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Dear Friends and Fellow Workers,

We are hosting a labor organizer training weekend here in Binghamton on October 23rd-24th, and you are invited to join us.

This is an intensive two day training that includes an introduction to what a union is, what makes the IWW unique, stages of a campaign, the nuts and bolts of how to organize your workplace, labor law in a nutshell, and more. This training will also introduce you to the IWW’s style of unionism (solidarity unionism), a model of organizing that relies on worker-organizers, direct action, fighting for better conditions, and worker solidarity. We will be bringing in two veteran IWW organizers with experience organizing in timber, shellfish farming, agricultural work, restaurants, higher education, and construction to conduct the training.

The training will be from 10AM to 6PM on Saturday the 23rd and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday the 24th. In order to prepare materials and such, we are asking that people register beforehand here http://tinyurl.com/24k78pf . We’re asking attendees for a $5 registration fee to help cover food and transportation costs, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Lunch is included. If you are coming from out of town and will need housing you are strongly urged to preregister or contact us as soon as possible.

For more information or if you have questions about participating in the training, please call Joe at (607) 651-7705 or email binghamtoniww@gmail.com