Just received my copy of "Democracy is Power: Rebuilding Unions from the Bottom Up". The authors mention 'legal rightsof union members in 'Appendix 6', but it is no longer included in the book. You can now find this information here:
https://uniondemocracy.org/legal-rights-and-organizing/
After decades as a one party state, the #UAW has seen a real contested election. Check out the message from new President Shawn Fain. https://youtu.be/3UjcQtuGwuQ
Big labor news. After decades of reform efforts and dedicated work by successive generations of rank-and-file reformers like Mike Parker, Jerry Tucker, Wendy Thompson, Selwyn Rogers, Lew Moye, Caroline Lund, and many, many, others, the slate backed by #UniteAllWorkersForDemocracy is poised to take control of the #UAW.
Lots of new challenges await (what does the dog do when it catches the car?) but this is huge.
https://labornotes.org/2022/12/challengers-win-big-uaw-elections-presidency-headed-run
Ellen David Friedman facilites a discussion among people leading the rank and file teacher's movement:
Merrie Najimy, Mass. Tchrs Assoc, Educators for a Democratic Union (EDU)
Barbara Madeloni, MTA, EDU
Gillian Russom, United Tchrs LA, Union Power
Arlene Inouye, UTLA, Union Power
Cristina Duncan Evans, B'more Tchrs Union, Baltimore Movement of Rank & File Educators
Shira Cohen, Phil. Fed. of Tchrs, Caucus of Working Educators
Registered for the Labor Notes Conference - April 17-19 in Chicago!!
Anyone else going? Interested in organizing meetings/workshops on unions and cooperatives (and union cooperatives)?
Registration is open for the 2020 Labor Notes Conference, in Chicago April 17-19.
I will help organize co-op & union sessions and coordinate with people from Japan.
Let me know if you are interested.
Wow. Luisa María Alcalde, head of Mexico's Department of Labor and Social Welfare, explains the idea of union democracy quite clearly and forcefully. In the United States, the only politicians who talk about union democracy are anti-union Republicans who, like union bureaucrats, imagine democracy will weaken the workers movement.
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/sindicatos-se-deben-democratizar-luisa-maria-alcalde
Realized that #Loomio's score poll is great for doing power line type activities. Testing it with a Local Food System Power Line.
Here is a write up of the activity as used for assessing union democracy:
http://www.re.rollingearth.org/?q=content/activity-21-union-democracy-and-power-line
My old checklist for democratic organizing has been revived.
#LaborNotes #UnionDemocracy
http://labornotes.org/2018/11/checklist-are-you-organizing-democratically?fbclid=IwAR3N2BXHp_EpCUQJb1a-TMva-cLMUPeOaXGaL4pRpamKAoQ3PqA2JKb-6g4
At Labor Notes, making the connection between union democracy and organizing strong unions.
#uniondemocracy #janus https://social.coop/media/GdH97RQRXottc6lD4bI
@johnnymac I share your concern. It is important to remember that New Era Windows coop started with a union democracy fight against a corrupt union. The workers chose UE, which has a culture and structure that supports rank and file control.
#uniondemocracy #coopdemocracy
