Description
Strengthening the union and building capacity to introduce study circles.
Objectives
- Improve communication from the grassroots to the leadership and vice versa.
- Mobilize members, inform them about union history and work.
- Strengthen bonds and cooperation in the workplace.
- Build strong, democratic unions from the ground up.
Activities
- Engage the leadership to understand the concept, draft a manual and select trainers.
- Train a core group of trainers through theory and practice on the methodology and implementation.
- Let the trainers go back and practice running a study circle and then come back to prepare them to train others.
- Train local study circle leaders who can organise circles in the workplace.
- Roll-out the program in all regions.
Outcomes
- Members understand and relate to their union in a stronger way.
- Problems and challenges are identified and solved in the workplace or referred higher in the union.
- Members open up about their challenges and support each other in a practical way.
- The union becomes attractive and recruitment is easier.