Upcoming Classes
Know Your Rights:
A Know Your Rights course on labor rights taught by Workers from Starbucks Workers United. The course is being taught in-person at the Astoria Food Pantry
March:
Post Election Rights
March 21st, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; March 26th 2 PM - 4 PM
A teach-in discussing maintaining worker leadership following a union election.
April:
Federally Protected Rights: NLRA
April 18th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; April 23rd, 2 PM - 4PM
A teach-in on federal labor laws, and how these laws can be useful in empowering workers in the workplace.
May:
City Protected Rights: Fair Work Week
May 16th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; May 21st, 2 - 4 PM
A teach-in explaining the Fair Work Week law, and how City labor laws can be useful in empowering workers in the workplace.
Budget Management:
AWP is administering four budget management classes through the end of March taught in Spanish by an expert in financial management. The class is remote, register to receive a zoom link!
Investment for Retirement:
March 9th, 6 PM - 9 PM
Learn about retirement options that exist in the US, including Social Security, Pensions, 401k, and IRAs.
Learn about the stock market and how your retirement is connected to it.
What are stocks, index funds, etc.
Buying a Home:
March 10th, 6 PM - 9 PM
Who should buy versus rent?
What is needed to purchase a home? (Money down payment, closing costs)
What is the formula banks use to determine a housing budget?
Achieving Great Credit:
March 18th, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
What is credit used for?
What is a credit report vs a credit score?
How to improve your credit
Scholarship for Higher Education:
March 25th, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
What is FAFSA?
What scholarships/grants exist in NYC? How to obtain them? (Excelsior, Dreams Act, Pell Grant, etc)
Education loans - how to be mindful with this decision.