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What is Social Movement Unionism?

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Richard Moser

Sixth in the series: On Organizing What is Social Movment Unionism? The rarest and most politically charged form of unionism, social movement unionism is also the most difficult form of working-class rebellion to define or realize. When the borderlines between working … Continue reading →

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Evolution to Revolution: Rethinking the Organizing Model

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Richard Moser

Fifth in the series: On Organizing The Revolution for US labor is Social Movement Unionism. The strategic question, as always: how do we get there? Organizers may detest service unionism but that is the world we are in. Can we … Continue reading →

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Planning and Opportunity

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Richard Moser

Forth in the series: On Organizing   Planning and Opportunity The vast majority of movement work today is reactive. In part that is a result of the defensive posture of the labor and social movements but it is also a … Continue reading →

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Reframing: From “Electability” to Organizing Encounter

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Richard Moser

  First post in a series on Election Talk Making history is far better than predicting it. Let’s practice turning speculation into an organizing opportunity. Perhaps the most common remark I hear when taking to people about the Sanders campaign … Continue reading →

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Both Interest And Ideals: Working Idealism In

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Richard Moser

Sixth in the Series: On Organizing   Working Idealism In : Engage the People Peace and economic justice is not something we need just for the workers of the Maquiladoras or the people of the Middle East: it is necessary … Continue reading →

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Labor and the Cold War: The Epic Fail

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Richard Moser

Fifth in the series: The Principles of Organzing     Cold War Liberalism During the Cold War, Labor unions violated their own sacred principle of solidarity by joining with imperial elites and corporate interests to weaken militant trade unionism abroad … Continue reading →

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On Organizing: Both Interest And Ideals

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Richard Moser

Fourth in the series: On Organizing Both Interests And Ideals Organizers usually accept the idea that self-interest is the best starting point for empowerment.  Unions are predicated on serving the interest of working people. Social movements too advocate the peoples’ … Continue reading →

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The Union Triad: Representation, Organizing, and Community Building

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Richard Moser

The first of four posts on the Union Triad The Union Triad: Representation, Organizing and Community Building* Organizers need to understand the different components labor activism and their linkage to the culture and character of our movement. We are accustomed … Continue reading →

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