Labor might be on the ropes, but it still knows how to throw a punch. 2018 saw thousands of teachers, campus workers, and hotel workers hit the streets in support of bold demands. What does it take to strike and win in the new Gilded Age?
Join Labor Notes Assistant Editor Dan DiMaggio on Monday, December 17, at 9:00 p.m. EST for a video conference call with activists on the front lines of some of 2018's biggest labor fights.
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Are you ready to organize your co-workers to win victories at work? These workshops are for you. Learn the basics of organizing and creating a winning plan, based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer. Learn the time-tested methods that work!
When:
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 9 am-1 pm
Where:
University Hospital, 1500 East Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor
Cost:
$10 – Regular Registration. $5 low-income. Full scholarships available.
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"Right-to-work" laws and the Supreme Court's Janus decision don't have to mean game-over for unions.
In July, Labor Notes published an expanded special issue highlighting examples of how workers are building powerful unions despite a mandatory open shop—in schools, factories, buses, hospitals, oil refineries, grocery stores, post offices, and shipyards across the U.S. »
Despite heavy pressure from their employer and their own union leaders, rank-and-file Teamsters across the U.S. last week voted down the controversial tentative agreement at UPS, 54 percent no to 46 percent yes.
Even UPS indicated it was ready to return to the table.
But then Teamsters Package Division Director Denis Taylor announced he would exploit a constitutional loophole to declare this contract ratified.
Teamster activists are calling on the union and the company to respect the majority vote and reopen negotiations. »
The Troublemakers School program is live! View here.
Workshop descriptions are available here.
Saturday, September 29, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The James Baldwin School,
351 W 18th St, Manhattan (between 8th and 9th Aves.) »
The conference schedule is now available!
Click here (PDF) or here (interactive online schedule) to check out this year's fantastic lineup, by far our biggest ever, with 200 meetings, workshops, and main sessions. »
Are you beating your head against the wall trying to get your co-workers involved?
Are you worried about how your union will fare under Right-To-Work?
Come to these workshops that help organizers and activists build power on the job!
Agenda:
9:30 a.m Registration
10:00 Welcome Speaker, WeRoc: Desiree Conyers
10:30am-12pm Morning WorkshopsOne-on-one ConversationsContract Campaigns
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch and Networking
1:00pm-3pm* Workshop: Building Your Union under Right-To-Work-for-Less »
Union members and activists in Japan are organizing Troublemakers Schools in Tokyo (November 11-12) and Osaka/Kyoto (November 18-19). Using Labor Notes' Secrets of a Successful Organizer book, participants will learn how to identify fellow leaders, build a winning leadership team, and plot a shop floor campaign.
For more information, contact Matt Noyes: mn[at]rollingearth[dot]org.
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