marin and NWJP Campaigns Coordinator and attorney Kate Suisman to this project. They bring years of experience and a base of knowledge that workers in our region need. The training will touch on or cover the following topics:

· wage issues

· retaliation

· sick leave laws

· relevant COVID-related benefits/leave issues (depending on what is happening when we give the training)

· health and safety rights

Participants will be encouraged to connect with a union, support and work with the NWJP, and remain in contact with the MPYCLC after the training. This training is a first step in knowing and using our rights at work and putting people before profits in our region.

If you intend to participate, please connect with us through one of the e-mail addresses above right away. Our community partners are also helping us build this effort through social media. Additional trainings will be arranged if there is interest.

Whether you intend to participate or not, please check out the NWJP’s website at http://nwjp.org/ and please “like” the NWJP and the Marion Polk Yamhill Central Labor Chapter on Facebook.