Category Archives: union organzing

Inside/Outside Strategy Revisited

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

What is Strategy? Strategy is a plan — a proposed course of action. Strategy demands the analysis of current conditions and statements of desired goals. But, the primary focus of strategy is “how.”  How do we work the transition between … Continue reading →

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The People Made the First New Deal. Can the People Make Another?

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

Also find this article at Counterpunch. Massive Protest and Organizing Created the New Deal The kind of electoral victories we need will take far more than standard electioneering and Facebook debates.  Let’s look at what it took to create the New … Continue reading →

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What is Organizing?

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

Organizing is a practice aimed at helping people create the social movements and political organizations necessary to wage campaigns and win power.  How do we make real the promises of democracy? Organizing is a time-tested strategy for empowering the people. … Continue reading →

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How Do We Organize A Hundred Million?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by

First in a series: How Do We Organize a Hundred Million? How Do We Organize a Hundred Million? The strategic considerations discussed in this series of posts assumes that it will take a hundred million activist in the US and … Continue reading →

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Conclusion to the Series “On Organizing:” Evolution to Revolution

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

Last in the series: On Organizing History Has Not Come To An End The series “On Organzing” aims to help us learn from the challenging and confusing dialectical tension that is every organizers terrain and trouble.  Among the most productive … Continue reading →

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Social Movement Unionism: Right Here! Right Now!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by

Dedicated to the Chicago Teachers Union and teacher activists everywhere. Seventh in the Series: On Organizing.  See What is Social Movement Unionism? for the first part of this post including the Battle for Seattle, Occupy and the Great American Boycott. Right … Continue reading →

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