As AI reshapes workplaces, we face a critical choice: will we harness this technology to strengthen our movement, or risk falling behind?
From supercharging member engagement or increasing the impact of our organising to handling hundreds of emails at once, taking notes in meetings and providing faster, better member support ... there's huge potential for AI to reduce burdensome work, increase union impact and make our movement stronger.
Hundreds of union staff around the world have already started their AI journeys with us in our unique courses, designed specifically for unions and their staff. These are practical, hands-on online or in-person workshops for unions who want to help their staff understand AI better and give them the tools to use it effectively and responsibly.
The course was very easy to listen to and follow … you have taken a massive topic and broken it down into manageable chunks. Also liked your use of everyday examples."
Our workshops go beyond the typical AI discussions about the workplace or member impact of AI (though that's crucial) to showcase case studies of ethical use of AI in unions and explore how union staff can responsibly use AI to transform our daily work.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to shape how our movement approaches AI.
Contact us today if you’re interested in running this training course in your union
Course format
Live online workshop
AI training session run including presentations, videos, discussion and interactive exercises using our specialist online training platform. The workshop can be held:
Online as two sessions, each lasting 1.5 hours. Usually these take place at the same time over two consecutive days, but this can be adapted based on your needs.
As an in-person workshop lasting between 2-3 hours.
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Learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Describe the fundamental concepts of AI and its relevance to trade unions.
Explain why AI is important to their work and its potential impact on union operations, supported by case studies.
Identify key AI technologies and their applications within the union context, using practical examples.
Apply prompting techniques with generative AI assistants to enhance their workplace productivity.
“It was very, very good and I can appreciate how much time went into the course planning and design”
Course content
What is AI and why does it matter?
We’ll relate the capabilities of AI to union staff’s everyday work and to that of their trade union and analyse how trade unions could be impacted by the rapid development of AI and its adoption by members and society.
Using Generative AI to support union work
We will help union staff to: determine appropriate generative AI tools and partnership techniques for their current role and tasks; develop and apply good practice in generative AI prompting or conversations; and critically assess generative AI outputs for quality, accuracy and alignment with organisational goals.
Using AI responsibly and ethically
We will illustrate the challenges of using AI in a responsible manner, offering examples of where AI has been used responsibly and irresponsibly in the real world and helping union staff to apply mitigating strategies to guide a more responsible use of AI.
"This course has been such a revelation to me. I knew so little about AI and its use in work... absolutely fascinating. I feel like I've been ignoring something so useful."
Training lead: Nick Scott
Nick is the Director of the Centre for Responsible Union AI and brings over 20 years as a senior digital leader spanning non-profit, trade union and research organisations.
His passion is helping organisations navigate the complex and sometimes overwhelming or scary world of tech-enabled change in simple, engaging and strategic ways, guiding them through a clear journey to build their understanding of AI and how to unlock its value responsibly.
He has worked in-house or a consultant at national and international trade unions and non-profits including Unison, Médicins Sans Frontières, Oxfam Intermon, the International Science Council, Greenpeace Spain, Relate, Family For Every Child and more.
His work building a digital team at UNISON led to it being listed in the Digital Leaders 100 list in the UK, while at the ODI his digital strategy was awarded Digital Strategy of the Year at the European Digital Communications Awards.
"Nick's delivery and presentation was very engaging. The content was fascinating and helped me get a much better understanding of the subject. It was well organised with the ability to appeal to a variety of levels of understanding about AI."
Costs
The cost of a workshop range from £2100-£3500 (€2,500-€4,000) depending on whether it is held online or in-person, the length of the workshop, and the numbers attending.
Unions that provide financial support to Unions 21 get a 50% discount. These unions are: Accord, Aegis, AEP, AHCPS, ASLEF, BFAWU, BMA, Community, CSP, Equity, FDA, Fórsa, NAHT, Nautilus, NZPSA, NEU, NGSU, PDAU, Prospect, RCM, RCN, RCPod, SoR, TSSA, USDAW.
Please contact [email protected] if you want to find out more.
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