Union
Representative
By
supporting WEPs, unions focus on increasing the value of
employees to the company. When you involve your union
representative in planning and delivering WEPs, you will likely
increase the commitment level of union members to the success of
the learning program.
Unions
devote considerable resources and energy into helping their
members cope with change in the workplace. It is largely with
the awareness of the need to manage workplace change that unions
have financially supported and actively encouraged WEPs. The
introduction of new and advanced technologies to the workplace
directly affects the work performed by labor and alters the
skill sets needed to use and operate the new machinery. Unions
recognize that the skills their members need today are broader
than in the past. They can assist union members to change in
order to meet the needs and interests of the membership.
A Guide to Creating
Worker-Centered Education Programs, from the
Massachusetts Worker Education Roundtable is for teachers,
program coordinators, union representatives and others
interested in creating worker-centered education programs. It
demonstrates the unique benefits, complexities and challenges of
labor-management workplace education (for fee).
URL: www.umass.edu/roundtable
Collective
bargaining agreements have spawned effective training
programs. By working together, unions and management can create
effective learning environments where adults can take their next
steps toward literacy and career development.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/17/40/223650.php
This recent report
on joint labor-management educational programs uses best
practice examples to show the key design elements as well as the
benefits and impacts for organizations, unions and individual
workers.
URL:
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/pdf/Success_by_Design.pdf
(258 KB)
This Digest explores the labor
movement's new vision for workers' education. This new
educational vision of labor unions is based on the belief that
worker-centered learning can contribute both to individual
development and the economic viability of the organization.
URL: http://www.ericacve.org/docgen.asp?tbl=digests&ID=95
This paper discusses the union
role in ensuring that American workers have the skills they
need in a dynamic workplace.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/report3/rep23-27/rep24-01.htm
A successful
joint labor-management training program is rooted in
cooperation. This article shares five qualities that illustrate
a good labor-management partnership for employee training.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/17/40/223926.php
The Working for America
Institute, in consultation with unions and labor-management
partnerships in advanced manufacturing, has developed a list of
the most pressing workforce challenges affecting the sector.
URL:
http://www.workingforamerica.org/documents/challenges.htm
Contact
trade and professional organizations for
valuable information about occupations, internships,
apprenticeships, certification programs, professional
development and training.
URL: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/resource/trade.htm
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- A searchable database of links to international,
national, and local unions in the Americas,
Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The list is organized
by country. The site also lists other labor organization
related sites.
URL: http://Union
Resource Network
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- A directory of links to national
and local unions from Union Systems
International.
URL: http://unionweb.org
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- A directory of links to unions.
For
problems or questions regarding this web site contact campbell@conferenceboard.ca.
Last updated: July 26, 2006. |