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Using Rank and File Tactics to Increase Your Union Organizing Success Rate
29 August 2010 6:49 PM | No Comments -
What Research Tells Us About Young Workers in Unions
21 July 2010 9:25 AM | No Comments -
What a Good Union Facebook Page Looks Like
20 July 2010 12:28 PM | No Comments -
Union Leaflets: How to Cold Leaflet (If you must)
20 July 2010 7:14 AM | No Comments -
Union Organizing and Facebook
10 July 2010 2:38 PM | 2 Comments -
Interviews with Organizers: Bob Oedy
04 July 2010 12:00 AM | No Comments -
Creating Cheap Stands for Union Banners
03 July 2010 7:51 PM | No Comments -
Union Organizing Leaflets that Work
19 May 2010 1:19 PM | No Comments -
Get Better at House Calls
17 May 2010 11:39 AM | No Comments -
Collecting emails on online Facebook campaigns
13 May 2010 11:15 AM | No Comments
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Union Organizing Strategy Archive
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Union Organizing and Facebook
Posted on July 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsWe asked 20 different unions to tell us about their success stories generating organizing leads using Facebook and compiled the best practices into a simple step-by-step system you can use to start organizing using Facebook. The guide includes an 11 page workbook, a step-by-step implementation... -
What Union Organizers Can Learn from the iPad Launch
Posted on April 5, 2010 | 1 CommentApple knew that before they put the iPad on the shelf they first needed to create awareness. People were talking about it months before you could even buy one. Some union organizers make the mistake of asking workers to join before they have sufficiently created... -
Three Ways to Create Volunteer Organizer Superstars
Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Comments1. Keep ‘em Happy “A good tactic is one your people enjoy. If your people aren’t having a ball doing it, there is something very wrong with the tactic.” Thanks Alinsky. Ask member organizers what they would like to learn, what they would like to... -
25 Keys to Winning Union Elections
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No Comments1. Set benchmarks before filing Employers pad the employee list. The only thing that can overcome cheating is mass support and using benchmarks before filing. 2. File unfairs early and often Set the tone of the campaign. If union busters get away with a small... -
Marshall Ganz’s Video Lessons
Posted on December 14, 2009 | No CommentsGanz’s video on strategy. (1 hour, 13 minutes) Ganz’s Harvard course lecture on leadership in organizing. (1 hour, 15 minutes) Ganz’s video vignette on relationships. (13 minutes, 29 seconds) Ganz’s video vignette on motivation. (22 minutes) Ganz’s video lecture on action. (1 hour, 6 minutes)...