Feb 25
ULN sat down with Don Taylor, Assistant Professor at the UW Extension’s School for Workers, for a wide-ranging interview on the state of the union movement.
“There was a time when being in a union was illegal.” Don Taylor from the School for Workers was talking about the ups and downs of the labor movement.
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2013/02/25/taylor-urges-labor-unions-to-take-risks/
Aug 20
By Brian Austin
Over the past year, I have thought often of George Orwell’s novel 1984. Certain aspects of Orwell’s dystopian vision of the future have lingered with me since I first read his 1949 novel as a high school student, more years ago than I care to discuss. One of the parts of the …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/08/20/the-weapon-of-words/
Jul 25
By Ron Blascoe
“Don’t give me a bunch of theory. Give me practical advice, from people who’ve been there.”
If that’s your sentiment, you’ve been waiting for The Steward’s Toolbox: Skills and Strategies for Winning at Work,” the latest book from our friends at Labor Notes.
The blurb on the cover says: “The Steward’s Toolbox …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/07/25/stewards-toolbox-filled-with-practical-advise/
Jul 25
Saying that the labor movement’s focus on electoral politics, while yielding occasional success at the ballot box, has not translated into success for America’s working people, a resolution passed by SCFL delegates at their August 16 meeting went on to state: “If workers are to have any control over their lives, they must take control …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/07/25/scfl-passes-labor-ed-rez/
Jul 09
By Bill Fletcher and Jane McAlevey – Before Wisconsinites voted down the attempt to recall Governor Scott Walker, and certainly since, principled progressives inside and outside of unions have disagreed on whether or not the campaign should have happened. In fact, between the two of us, we don’t fully agree about whether or not the …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/07/09/unions-need-to-invest-in-mass-participatory-education/
Jul 07
(AFL-CIO) – No one wants a strike or lockout. But when the struggle for workplace justice forces workers to vote to strike, or to be locked out by management, the union community must see that the personal and family needs of workers are met.
The Strong on and Beyond the Picket Line: Organizing an Effective Strike …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/07/07/new-resource-effective-strike-and-lockout-assistance/
Jul 07
Mike Hall, AFL-CIO – The Next Generation: A Handbook for Mentoring Future Union Leaders, just released by the Berger-Marks Foundation and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), provides hands-on advice and concrete tools for unions and other organizations to develop and implement mentoring programs for members and staff. Download the Mentoring Handbook here.
IWPR Study Director Cynthia …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/07/07/new-union-mentoring-guide-helps-build-future-leaders/
May 09
By Kevin Gundlach, SCFL President
It was an undertaking SCFL never faced before: 44 endorsed candidates primarily running for School Board and County Board seats, spread out through five counties. Due to the Republican presidential primary, there was a real potential for a huge Tea Party turnout. Labor had to respond to the challenge.
And …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/05/09/labor-made-a-difference-in-local-spring-elections/
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