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2025 Denver Regional Training Seminar
06/23/2025
Training targeting Local Chairpersons, Local Presidents, Local S&T's and Local Legislative Reps
Organizing II
05/12/2025
Class Times 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. The research-intensive class builds on the content covered in Organizing I. Participants will evaluate the effectiveness of different organizing strategies based on their research and their organizing plans. The class will include purposeful group work and will culminate in a formal presentation to help attendees gather feedback on their organizing plans. At the conclusion of this class, participants will be positioned to expand their organizing plans to include strategic partnerships with community organizations.
The class is full, please register to be placed on waitlist.
Effective Communication II
06/03/2025
Class Times 8am-5pm Tue-Thu. The class will focus on mastering the tools and techniques to help bridge the disconnect between the messages leaders convey and the messages being heard, especially in today's highly charged political environment. Participants will develop persuasive communication techniques and learn how to prepare and support clear messaging to help influence a wide range of audiences, such as legislators, end users, non-union workers, and union members. This highly interactive class requires participants to learn through intensive small group exercises and role playing.
SMART Production Institute (Invite Only)
08/25/2025
Class Times 4pm-7pm Mon, 8am-5pm Tue-Thu. This program will address the unique needs of our production leaders in the areas of steward training, collective bargaining, organizing, and membership retention. Other content will include the history of industrial workers in the US and Canada, legal issues, and workshops devoted to timely issues of concern to our members. This program is unique in that it will require participants to attend three years of progressive content in the areas covered and will culminate in the demonstration of learning through detailed exercises designed to test their knowledge of the subject matter and their ability to apply the information in a detailed simulation.
New Representatives I
09/15/2025
Class Times 8am to 5pm Mon-Fri. This newly redesigned class for 2025 is built for new local representatives and managers. The class will focus on how to improve job performance and about topics that will help them execute their constitutional duties under Article 13, Section 8. Additionally, participants will receive an overview of the International Association’s departments and in-house programs available to local unions.
Organizing III
10/06/2025
Class Times 8am to 5pm Mon-Fri. This newly redesigned class for 2025 will focus on top-down campaigns. This class will be focused on providing the participants with practical, hands-on experiences of the skills necessary to educate non-signatory contractors about the values a union agreement provides their company. This class will be extensively devoted to supported role-playing, workshops, class discussions and minimal lecture. Participants will learn about developing an elevator pitch, working through the gate-keeper, initial meeting strategies, subsequent meeting strategies, and closing the deal.
Collective Bargaining
10/20/2025
Class Times 8am to 5pm Mon-Thu. This new class will assist SMART leaders in the research, preparation, and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements at the local, national, and multi-national levels. A key part of this class will be to bring leaders together to share experiences and best practices related to bargaining. Content will include a thorough analysis of the bargaining process. The final project for this class will include a mock bargaining session.
The class is full, please register to be placed on waitlist.
New Business Managers (Invite Only)
11/17/2025
Class Times 8am to 5pm Mon-Fri This program is designed for new business managers and expands upon the content in the new representatives’ classes by focusing on how to manage a local. The content is centered around teaching new managers to develop skills in local union management, managing staff, running meetings, strategic planning, organizing and growth, trust funds, and how to work with IA staff and much more. Participants will shape this course by sharing the challenges they have faced in their roles so that all can benefit from their collective experiences and best practices.