Learn About Unions

Educational resources to help you understand labor unions and your rights.

Tools & Resources

Labor History 101

A narrated entry-level course on what a union is, how the movement built the middle class, and why it matters. Includes a knowledge check.

The Vonda McDaniel School of Movement Building

Leadership & organizing lessons from the life of Sister Vonda McDaniel — her videos, five lessons worth adopting, a reading list, and a Movement Builder certificate.

Benefits Calculator

See how much more you could earn with a union contract

Financial Literacy

Budgeting, credit, saving & the union advantage at every step

Know Your Rights

Interactive toolkit covering your workplace rights

Labor Education Academy

5 free courses — Steward, Grievance Writing, Organizing, Arbitration & Negotiation — with certificates

Job Readiness

Interview skills, resume writing, job search & first day tips

Back To Work · Reentry Hub

Resources and a fair-chance path back to good union work after incarceration.

Legislative Tracker

Track pro-labor and anti-labor bills at every level

3D Construction Trades Sim

Step onto a virtual jobsite: practice PPE, hazard hunts, tool ID, ladder safety, lockout/tagout and more — interactive MC3 trades drills.

Tool Training

Video lessons that teach you to identify common trade tools and use them safely — hand tools, mechanical, electrical & plumbing — with a quick knowledge check.

Developing Leadership

Leadership coaching & consulting in Olive Branch, MS — individual and group coaching, presentation skills, and organizational change work for officers, stewards and staff. Outside provider · (662) 895-1945

Earn While You Learn

Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship Pathways

A paid path to a lifelong career — no four-year degree, no debt. For youth, career-changers, reentry, women in the trades & veterans.

Learn a Marketable Skill

3D Printing & Maker Skills — Online Courses

Learn to run a 3D printer, pick the right materials, and design printable parts. These courses range from free intros to professional certificates — a real pathway into custom manufacturing, prototyping, and small-business product work.

Coursera — The 3D Printing Revolution

Free to audit

Absolute beginners — how 3D printing works

Sinterit 3D Printing Academy

Free

Structured free program, broad applications

Prusa Academy

Free intro + paid

Hands-on printer use & PrusaSlicer workflow

IAP Career College — 3D Printing Certificate

Paid · Certificate

Operating the printer, materials, design