The Training Organization 101 (FO101 or OT101 English) is a two-day activity to provide members and members of the ISTC-futur.es IWW skills in order to engage in the organization of their workplace. Driven by the will to make all the workers in their own right leaders in the construction of a new model of unionism linked to the struggle for the abolition of wage labor, the FO101 is recognized today as one of the main causes of the resurgence experienced by the Union for all and for all since the early 2000.

The 16 and 17 January, Montrealer of the Local IWW-organized its SITT 5^e formation by combining 21 Wobblies from Montreal, Quebec and Drummondville. Today we present the testimony of two participants who wanted to share their experience.

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Following my first time at the OT-101 IWW Montreal training, I would like to share my experience with others interested or reluctant to attend training. First, I am a member of the IWW division Quebec for only a few months, This does not prevent me from having the conviction that reform of powers must be made both in society and in the workplace. In fact, as soon as I knew the Union, I wanted to invest in me to share my ideas and ideals with people who have the same thought process as me.

So, when I arrived for training, I was warmly welcomed and severally by the members of Montreal. In terms of training, it allowed me to put words and processes the changes I want to make about me. I already had several ideas, but I did not know the steps to follow. I also had a conception of the Union which is clarified through my participation in this training. I came away equipped and boosted me to invest more. What I liked most of this training is not, however, the theoretical aspect, but the solidarity that follows. Knowing that I'm not alone, others are fighting with me for the common interests and shared, is the central element that made me grow up during this training.

Finally, thumbs up to the trainer and the trainer that without this training would clearly not be as interesting. I advise all people who have a desire to change things, but do not know where to start or who to turn to register and follow as soon as possible !!

-Gabrielle L.

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It's been a little bit that I am carrying a red card. I take some work and I go to social activities of the union from time to time, but it's really the Organization Training 101 that made me fully understand what it was like to be a wobbly, what it meant to wear this little red card.

Many things I have learned over the years on the broad mobilization issues have suddenly been ordered and delivered in the context of the union. It allowed me to put a structure on things I had learned through practice as an activist and expand this knowledge and practices. We learned and practiced full of useful tips and tricks to organize. One could ask any questions we thought. People who gave training knew their subject, but also left room for group discussions. It was informative, participatory and it was very appropriate to have the chance to hear the other people attending the training talk about their experiences. It made me know the reality of many other sectors of the working world that I did not know and it gave us the chance to know us and us to work together.

The training helped me understand the organization of a workplace is a process that can start anytime, in any workplace and that even if the purpose is to have organizing committees of our workplaces, an essential part of the union is to build solidarity. Build solidarity is a major reason why I joined the union and find that any organization is based on solidarity, compared to what I experienced in other unions, it is exactly the look why I joined the IWW.

This training has given me the tools to make the union in any medium, at the same time it made me build relationships based on our experiences working with the FW who took the same time training me. It was an intense week end of practical learning which required a lot of concentration, but it was also a weekend exchange, emotions and laughter. I feel better equipped to organize myself with colleagues, but I also feel a lot better understand what it is like to be part of the IWW.

Solidarity,

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Practical tools to launch an assault of his workplace, access to diverse organizational experience and a front row seat for living and understanding the legendary Solidarity Wobblies, this is what offers the Organization of Training 101. A big thank you to all the men and women who were présent.es locally in January, and others, we'll see the 2 and 3 april next to the 6^e edition!