The courses offered through the Building Trades Academy include various aspects of organizing, contract negotiations, labor law, etc. All topics are customized for the unionized construction industry.
Topics below represent some of the many courses we have previously facilitated for organizations. Please contact us if you are interested in working with us and learning more!
Target Audience: Stewards, activists
Comments: Basic and advanced options
Length: 8 to 16 hours
Target Audience: Bargaining committee members, executive board members, new staff reps
Comments: Basic and advanced options
Length: 16 to 40 hours
Target Audience: Staff reps
Comments: Basic and advanced options
Length: 8 to 24 hours
Target Audience: Local officers, executive board members, stewards
Comments: Public and private sector options
Length: Up to 40 hours
Target Audience: Local officers, executive board members, stewards, members with specific issues
Length: Up to 20 hours
Sample Topics: FMLA, basic OSHA rights, ADA, workers compensation, discrimination and harassment
Target Audience: Activists, members, stewards, local officers
Comments: Customized based on industry
Length: Up to 40 hours
Sample Topics: Globalization, trade, privatization / outsourcing, taxes/role of government, income inequality, industry analysis
Target Audience: Members, activists, stewards, local officers
Comments: Basic
Length: Up to 8 hours
Sample Topics: How to organize a talk and be comfortable speaking to an audience
Target Audience: Anyone
Comments: Basic
Length: Basic
Sample Topics: Presents a variety of approaches
Target Audience: Anyone
Comments: Basic to advance
Length: 3 to 24 hours
Sample Topics: Styles and approaches, tools for one-on-one negotiating
Target Audience: Local officers, executive board, stewards, activists
Comments: Customized based on local interests
Length: Up to 40 hours
Sample Topics: What do leaders do, running effective meetings, diversity and inclusion, developing a vision
Target Audience: Women activists, officers and staff
Length: 12 to 24 hours
Sample Topics: How women develop as leaders and other leadership topics listed above
Target Audience: Local officers, executive board, stewards
Sample Topics: Ways to increase member activism
Target Audience: Local officers, executive board, stewards, activist
Comments: Technical topics based on local request
Length: 3 to 20 hours
Sample Topics: Basic OSHA rights, health and safety committees, union response to behavior based safety
Target Audience: Any
Comments: Technical topics based on local request
Length: Up to 40 hours
Sample Topics: Focus is on US labor history, customized for the specific union and industry
Target Audience: Trainers and those who plan to become trainers
Length: 8 to 40 hours
Sample Topics: Skills for both presentation and facilitation; participatory curriculum design