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2012 CFT Leadership Conference

Westin LAX

February 9-10

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The "Track #2 Training for Treasurers" workshop has reached
maximum capacity and is now closed.

  
CFT Training Department
The CFT Training Department helps locals build and strengthen their capacity to represent members in increasingly complex and difficult times.  Training can be accessed in a number of ways. Various training opportunities are scheduled during statewide CFT events like the Convention and State Council meetings. The CFT Secretary-Treasurer provides local treasurer and finances training. The Information Technology Department assists locals in managing their member database and IT systems, and in creating and managing local web sites. Stand-alone regional training take place on a variety of topics throughout the year, and locals may request customized trainings held at the local site. Training available from CFT includes (but is not limited to):
  • Building a stronger union
  • Steward Training including grievances
  • Collective bargaining and negotiations
  • Communications
  • Contract campaigns
  • Contract enforcement (contract administration)
  • Education issues
  • Legislation and politics
  • Leadership development
  • Strategic planning
Upcoming
There will be a 2012 CFT Union Summer School at UCLA, Monday through Friday, August 13 - 17.  It is a residential program.

For more information
The Training Department is also available to assess your local's training needs and work with your local leadership to create a training plan to address those needs.  For more information, contact CFT Training Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 714.754.6638.
 
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Fred Glass photo
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CFT Leadership Conference well-attended Print E-mail

February 9, 2011—The 2011 CFT Leadership Conference, held at the Crowne Plaza SFO, on February 7-8, 2011, featured plenary presentations from the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and the California Budget Project, and workshops offered by CFT attorneys, staff, and leaders.  More people attended this year's Leadership conference than ever before.  The conference provided nearly 250 local officers, staff and other activists the opportunity to catch up on new developments in public education collective bargaining, as well as the all-important schmooze time with sisters and brothers throughout the state.
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