The Volunteer Member Organizing training program held its third class recently at Local 514 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The day was a great success with more than 30 participants. At the training sessions, participants learn about basic union organizing: how to approach workers about unions, how to identify targets for TWU and situations where locals may be losing work to non-union companies, how to home visit potential union members and the basic laws of worker's rights.

"You guys have re-motivated me, re-reminded me and rejuvenated me," said training participant Marco Enriquez. "It brings it back to me that if I don't stay engaged, if you don't stay engaged, if we all don't stay engaged then who's going to do all the work that needs to be done for our union?"

The program builds member engagement and teaches members how to strengthen the union through organizing, help their communities and make a difference in the lives of working people who need help becoming union.

"We are on a great movement here with training and reminding our members it is time to take ownership of their union and be a part of the solution," said Organizer Linda Dill who runs the training sessions along with Organizing Director Frank McCann.

Become a VMO and strengthen your local and your union. To learn more about becoming a VMO and to find out about upcoming sessions visit www.twu.org/International/vmo or call 1-888-JOIN-TWU.