Monday November 10th,  7 PM                                                                    

Guild School
Graduation

Come join our students and faculty to celebrate the wrap-up of a Guild Fall Term of classes full of engaging speakers, compelling discussions  and deep dives into some fascinating issues and ideas. There’s been a lot of learning going on!   

Our warmest gratitude to our marvelous faculty, wonderful guest speakers and our superb hosts — the sisters and brothers of 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East!

All welcome — especially alums!  Guild School Graduations are always a fun and inspiring time!  

Keynote Speaker: Rand Wilson

Communications & Policy Director,
SEIU Local #888, author, organizer
and Guild Faculty Member

Valedictorian: Orson Romain

 
Boston Carmen’s Union Local #589 (ATU) 

1199 SEIU

LOCATION: 1199SEIU, 150 Mt Vernon St. DORCHESTER                

Feel free to bring a guest…. perhaps a new future Guild student?

2014 FALL TERM COURSES and FACULTY

THE STEWARD’S JOB
George Embleton, Labor Educator/Guild Past-President

UNION ADMINISTRATION & THE LAW: RUNNING AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION
Attorneys Paul Kelly and Lou Mandarini, Segal Roitman LLP; Michael Grunko, Past-President & Treasurer SEIU 509 , Elissa Cadillic, President AFSCME Local 1526

CRISIS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT: WHICH WAY FORWARD FOR WORKERS AND UNIONS?
Rand Wilson, Director of Communications, SEIU Local 888

MINI-COURSES:  WHY AM I DOING THIS? LABOR’S MORAL VISION AND CORE VALUES (9/15- 10/6)
Sr. Marie-Thérèse (Tess) Browne, SCN, Labor Nun

THE SAVVY UNION COUNSELOR (10/20 – 11/3)
Modern Assistance Program:  Paul F. McDevitt, President; John Christian, Vice President and Jay Carney

SECOND PERIOD – 8:20-9:30PM

PUBLIC SPEAKING
Rick Reilly, Arbitrator

ORGANIZING 1.0
Jeff Bollen, Secretary/Treasurer, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1445, and Jennifer Doe, Field Representative, SEIU #509

HEALTHCARE BARGAINING RIGHT NOW
Sandy Eaton, National Nurses United, Celia Wcislo, VP/Asst Division Director, SEIU 1199; Peter Knowlton, President, New England UE.

POWER AND STRUGGLE: THE FORCES THAT SHAPED THE LABOR MOVEMENT
Dave Kowalski, UWUA Local 318