Online Panel: How to Build Fighting Unions under Annual Recertification Laws

With our public sector unions under state-led attacks, how do we get our co-workers in action to win strong union majorities? For almost two decades, Republican-led states have increasingly passed laws that require state and municipal public sector unions to re-certify their bargaining units every year.

The most infamous of these laws was Act 10 in Wisconsin, which passed in 2010 despite significant union and public opposition. Every year, state legislatures around the country attempt to roll back public sector unionization by implementing similar legislation.

We’ll hear from union leaders from Wisconsin on the work since Act 10, and those newly taking up the fight in Florida to discuss how they are facing these laws and how they are building fighting unions that activate their membership not only to survive annual recertification but also win on workplace and community issues.

When: November 30
Time: 7pm ET/ 6pm CT
Where: Online via Zoom
Registration fee: $10

This call will feature:
-Ingrid Walker-Henry, President, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association
-Angelina Cruz, Wisconsin State Assembly member, former President, Racine Educators United
-Lisa Conley, President, AFT Local 212
-Robert Cassanello, President, United Faculty of Florida

Join Labor Notes for a conversation between leaders who have been through this fight for 15 years and are reflecting back, talking to people who are just now facing this and what lessons can be learned.

If you have questions about this workshop, please email Labor Notes Organizer Lee Abbott at lee[at]labornotes[dot]org.

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