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1. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- This involves the process of developing public sector unions and organizations of government workers. Assistance on union-building, registration, accreditation and union administration and management is also provided to members until they can rely on their own strength.

2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING -- this program aims for the continuing development of courses not only on current sectoral and national concerns.

The COURAGE SCHOOL FOR UNIONISM AND PATRIOTISM (CSUN) was recently opened for all government employees. It aims to provide a two-level education course on unionism and social consciousness.

Training courses are offered on unionism such as Public Sector Unionism (PSU) and Leadership Formation (LFC), Courses on Women (WOC), and on sectoral and national issues and concerns.

3. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION -- The conduct of studies and researches on relevant issues and concerns serve as inputs to organizing, development of education courses, and to advocacy work. Documentation and databanking on current sectoral events and issues are a continuing activity.

A book on the Philippine Public Sector Unionism has been published and researches on topics such as Workers in Government: Profile and Conditions, Perception on Gender Issues and Prospects of Women Organizing and Occupational Health and Safety Condition of Metro Manila Aides in the CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela) Area have been conducted.

The development of primers on burning national and sectoral issues is regularly done such as On Privatization, The Water Crisis Act and Critique on the Re-engineering the Bureaucracy.

A DECADE OF COURAGE 1986-1996, a summing-up paper on COURAGE’s first 10 years of public sector unionism work has already been written.

The Public Sector Updates has also been revived and now comes out on a bi-monthly basis. This is a newsletter chronicling current events and issues in the public sector.

4. WOMEN EDUCATION AND ORGANIZING -- In recognition of the particularity of women’s issues and its contribution to the development of a more comprehensive public sector unionism, COURAGE is involved in the formation of Women’s Committees at the local union level. Specific training courses are offered on Women Orientation and Women Committee Formation. Assistance to women victims of sexual harrassment and violence in general is also being offered.

5. Legal Assistance -– Legal advice and representation to all its union affiliates and members is also offered.