OEA Summer Leadership Training

About Summer Leadership Training

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The 2025 OEA Summer Leadership Academy is a transformative leadership learning opportunity designed for newly elected local presidents, vice presidents, and bargaining or membership chairs seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge in leading their union. A key focus of the training will be on building bottom-up activism that helps members solve workplace problems through active engagement that builds a strong union in every worksite.  

Using presentations, case studies, panels and round-table discussions, this track will provide the opportunity to collaborate with your peers to increase the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed as a local leader. Topics covered will include contract negotiations and maintenance, best practices for engaging and maintaining membership, communicating effectively, developing awareness of diversity in the membership, recognizing legal issues, honing leadership skills, running meetings, staying organized, managing time, accessing OEA resources and more. This series of sessions will allow local leaders with varied experience to come together to learn from one another in a relaxed environment. 

Participants will also have the opportunity to connect with a mentor for the 2024-2025 academic year, allowing for continued growth and development in their leadership roles. This program promises to equip local leaders with the tools and resources necessary to lead their union with confidence and success.  

This program is designed for newly elected presidents, vice presidents, bargaining chair and organizing leads, and local membership chairs