Learn to Build Worker Power: Register for the South Sound Organizing School
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Across the South Sound, workers are standing up for better wages, safer workplaces, and respect on the job. But real change doesn’t happen on its own—it happens when workers organize together.
That’s why South Sound Rising launched the South Sound Organizing School, a hands-on training program designed to help workers, union members, and community leaders learn the skills needed to organize workplaces, build campaigns, and win real improvements on the job.
Whether you’re new to organizing or looking to strengthen your skills, the program provides practical tools participants can immediately put into action.
Build Worker Power: Skills You'll Learn
The labor movement grows when workers organize. From having meaningful conversations with coworkers to building strong organizing committees, these skills are the foundation of winning better standards for working people.
At the South Sound Organizing School, participants will learn strategies used by successful organizers across the labor movement.
Participants will learn how to:
Have effective organizing conversations with coworkers
Identify workplace leaders and build organizing committees
Map power in a workplace or community
Develop campaign strategies that win real change
Use storytelling and digital tools to grow movements
These are practical skills that help workers improve working conditions and strengthen the labor movement across the South Sound.
Spring 2026 Curriculum
The Spring session is divided into two tracks: Level I — Foundations and Level II — Advanced Concepts, allowing participants to build their skills step by step.
Level I — Foundations
This track introduces the core principles of organizing and worker leadership.
Session Topics
March 31 – Traits and Tools of Successful Organizers
April 7 – Targeted Organizing
April 14 – Conversation Models & Leader ID
April 21 – Deep Organizing
April 30 – Lessons Learned from Jane McAlevey (Organizing Roundtable)
These sessions provide the fundamental skills needed to begin organizing in your workplace or community.
Level II — Advanced Concepts
After learning the basics, participants will explore deeper organizing strategies and campaign-building techniques.
Session Topics
May 14 – Organizing in a Digital Age
May 19 – Organizing Workers and Raising Standards with the Workers’ Bill of Rights
May 26 – Deep Canvassing & Narrative Storytelling
June 2 – Inside Organizing Strategies (Salting)
June 9 – Organizing Roundtable
These sessions focus on the tools organizers use to build momentum, win campaigns, and grow worker power.
Evening Sessions in Olympia and Tacoma
Classes are designed with working people in mind. Sessions begin at 6:00 PM and run approximately 90–120 minutes.
Participants will connect with other workers and activists from across the South Sound who are committed to strengthening worker power and building a stronger labor movement.
To keep discussions meaningful and interactive, space in each session is limited.
REGISTER FOR FREE TODAY
If you're ready to learn how to organize, build worker power, and strengthen the labor movement in the South Sound, we encourage you to register today.
Seats are limited and filling quickly.
Together, we can build stronger workplaces, stronger unions, and stronger communities.
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