The Building Trades Academy’s educational programs offer useful and practical skill and capacity building for building trades union leadership and staff. By offering classes in organizing, negotiating, teaching techniques and labor law, the learning objectives of the Academy focus on building the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary for participants to effectively fulfill staff and leadership roles within their unions. The seminars, led by skilled practitioners and educators, are conducted in an atmosphere of solidarity with shared labor movement goals.
To view, register, and learn more about classes visit the following links:
David Alexander
John P. Beck, MA
Dale Belman, PhD
Julie L. Brockman, PhD
Kirk Brungard
Jim Ciment, PhD
Kathleen M Conlan
Virginia R. Diamond, JD
Bruce Holt
Thomas J. Kriger, PhD
Peter Olney, MBA
Glenn Perusek, PhD
Greg Raftery
Jean Deardon
Michael Hayes, JD
Fred Kotler, JD
Craig Merrilees
Jon Newman, JD
Dan Pasini
Richard Resnick, JD
Melissa Shetler
Carl Shaffer
Edward Alvarez
BTA 101: Strategic Planning
BTA 102: Closing the Deal
BTA 103: Getting the Word Out (Social Media/Digital Communications)
BTA 104: Campaign Organizing
BTA 105: Contract Negotiations in the Construction Industry
BTA 106: Labor Law in the Construction Industry
BTA 107: Multi-Craft Core Curriculum Train-the-Trainer for Instructors and Coordinators
BTA 108: Business Managers Training
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