Lanshan trade union serves workers with rest stations and night classes

At lunchtime, truck drivers waiting to load and unload cargo rest at a trade union station in the Lantian Smart Logistics Port in Lanshan district, Linyi, East China's Shandong province. "In the past, it was hard to find a place to nap at noon. Now I can rest here and even take a shower," said a driver surnamed Wang who has been on the road for more than a decade.

The station, built inside the logistics city, is one of 22 provincial-level trade union stations upgraded by the district federation of trade unions. All are equipped with televisions, air conditioners and charging sockets, and key stations also have automated external defibrillators.

This year, the Lanshan district federation of trade unions has focused on workers' needs, strengthening ideological guidance, service facilities and skills development.

It has organized lectures by model workers and craftsmen under the theme "people around us telling their own stories", integrating the Yimeng Spirit with the spirit of model workers, labor and craftsmanship. A team representing the Shandong Provincial Federation of Trade Unions took part in a national workplace exercise competition, with a routine inspired by the story of the "Yimeng Red Sisters", bringing the Yimeng story to a national stage.

The district workers' cultural palace has adopted a "4+6" management model, shifting core courses and venue resources to evenings and weekends. "It is busiest at night and on weekends, and the venues often need a queue," said a person in charge. A "Lingong classroom" program releases a batch of free courses every two months covering culture and arts, physical and mental health, life aesthetics and vocational skills, while parent-child reading activities during school holidays make the venue a destination for workers with children.

For skills development, the district has recommended 150 "seed craftsmen", co-hosted skills competitions and organized team leader training, building a system that links training, practice, competition and promotion.

"The Yimeng Spirit means serving the people wholeheartedly," said a leading official of the federation. "Wherever workers are, our services follow. We will channel more resources to the production frontline and let workers feel the warmth of their 'home'."

Editor：韩蒙蒙