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Conventional wisdom has it that strikes win only with a solid majority of workers. Yet two powerful, successful, and audacious strikes by graduate student workers - at UC-Santa Cruz (2020) and Columbia University (2021) - upended that myth. In both strikes, a bold strategy bolstered by a culture of inclusive and transparent democratic unionism got the goods, producing wins in wages, benefits, anti-harassment protections, rolling back retaliatory firings, and - after the 10-week strike at Columbia - pay back wages. »
Space is limited! Sign up at the bottom of this page. These workshops are based on our widely-acclaimed book, Secrets of a Successful Organizer. These trainings will be held via Zoom. The sessions will run Mondays from 7:30-9:30pm Eastern (4:30-6:30pm Pacific) on April 4, 11, and 18. We ask that you attend all three workshops in the series. »
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Keep an eye out for future steward's workshops! The workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 16 and will run from 8-9:30pm Eastern (7-8:30pm Central, 6-7:30pm Mountain, 5-6:30pm Pacific). This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom. Join Labor Notes for an online workshop for shop stewards on “thinking like an organizer.” »
Space is limited! Sign up at the bottom of this page. These workshops are based on our widely-acclaimed book, Secrets of a Successful Organizer. These trainings will be held via Zoom. The sessions will run Saturdays from 1-3pm Eastern (12-2 Central/11am-1pm Mountain/10am-12pm Pacific) on March 5, 12, and 19. We ask that you attend all three workshops in the series. »
¡Regístrese al final de esta página! ¿Está interesado en organizar sus compañeros de trabajo? ¿Quiere solucionar problemas que ve a su alrededor? Tal vez a usted o a un compañero de trabajo le ha ocurrido algo injusto y quiere hacer algo al respecto? Para nosotros, eso significa organizarse. »
Registration for this workshop is CLOSED. BUT: check out our March Steward's Workshop on "Thinking Like an Organizer"! Just cause is the keystone of the union contract, protecting members from unwarranted and excessive discipline. But many of its most important secrets have been restricted to arbitrators and labor professionals. »
When workers look powerful, we feel powerful, and when we feel our most powerful, we win. How we look sways how much power bosses think we have, demonstrates and strengthens our unity, and helps demonstrate how amazing it is to be part of a union. But many times our movements don’t give more than a passing consideration to things like signage, staging, photographs, or slogans: the things that help us look and feel our most powerful in the street. »
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED. Keep an eye out for sessions in March! These workshops are based on our widely-acclaimed book, Secrets of a Successful Organizer. These trainings will be held via Zoom. The sessions will run Tuesdays from 7-9pm Eastern (6-8 Central/5-7 Mountain/4-7 Pacific) on February 8, 15, and 22. We ask that you attend all three workshops in the series. »

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