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One of the many resources available to members in the SEIU 1021 MRC Portal website is access to Digital Learning, our online center for training and educational resources.

After registering for the MRC Portal, all training courses, informative videos and useful tools for union education are available 24/7, on-demand, anytime!

  • Start, pause, and return to complete training at your own pace. You control your learning.
  • Access resources anywhere you have internet access! The MRC Portal is now mobile-friendly.
  • Use the courses as resource tools or complete them to receive a certificate.
  • All courses are available in English, Spanish and Chinese, unless otherwise noted. 

24/7 Online Courses:

Our Ballot, Our Future: Union Power Through Voter Mobilization 

Description: Learn how to make a difference this election season. This digital, microlearning series explores how elections impact your wages, workplace, contract, and community. You’ll learn how to support SEIU 1021-endorsed candidates and ballot measures, engage coworkers, and strengthen union power through political action. 

Registration is Open, click here to register. 

  • Start Date: October 13th, 2026 

  • Close Date: November 4th, 2026 

 

2026 California Labor Law Updates: What Workers and Unions Need to Know 

Description: Stay informed about the latest changes to California law affecting workers, unions, and the workplace. This course provides an overview of key legislation taking effect in 2026, including updates to employee rights, workplace protections, labor relations, and other laws that may impact union members and labor organizations. Participants will learn what has changed, why it matters, and how these new laws may affect workers, stewards, and union representatives in their day-to-day activities and advocacy efforts. 

Prerequisites: 2025 California Labor Law Updates (optional) 

Registration is Open, click here to start the course. 

Duration: 1 Hour, online 

 

Basic Steward Training 

Description: Online introductory course for new union stewards. This course will help new stewards identify their chief responsibilities to build a united, organized, and involved membership in your workplace, recall and apply legal protections for members, and enforce Weingarten rights for their members in investigatory meetings. 

Registration is Open, click here to start the course. 

Duration: 1 Hour, online 

 

Intermediate Steward Training 

Description: Online intermediate course for new and current union stewards. This course will help stewards further develop their skills in identifying issues in the workplace, navigate the grievance process, recall and apply the seven principles of just cause discipline, and hold effective grievance interviews with union members. 

Prerequisites: Basic Steward Training 

Registration is Open, click here to start the course. 

Duration: 1.5 Hours, online

 

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