2025 Convention Workshops
Click on the training titles below to register for each session you plan to attend during the convention. Note: The trainings on Thursday, October 16th are open to all members, not just delegates to the convention.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16th
Treasurer Training (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
AFSCME’s Financial Standards Code is our union officers' go-to document for financial oversight. As the COVID-19 pandemic showed us, the world has moved quickly to the electronic age and the Code has had to address these changes. In response, over the past year, extensive updates have been made to the Code. This workshop will provide an overview of these changes and how they may affect your union.
Stewards in Action Training (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
This workshop will go over the various roles and responsibilities of the union steward. The AFSCME steward, more than any other union leader or activist, has the opportunity to energize and mobilize the source of our union’s strength: the membership. Every day, the steward is the one union person members see when they are at work. In the eyes of most AFSCME members, you are the union. So, if they have faith in you, members will have faith in the union.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th
New Employee Outreach (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
We know meeting new employees during their first days is critical for strengthening our union and building lasting relationships. Do you want to learn how best to initiate in-person and virtual conversations? Do you want a better system to track that outreach and make sure you don’t miss a single person? This workshop will teach you all that and more.
Contract Campaigns: Activating Member Power for Stronger Contracts (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Negotiations are all about worker power. This workshop will provide you with new tools to negotiate with power. In this session, participants will learn how to build workers' skills to support negotiations, allow us to pressure management and achieve better wins.
Union Governance (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
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Advanced Steward Training (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
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New Employee Outreach (10:45 am - 12:15 pm)
We know meeting new employees during their first days is critical for strengthening our union and building lasting relationships. Do you want to learn how best to initiate in-person and virtual conversations? Do you want a better system to track that outreach and make sure you don’t miss a single person? This workshop will teach you all that and more.
Direct Action (10:45 am - 12:15 pm)
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Political Power is PEOPLE Power (10:45 am - 12:15 pm)
Some members wonder why our union is involved in politics. The truth is, government at all levels affects our lives — whether we are public or private sector workers. This workshop will help you understand how legislation and politics affect your life and the lives of members and teach you how to make effective requests for PEOPLE donations to build the program and increase our political power.
Demystifying Arbitration: Preparing for Success (10:45 am - 12:15 pm)
Learn the intricacies of case assessment and evaluation, preparation for arbitration hearings, and discussion on arbitration as an effective tool we can utilize.