Nurse Leader Training Materials

Gender Justice Resources

Racial Justice Resources

Other Social Justice Resources

Bargaining Materials

• Campaign for a Strong Contract
• Contract Campaign Phases
• Charting and Assessing
• Charting Exercise
• Winning in Bargaining

Rounding Materials

• Preparing for Rounding
• Tips for Rounding and Your Right to Round

Part 1: The Responsibilities of Nurse Leaders to Advocate for Themselves and their Patients

• What is a union?
• Elements of a well-organized workplace
• Qualities of a NYSNA member leader
• Rights of Union Stewards

Part 2: Using Representational Rights Under the Contract to Improve Working Conditions

• What is a grievance—private sector
• What is a grievance—public sector
• Checklist for choosing an organizing issue
• The Duty of Fair Representation
• Workers' and stewards' rights under Weingarten
• Seven tests of Just Cause
• The 5W’s
• Tips for interviewing the member/grievant
• The grievance process

Part 3: Organizing Nurses for Collective Advocacy to Build Unity and Engage the Healthcare Worker Community

• Organizing is an attitude
• Effective one-on-one conversations
• Communication tips
• Developing the questions and talking points
• AHUY (anger, hope, urgency, you): Developing a RAP
• Menu of organizing actions
• What makes a good action
• Turn Up the Heat: Action Thermometer
• Four steps to ensure a good turnout
• Building solidarity: Some Do’s and Don’ts
• Organizing planning form
• Your legal rights on the job
• Legal Rights in the Union

Part 4: Advocating for Nurses’ and Patients’ Needs Through Effective Contractual Committees

• Elements of a well-organized workplace
• Sample guidelines for effective union committees
• Meeting with management guidelines
• Preparing to meet with management over staffing issues (Safe Staffing toolkit)
• Answering tough questions
• Stewards guide to answering questions
• Commonly heard questions and concerns
• Explaining about dues

Other Training Materials

Communication Tools

• What is WhatsApp?
• Effective design and layout
• Articles that inspire action

Labor Notes: Secrets of a Successful Organizer

Labor Notes has shared handouts and exercises from their best-selling book, “Secrets of a Successful Organizer” available for download. Feel free to print them out and share them with your co-workers or use in your next union meeting. Disponible en español. Topics include:

• Lesson 1: Attitude Adjustment
• Lesson 2: One-on-One Conversations
• Lesson 3: Map Your Workplace and Its Leaders
• Lesson 4: Choosing an Issue
• Lesson 5: An Escalating Campaign
• Lesson 6: Expect the Unexpected
• Lesson 7: Always Be Organizing
• Lesson 8: Putting It All Together

Zoom Tech Support

We will be using Zoom for all the educational sessions, and we strongly encourage you to use your computer or tablet in order to get the most out of each class. If you are unfamiliar with the technology, or wish to refresh your skills to make sure you get the most out of the sessions, please register for a training HERE.

Once you register for a class, please review these Zoom instructions. You will need to download Zoom, and test your video and audio settings, so please review the instructions in the days leading up to your workshop.

Finally, if you’ve attended a Zoom training and read the Zoom instructions, and you’re still stuck, e-mail ZoomHelp@nysna.org.