CWA Staffers Teach High Schoolers About Union Power

CWA volunteers, in collaboration with the Northeast Ohio (NEO) Worker Center, the DePaul Labor Center, and other union and community allies, have partnered to deliver union-focused negotiation training to high schoolers across the state. Students participate in a day-long session where, according to the NEO Worker Center website, they “explore labor conflicts, practice critical thinking, and discover their power to shape the future of work.”

Now in its second year, the program builds off the successful development and deployment of the DePaul Labor Center bargaining exercise curriculum used around the country. With approximately 30 students per class, the program seeks to impact between 120 and 150 students per year. Students are eligible to return to the class to learn more and further hone their skills.

Click here to learn more about the program from the students taking part.

 
Staffers from CWA District 4, including CWA Staff Representative Ron Gay, Jr. (left, in CWA shirt). CWA District 4 Campaign Lead Renee Rouser (right and behind Gay), and CWA District 4 Staff Representative Diane Bailey (center), joined other union members and supporters to help educate high school students in Ohio on union membership and negotiation strategies.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.