Next Generation Leadership Program

The MTA Next Generation Leadership Program is for MTA members who want to help make their locals powerful and effective organizations. It is designed to inspire bottom-up activism and to help members solve workplace problems through active engagement.

The primary focus is on learning participatory and inclusive strategies that can be used to broaden member engagement in your local association. The program helps participants understand the fundamentals of outreach, recruitment, involvement, strategy development, decision-making, and planning for direct action.

Next Generation Program Information

MTA is pleased to open the application process to MTA members for the Fall 2020 MTA Next Generation Leadership Training Program.

Program Dates

This 4-session program will take place via Zoom from 4:00 - 6:00pm on:

Thursday, October 29
Thursday, November 5
Thursday, November 12
Thursday, November 19

Please note that attendance at all 4 sessions is required.

We welcome applications from members who meet these criteria:

Active service members currently employed;
Have not served as a union officer or executive board member for more than three years;
Are motivated by an impulse to help build strong, capable, active local associations;
May or may not have any background as a union activist or activist in other organizations;
Curious, purposeful, willing to share what you know and learn from others.

Each session will focus on the following themes:

Assessing the balance of power on issues important to members
Bringing people together around commonly felt problems
Designing and carrying out action plans to solve problems

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Questions

For more information, please contact Sarah Ibanez, sibanez@massteacher.org or Courtney Derwinski, cderwinski@massteacher.org.