Labor in Illinois

WHAT WRITERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CONTRACTS
A presentation on copyright and grievances and contracts between writers
and publishers, by the Grievance and Contract Division of the National
Writers Union, UAW Local 1981, Friday November 17 from 6 - 9 pm. Free,
the public is welcome. CLEP office.

CERTIFICATE CLASSES
These classes meet Tuesday or Wednesday evenings, once a week for six
week, and cost $100. The Basic Certificate classes are also offered on
Tuesday mornings.

BASIC CERTIFICATE
Introduction to Labor Law starts January 16, 2007. This class features
guest speakers from agencies such as the Department of Labor, the EEOC,
OSHA, the NLRB and others that are entrusted with administering and
enforcing the various labor and employment laws.

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE
Dealing with the Board(s) starts January 17 and focuses on the issues
that bring unions before public and private sector labor boards.

SPANISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE
These classes are also offered in Spanish on Thursdays, starting January
18.

NATIONAL LABOR COLLEGE CLASSES
National Labor College classes (classes that lead to a BA in labor
Studies, in partnership with the National Labor College) start Monday
February 5, 2007.

Comparative Labor Movements: Monday, Feb 5 - April 9, 6-9 pm

Political Economy of Labor: Thursday, February 8 - April 12, 6-9 pm

History of the Labor Movement: Saturday Feb 17, March 17 and April 14.
Three Saturdays from 9-4.

We now hold monthly Jumpstarts for people who are working on their
portfolios for the Ed Planning class. The next Ed Planning class is
January 26 and 27, 2007.

DEBS SCHOLARHIPS DEADLINE DECEMBER 14
If you want to apply for a Debs Scholarship (worth $600 toward a NLC
class plus books) please respond to this email for an application. The
deadline for the application is December 14.

POLK GALA THURSDAY DEC. 7, 4:30 - 7 pm
The annual Regina V. Polk Scholarship Fund for Women's Labor Leadership
Holiday Gala will take place December 7 at Teamster Auditorium at
Ashland and West Van Buren Streets. All Polk women are invited. This is
a fabulous gala holiday party, with great food, very dressy, a chance to
meet your Polk sisters from various conferences, classes and programs

HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE MARCH 18-21, 2007
The annual National Conference for Union Representatives in Healthcare
will take place at the Holiday Inn City Center, Chicago. If you work in
the healthcare industry in whatever capacity, and you represent people
(meaning if you are union staff or elected representative, from steward
to local president or E-Board), you belong at this conference. Please
respond to this email if you are interested in working on this
conference.

NURSES IN ILLINOIS FORUM MARCH 19, 2007
This is a repeat of last year's conference for nurses and unions that
represent nurses. The focus is on issues that can be resolved at the
state level by nurse's unions working together. Respond to this email if
you are interested in working on this forum. This Forum is supported by
the Regina V. Polk Fund for Women's Labor Leadership.

REGINA POLK WOMEN'S LABOR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE MAY 16, 2007
The annual Polk Conference will take place at Pheasant Run Resort May
16-19. Again, the focus will be on collective bargaining. A mailing to
all Polk women including scholarship applications will be sent out soon.

TWO NEW BOOKLETS AVAILABLE
We will soon be able to provide two new informational booklets that will
help you. One is a Guide to Workers Compensation, which presents the new
Illinois Worker Comp law from the point of view of workers. Written by
CACOSH Organizer Emanuel Blackwell and a member of the CACOSH Board,
includes questions and answer and a checklist of what to do if you are
injured. The other is a Guide to Claiming Unemployment Benefits for
adjunct faculty in higher education, written by Joe Berry and Helena
Worthen. Both booklets are in production now.

Helena Worthen
NEW EMAIL: hworthen@uiuc.edu
Chicago Labor Education Program
Suite 110 The Rice Building
815 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607
312-996-8733