How to prepare for a general strike
Recent protests against ICE in Minnesota have led to a renewed interest in general strikes, but they take a higher level of organizing to pull off.
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Our goal is to develop leaders
Labor organizers must prioritize developing new leaders in order to grow union density and winning new workplace fights.
There’s no app for organizing
Developers of a new app called Uniform hope that workers will use it to organize anonymously, but this is not how unions are won.
Read: Daniel Gross and Unions of Our Own
An interview with veteran labor organizer and author Daniel Gross on his new book, Unions of Our Own, which aims to help workers build progressive, militant, and sustainable unions driven by the rank-and-file.
We’ve had a nationwide immigrant strike before. We can do it again.
The 2006 “Day Without an Immigrant” offers urgent lessons for beating ICE today.
How to protect your job from AI overreach in the workplace
This guide explains the AI issues facing workers and how they can organize for a voice in how it's implemented at work.
Hate injustice? Join the labor movement.
The last year has been a time of great social upheaval. Workers’ cost of living continues to increase while many struggle to find work at all. The American government has returned to attacking and invading foreign countries. Federal agents and troops have spread into U.S. cities and killed multiple people. The mass protests in Minneapolis and elsewhere and the series of “No Kings” rallies and marches demonstrate that a lot of…
What happens after you win the union?
The ultimate goal is to obtain a union contract or collective bargaining agreement that mandates and protects the workplace improvements you’ve won.
Resources for resisting ICE in your workplace
Whether or not you're in a union, you can build a strong defense against ICE in your workplace. Here's how.
I have a good boss. Do I still need a union?
A friendly boss and a healthy wage are increasingly rare, but do workers lucky enough to have both need a union?
Read: Remembering Arielle Clynes
Arielle Clynes was an integral volunteer in the early years of EWOC, building our crucial structures and setting us on a path to success.
Your boss is lying when he says unions are no longer necessary
A union can democratize your workplace, protecting you against at-will employment, ensuring just cause, and raising standards for all workers.
How to organize against authoritarianism
Minnesota labor and anti-ICE organizers are finding common ground and tools in the fight against authoritarianism in the workplace and on the streets
The history of labor organizing in pro wrestling
Pro wrestlers face dangerous conditions without basic protections or representation. See how close some wrestlers have come to winning more than the belt.
How to use popular education to build worker power
Popular education is a method of teaching that centers the voices of students starting from their unique perspectives and situations.
What is a work action?
How do you put pressure on key people in your workplace, build up natural leaders, and disrupt the status quo? Consider a work action.
How do I win a first contact?
Bosses and workers take on average 400 days to negotiate new contracts. The organizing challenge is significant, so how do you win?
Workers need more paths to join the labor movement
To build an organized working class capable of taking on the billionaires and defeating Trump, the labor movement must bring in more motivated people.
Corporate targets for tech worker activism against ICE
A coalition of tech industry workers, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends cultivating solidarity among all workers in tech.
How to spot unfair labor practices with the TRIPS method
Is your boss interfering with your organizing efforts? How can you know for sure? Check against this list of TRIPS tips.