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

#union #UnionDemocracy

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

#UnionDemocracy #union #LaborNotes

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TUWIfBEXN0

#UnionDemocracy
#UnionReform
#Equity

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)?

#LaborNotes
#UnionDemocracy
#cooperativism

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.

https://mailchi.mp/labornotes/2018-161968

#LaborNotes
#LaborMovement
#UnionDemocracy
#workerscoops

Nearly 15 years old but still some good ideas. I wonder what I would write now?

https://www.uniondemocracy.org/AUDLinks/website%20guide/buildawebsite.htm#c1

#UnionDemocracy #WebsiteDesign

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

#UnionDemocracy
#DemocraciaSindical

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

#PopularEducation
#UnionDemocracy
#FoodSovereignty

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