Learning Clinics

A suite of new clinics covering a range of topics, delivered by subject matter experts

Learning Clinics are delivered online by subject matter experts in collaboration with the ATUI Educators. Clinics combine presentations and facilitated discussion from our expert practitioners along with interactive problem-solving activities, enabling practical application to the workplace.

Each clinic comprises of 4 x 90-minute sessions, once a week, over four weeks.

There are no prerequisites to register for clinics and all union staff and workplace activists alike are welcome to enrol.

UPCOMING CLINICS

Stay tuned for Learning Clinics coming in 2025!

PAST CLINICS

GENDER EQUITY
FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

30 April – 21 May

This clinic covered industrial relations reform in relation to family and domestic violence (FDV) and sexual harassment, and the objects of the Fair Work Act 2009, and explored the organising opportunities presented by gender equity reform.

It also looked at the impacts of trauma, how to identify indicators of trauma and how to provide a trauma-informed response to disclosures of FDV and sexual harassment, including developing workplace plans and appropriate referral services.

Expert presenters:

Karen Willis OAM, Gender Equity Officer, Unions NSW
Keely Tobin, ACTU Senior Industrial Officer, Organising and Bargaining Support
Sascha Peldova-McClelland, ACTU Senior Legal and Industrial Officer

MEMBER JOURNEYS
GROWTH AND RETENTION STRATEGIES

25 June – 16 July

This clinic looked at strategies and proven techniques to enhance member engagement and boost retention rates.

Based on strategies used effectively by unions and ACTU Insights research, participants learned how to build strong and lasting connections with union members, ensuring their continued support, active participation, and life-long membership.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REFORM
ADVOCACY SKILLS

3 – 24 September

In this clinic, we learned how to research cases and identify relevant precedent to help build a case theory and a coherent legal argument.

The clinic also explored application of the rules of evidence and how to prepare for hearings including taking witness statements. Finally, the clinic covered effective cross–examination techniques.

SECTOR ORGANISING
DELEGATE STRUCTURES BEYOND THE ENTERPRISE

8 October – 29 October

Operating in new bargaining contexts is an opportunity to grow and build our members’ power and rights at work. As unionists, we will need to consider new ways of working, to be prepared to work in larger, and more distributed organising contexts.

Multi-employer bargaining poses new opportunities to bring delegates into strategy building and consider how we can allow for worksite autonomy and democracy while uniting on centralised strategy to strengthen our organising in the face of new challenges.

This clinic explored how we best use our internal resources as organisers and build our activist structures to be adaptive to challenges.