Online Workshop: Running for Union Office

One of the most important tools in the rank-and-file toolbox for transforming the labor movement is running for local union office. Internal elections are one of the ways that members can present a new way forward for the union, by putting the direction of the union in the hands of the membership—even if it means challenging existing leaders to do so. But running for union office—and winning, or losing and still building lasting networks in our locals—is not just about getting your name on a ballot.

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Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Colorado Springs, CO

Times are tough: bosses are attacking worker rights, the public good, and the well-being of our communities. Are you ready to do something about problems where you work, or in your community? Strengthen your organizing skills with Labor Notes' step-by-step guide to building power on the job. Join us for an IN-PERSON "Secrets of a Successful Organizer" training this April in Colorado Springs, Colorado! When: Saturday, April 26 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Federal Workers Organize Against Billionaire Power Grab

The second Trump administration has the federal workforce in its crosshairs. Spearheading the effort is Elon Musk (the richest man in the world) and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (not actually a government department). Trump and Musk have taken a shotgun-blast approach: instituting a hiring freeze, shutting down whole agencies, telling workers to stop coming in, offering buyouts to 2 million workers, ordering remote workers back to the office in violation of union contracts, and mass-firing workers still in their probationary periods.

Stewards Corner: Members in Motion Changed the Game in Daimler Contract Campaign

Inspired by the success of the Big 3 strike, United Auto Workers members at Daimler Truck North America ran a very different kind of contract campaign this year than we ever had before. The 7,300 members at DTNA’s four North Carolina plants and parts distribution centers in Atlanta and Memphis were very active, informed, and involved in the bargaining process. This is not how the union had done things in the past. Here’s what we did differently, and some ideas on how to keep members in the loop and in motion for an effective contract campaign.