,! ,/RATEGY ( ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS #bd ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 ,TEXT 3 ,PROPOSAL ,TO3 ,! ,NOR!A/]N ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/S ,SUBMITT$ ,BY3 ,! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE 7,N,E,F,A,C-,V,T7 ,9TRODUCTION ,! ,OLD ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,HALL1 ,B>RE1 ,V]MONT #bd -- ,! CURR5T SOCIAL & POLITICAL DYNAMIC )9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 & MU* ( ! WE/]N 9DU/RIALIZ$ WORLD1 IS ONE ( BO? GR[+ HOPE & AN ESCALATION ( CAPITALI/ OPPRESSION4.<#a.> ,:ILE WORK]S >E BE+ ATTACK$ BY ! =CES ( CAPITAL1 & :ILE ! ,U4,S4 RUL+ CLASS EMB>KS UPON IMP]IALI/ CAMPAIGNS ( W>1 CONQUE/1 & CULTURAL-POLITICAL-ECONOMIC HOMOG5IZATION1 A MASS MOVEM5T IS BUILD+ )9 ! V]Y WALLS ( ! EMPIRE4 ,! #aiii ,BATTLE ( ,SEATTLE WITNESS$ ! COM+ TOGE!R ( A GREAT & DIV]SE NEW ,AM]ICAN LEFT4 ,AS ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T MATUR$1 CULM9AT+ 9 ! #g1-#a1 /RONG ,BATTLE ( ,QUEBEC ,CITY 9 #b#a1 A MASS ANTI-CAPITALI/1 PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEM5T WAS 9 FULL SW+4 ,?IS MOM5TUM WAS EFFECTIVELY /ALL$ DUE TO ! HESITATION DEMON/RAT$ ON ! P>T ( ! LEFT IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! TRAGIC ,SEPTEMB] #a#a? T]RORI/ ATTACKS ON ! ,TW9 ,T[]S1 & ! F\R CIVILIAN JETL9]S4 ,H[EV]1 MOM5TUM AGA9/ ! EMPIRE NOT ONLY BECAME RE9VIGORAT$1 BUT GREW TO MASSIVE PROPORTIONS ) ! PEOPLE'S MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! IMP]IALI/ 9VASION ( ,IRAQ4 ,LET US NOT =GET ! MORE ?AN HALF-A-MILLION PEOPLE :O M>*$ 9 OPPOSITION ?R\< ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#e?4 ,NOR %\LD WE =GET ! T5S-(-?\S&S ( O!RS :O M>*$ 9 HUNDR$S ( O!R ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CITIES & SMALL T[NS4.<#b.> ,LET US ALSO REMEMB] ! #ac MILLION PEOPLE :O TOOK P>T 9 SI/] DEMON/RATIONS ACROSS ! WORLD1 MAK+ ,FEBRU>Y #a#e?1 #b#c1 ! L>GE/ DAY ( GLOBAL PROTE/ 9 ! HI/ORY ( HUMANK9D4 ,:ILE WE DID NOT SUCCE$ 9 /OPP+ ! W>1 WE DID1 TEMPOR>ILY1 MAKE ! NEO-CONS]VATIVE'S SCALE BACK !IR RHETORIC AB\T 9VAD+ O!R NATIONS SU* AS SOCIALI/ ,CUBA1 COMMUNI/ ,KOREA1 ,BA'A? CONTROLL$ ,SYRIA1 & ,ISLAMIC ,IRAN4 ,& LIKE 9 ! /REETS ( ,SEATTLE1 ,D,C1 & ,QUEBEC1 ?IS OPPOSITION 9CLUD$ MILLIONS ( UNION WORK]S 7I4E4 ,U4,S4 ,LABOR ,AGA9/ ,! ,W>71 SOCIALI/S1 AN>*I/S1 /UD5TS1 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 & MANY O!RS4 ,9 %ORT1 :ILE ! AUDACITY ( ! RUL+ CLASS GR[S1 SO TOO DOES \R MOVEM5T T[>DS SOCIALISM & DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS ) ?IS 9 M9D ?AT ,N,E,F,A,C MU/ BEG9 TO UP ! ANTE1 & DEVELOP A COORD9AT$ /RATEGY ) ! 5D GOAL ( POPUL> VICTORY4 ,:AT IS ?IS POPUL> VICTORY8 ,:ILE IT W\LD BE >ROGANT TO /ATE EXACTLY :AT A PO/-CAPITALI/1 DEMOCRATIC1 SOCIALI/ WORLD W\LD LOOK LIKE 7AS ?IS WILL BE DEF9$ BY ! PEOPLE !MSELVES71 WE CAN1 AT M9IMUM1 SAY ?AT IT WILL BE ONE :]E COMMUNITIES >E ORGANIZ$ BY DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLIES1 9DU/RY & AGRICULTURE WILL BE COORD9AT$ BY DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC UNIONS1 & ALL PEOPLE WILL HAVE 7AMONG O!R ?+S7 ACCESS TO FOOD1 H\S+1 HEAL?C>E1 HI<] $UCATION1 *ILDC>E1 JOBS1 & SOCIAL SECURITY4 ,:ILE IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE ?AT SOME UN=ESE5 CRISIS 9 WE/]N CAPITALISM WILL SPUR ! SPONTANE\S CREATION ( SU* A SOCIETY 9 ! NOR!A/]N P>T ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 IT PRES5TLY APPE>S UNLIKELY 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 ,!RE=E1 ! TASK ( ,N,E,F,A,C %\LD BE ?AT ( BUILD+ ! SUBJECTIVE & OBJECTIVES CONDITIONS NECESS>Y = SU* AN UNFOLD+ ( SOCIAL LIB]ATION4 ,& H]E1 SU* FOCUS$ ACTIVITY WILL 5TAIL ! BUILD+ ( DEMOCRATIC MASS ORGANIZATIONS ?AT REFLECT ! FREE SOCIETY ?AT WE 9T5D TO A*IEVE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 WE MU/ PRIORITIZE ! BUILD+ ( DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES' ASSEMBLIES 9 \R COMMUNITIES1 ! BUILD+ ( 9TEGRAT$ WORK]S' C\NCILS 9 9DU/RY1 & BUILD+ ( DEMOCRATIC F>M]S' ORGANIZATIONS :]E WE CAN4 ,9 ! 9ITIAL PHASES ( SU* A PROJECT IT WILL BE LIKELY ?AT !SE ORGANIZATIONS WILL NOT PRES5T !MSELVES AS COMPLETE1 MATURE BODIES FOCUS$ ON SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,RA!R !Y WILL BE 9ITIALLY FOCUS$ ON CONCRETE ISSUES ?AT PEOPLE HAVE A DIRECT & OBVI\S P]SONAL_/CLASS /AKE 94 ,= EXAMPLE1 9/EAD ( CALL+ = A G5]AL PEOPLES' ASSEMBLY1 9 MANY CASES IT WILL MAKE MORE S5SE TO BUILD T5ANTS' UNIONS 9 SECTIONS ( A CITY1 OR = US TO CALL = A PEOPLES' ASSEMBLY 9 RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC ISSUE 7AS WAS ! CASE 9 ,V]MONT AFT] ! IMP]IALI/ 9VASION ( ,IRAQ74 ,\R EXP]I5CE 9 ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,/ATE HAS BE5 ?AT F>M]S >E NOT PRES5TLY 9CL9$ TO COME TOGE!R EXCEPT = IMM$IATELY PRACTICAL REASONS1 SU* AS TO FIG] CAPITALI/S = RAW MILK4 ,& F9ALLY1 IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT WORK]S' C\NCILS WILL COME 9TO BE+ DEVOID ( YE>S ( PRIOR GR\NDWORK & A SP>K ISSUE ?AT MOBILIZES PEOPLE 9TO AV5UES ALREADY CREAT$ = !IR P>TICIPATION4 ,IT WILL BE ?R\< !SE CONCREATE ISSUES ?AT PEOPLE WILL BECOME MORE OP5 TO ! FULL CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM4 ,= EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY WE CAN BEG9 TO DEMON/RATE H[ EA* ( ! ISSUES ?AT DIRECTLY AFFECT !M IS TI$ TO O!R ISSUES & H[ !Y >E ALL WRAPP$ UP 9 ! FALSE TOTALITY ( CAPITALISM4 ,BUT FIR/ ?+S FIR/4.<#c.> ,CURR5TLY ,N,E,F,A,C IS NOT /RATEGICALLY FOCUS$ OR COORD9AT$ ON A BROAD] F$]ATION LEVEL4 ,BEYOND ! VAGUE /RATEGIC COMMITM5T TO3 #a47 DIRECT 9T]V5TION 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE2 #b47 WORK ON H\S+_/POV]TY ISSUES2 #c47 ANTI-FASCISM2 & #d47 FIITY WORK ON A LOCAL LABOR /RIKE1 :ILE ANO!R MAY BE 9VOLV$ 9 ANY NUMB] ( DIFF]5T LOCAL CAMPAIGNS4 ,:ILE ALL !SE ACTIVITIES >E GOOD1 !Y DO NOT LEAD TO A MEASURABLE ADVANCE 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S' MOVEM5T 9 ! NOR!A/ AS A :OLE4 ,BY 5L>GE MANY ( !SE ACTIVITIES >E REACTIVE1 AS OPPOS$ TO PROACTIVE4 ,:ILE !Y DO RESULT 9 SMALL VICTORIES AGA9/ SPECIFIC CAPITALI/ ATTACKS1 ! CULM9ATION ( !SE DI/9CT CAMPAIGNS DO NOT NECESS>ILY LEAD TO ! OV]ALL WEAK5+ ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM OR ! /R5G!N+ ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,WE NE$ TO =MULATE A COORD9AT$ PLAN1 TO BE IMPLEM5T$ ACROSS ! NOR!A/ ?AT CAN BEG9 TO DEMON/RATE REAL MEASURABLE SUCCESS OV] A P]IOD ( YE>S4 ,\R TIMES REQUIRE ?AT WE F9D A WAY TO MOVE AHEAD 9 A CONC]T$ EF=T T[>DS ! 5DS ( WEAK5+ CAPITALISM & BUILD+ A DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC SOCIALI/ SY/EM ?AT CAN TAKE ITS PLACE4 ,IF WE DO NOT DO ?IS1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT ! OBJECTIVE HI/ORICAL OPPORTUNITIES ?AT ! PRES5T HOLDS WILL BE LO/1 & S]I\S MOVES T[>DS SOCIALI/ VICTORY WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE = AT LEA/ ANO!R G5]ATION4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ SECTIONS ( ?IS DOCUM5T WE WILL PROPOSE ONE SU* /RATEGY = ! RAIS+ ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS1 WORK+ CLASS EMP[]M5T1 ! CREATION ( DUEL P[]1 & ! G5]AL ADVANCE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LEFT -- ?AT /RATEGY WILL AIM = ! CREATION ( WORK]S' C\NCILS 9 ALL >EAS :]E ,N,E,F,A,C IS ACTIVE4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ANY /RATEGY ?AT SOLELY SEEKS SU* =MATIONS IS 9H]5TLY 9COMPLETE AS WORK]S' C\NCILS >E ONLY ONE ELEM5T ( :AT RIM]S' ORGANIZATIONS4 ,= IT WILL BE ?REE !SE ?REE BODIES 7ALL WORK+ TOGE!R7 ?AT TRUE DEMOCRACY & SOCIALISM WILL BE BO? FUNCTIONAL & POSSIBLE4 ,H[EV]1 PROPOSAL WILL ONLY SEEK TO DEAL ) ONE ( !SE ASPECTS ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,:ILE READ+ & CONSID]+ :AT FOLL[S1 ONE %\LD BE> 9 M9D ?AT ?AT ,G,M,A,C DOES NOT PROPOSE ?AT ! BEL[ /RATEGY BY SUP]IMPOS$ UPON COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUALS :O >E CURR5TLY DO+ WORK ?AT RELATES TO ! BUILD+ ( EI!R PEOPLES' ASSEMBLIES OR DEMOCRATIC F>M]S' ORGANIZATIONS4 ,?IS 9CLUDES COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUALS ?AT >E 5GAG$ 9 ! BUILD+ ( T5ANTS' UNIONS2 ( :I* WE UND]/& AS A POT5TIAL BUILD+ BLOCK = ! EV5TUAL =MATION ( DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC NEIE NOT PRES5TLY 5GAG$ 9 !SE O!R TWO ACTIVITIES1 OR ?OSE :I* DO NOT PLAN ON BECOM+ 5GAG$ 9 SU* ACTIVITIES 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 ,! PROPOSAL WILL BE BROK5 D[N 9TO A NUMB] ( SECTIONS4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ANY PROPOSAL ?AT CALLS = ! =MATION ( WORK]S' C\NCILS1 )\T GIV+ ADEQUATE CONTEXT1 IS BO? HOLL[1 MEAN+LESS1 & UTOPIAN4 ,!RE=E1 WE WILL BEG9 ?IS DOCUM5T ) A DETAIL$ DISCUSSION ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ,V]MONT OV] ! C\RSE ( ! LA/ T5 YE>S4 ,WE HAVE 9CLUD$ SU* SECTIONS 9 ORD] TO GIVE CONTEXT TO H[ & :Y WE ?9K ,N,E,F,A,C IS &_/OR C\LD BE CAPABLE ( BR++ TOGE!R SU* WORK]S' =MATIONS4 ,IT IS \R CONT5TION ?AT ! LESSONS ( ! ,V]MONT WORK+ CLASS HAVE A DIRECT RELEVANCE UPON ! CLASS /RUGGLE ?R\<\T ! NOR!A/4 ,H[EV]1 = SAKE ( CL>ITY1 ?IS DOCUM5T WILL FIR/ GIVE A DEF9ITION ( WORK]S' C\NCILS1 FOLL[$ BY A BRIEF FRAM+ ( ! QUE/ION AS TO H[ !Y CAN BE A*IEV$4 ,IT IS TO ?IS TASK ?AT WE N[ TURN4 ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS ,AS ,REAL ,DEMOCRACY @& ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P[] ,! CONCEPT & PRACTICE ( WORK]S' C\NCILS 7ALSO CALL$ SOVIETS7 HAS LONG BE5 RECOGNIZ$ BY ! REVOLUTION>Y LEFT AS A P[]FUL MEANS TO FIE DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC BODIES ( WORK]S :O COME TOGE!R AT ! %OP LEVEL4 ,:5 %OPS >E TOO L>GE TO FEASIBLY HOLD MEAN+FUL P>TICIPATORY DECISION-MAK+ MEET+S1 DELEGATES >E ELECT$ BY EA* SECTION ( ! %OP REPRES5T+ ALL ASPECTS ( LABOR4 ,9 TURN1 !SE %OP-LEVEL C\NCILS SEEK TO F$]ATE ) O!R C\NCILS 9 ORD] TO COORD9ATE ACTIVITY ON A WID] MORE SOCIALLY COMPREH5SIVE BASIS4 ,9 PR9CIPLE1 !SE C\NCILS >E CAPABLE ( TAK+ OV]1 DEMOCRATIZ+1 & COORD9AT+ 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION )\T ! EXPLOITIVE PRES5CE ( AN AU?ORIT>IAN RUL+ CLASS4 ,9 REAL PRACTICE1 SU* =MATIONS HAVE (T5 ACT$ AS A DEF5SIVE =CE AGA9/ A /ILL PRES5T CAPITALI/ CLASS4 ,SU* C\NCILS (T5 CAME TOGE!R DUR+ TIMES ( GREAT NATIONAL OR CLASS CRISIS & HAVE A*IEV$ DIFF]+ DEGREES ( ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS4 ,WE SAW ,RUSSIAN WORK]S' C\NCILS =M 9 RESPONSE TO ! 9T5SE SOCIAL-POLITICAL CONDITIONS BR\ ,I 9 #aiag 7RESULT+ 9 ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION & ! FALL ( ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T74 ,WE SAW !M =M 9 ,G]MANY 9 #aiai 7RESULT+ 9 AN UNSUCCESSFUL WORK]S' REVOLT71 & AGA9 9 ,SPA9 9 #aicf 79 SOME REGIONS RESULT+ 9 TWO YE>S ( WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T74 ,MORE REC5TLY1 ! F9ANCIAL CRA% ( ! NEO-LIB]AL ,>G5T9E ECONOMY 7#b#b-PRES5T7 AGA9 WITNESS$ ! MASS CREATION ( SU* C\NCILS 7RESULT+ 9 ! \/] ( SEV]AL PRO-CAPITALI/ PRESID5TS & ! SEIZURE ( NUM]\S FACTORIES :I* CONT9UE TO OP]ATE UND] WORK] SELF-MANAGEM5T74 ,:]E SU* C\NCILS =M IT IS (T5 ONLY A MATT] ( TIME BE=E ! CAPITALI/ /ATE BECOMES EXTREMELY VULN]ABLE TO LEFT-W+ 9SURG5CIES4 ,H]E 9 ! ,U4,S4 DESPITE AN 9CREAS+ ECONOMIC H>D%IP1 IMP]IALI/ W>S1 & ! RISE ( ! DOME/IC POLICE /ATE1 WORK]S >E YET TO TAKE SU* AN ACTION 9 ANY L>GE SCALE WAY4 ,BUT :AT IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BUILD ! CONDITIONS NECESS>Y = SU* ORGANIZATIONS TO =M8 ,:AT IF WE C\LD F9D A WAY TO CREATE !SE CONDITIONS ?AT W\LD LEAD TO SU* =MATIONS1 EV5 IF A S+LE CATA/ROPHIC EV5T DID NOT %[ UP ON CUE8 ,IF WE C\LD BUILD NETWORKS ( SU* C\NCILS1 ALL DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC & CONTROLL$ BY ! WORK]S ALONE1 WE W\LD BE 9 A BETT] POSITION TO SEE WORK]S CALL = ORGANIZ$ G5]AL /RIKES1 DIRECT ACTIONS1 & AN UPP+ ( !IR CONFID5CE AS WITNESS$ ?R\< !IR DEM&S & EXPECTATIONS4 ,?R\< ! EXI/5CE ( SU* BODIES WE W\LD BE 9 A BETT] POSITION TO SEIZE & MANAGE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & COMM]CE :5 CONDITIONS ALL[4 ,WE1 9 A WORD1 W\LD BE 9 A MU* MORE ADVANC$ PHASE ( \R EPIC /RUGGLE TO DEMOCRATIZE & SOCIALIZE \R WORLD4 ,IF SU* A MOVEM5T IS AGA9 TO BE BUILT1 IT MU/ ALL[ = C]TA9 V>IATIONS ?AT ACC\NT = :AT IS POSSIBLE1 &1 GIV5 C]TA9 CONDITIONS1 PROBABLE4 ,A MOD]N RESURG5CE ( !SE C\NCILS W\LD MORE LIKELY BE BAS$ ON A L>G] GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY1 RA!R ?AN ON A SMALL %OP LEVEL4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 GIV5 ! DAUNT+ TASK ( =M+ HUNDR$S ( SMALL C\NCILS 9 A S+LE SECTION ( A CITY1 :ILE SIMULTANE\SLY FIG] C\NCILS :]E WORK]S FROM NUM]\S %OPS COME TOGE!R 9TO GREAT DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC BODIES4 ,9 ! EV5T ?AT SU* BODIES PROVE TOO L>GE = MEAN+FUL DEBATE1 DISCUSSION1 & G5]AL P>TICIPATION1 IT MAY BE POSSIBLE = EA* SEP>ATE %OP TO ELECT DELEGATES 79 PROPORTION TO ! SIZE ( ! P>TICUL> WORK=CE7 TO C>RY ! S5TIM5TS ( ! P>TICUL> %OP TO ! L>G] BODY4 ,H[EV]1 !SE >E DETAILS ?AT WILL HAVE TO BE WORK$ \T ?R\< ! DEMOCRATIC DECISION MAK+ ( ?OSE DIRECTLY AFFECT$4 ,AN ADDITIONAL B5EFIT ( =M+ WORK]S' C\NCILS IS ?AT !Y C\LD S]VE AS A MEANS TO CIRCUMV5T ! BUREAUCRATIC & TOP D[N /RUCTURE ( ! MAJOR LABOR UNIONS4 ,:ILE SU* UNIONS >E1 EV5 AT !IR WOR/1 A L9E ( WORK+ CLASS DEF5SE AGA9/ CAPITAL1 & EV5 ?\< !Y >E MASS ORGANIZATIONS ?AT ,N,E,F,A,C WORKS )9 7AS BO? MEMB]S & TACTICAL ALLIES71 !Y >E BY NO MEANS REVOLUTION>Y 9 & ( !MSELVES4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! SELF-P]PETUAT+ & ALI5AT+ NATURE ( SOME ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS1 A NUMB] ( :OM CONSI/5TLY FAIL TO 9VOLVE RANK & FILE WORK]S 9 !IR OV]ALL DECISION MAK+ PROCESS1 IS PROBLEMATIC T[>DS \R TRANS=MATIVE GOALS4 ,LEFT UN*ANG$1 SU* UNIONS CANNOT BE EXPECT$ TO EVOLVE 9TO CLASS W> ORGANIZATIONS2 AT LEA/ NOT )\T DIRECT 9T]V5TION BY \RSELVES1 O!R REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS1 &_/OR A RADICALIZ$ 9T]NAL WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,& EV5 :5 SOME ( !SE UNIONS >E *ALL5G$ FROM )91 !Y1 LIKE ! /ATE1 HAVE A T5D5CY TO /RUCTURALLY MA9TA9 !MSELVES & ! MORE MOD]ATE POLITICS ?AT !Y ASSUME4 ,O,K1 IT %\LD BE RECOGNIZ$ ?AT IT IS ONE ?+ TO SAY ?AT WORK]S' C\NCILS >E P[]FUL REVOLUTION>Y BODIES & ?AT WE %\LD SEEK TO CREATE !M1 & IT IS ANO!R ?+ TO ACTUALLY DO IT4 ,FIR/ ( ALL ,N,E,F,A,C1 LIKE MO/ RELEVANT LEFTW+ ORGANIZATIONS1 IS BO? LIMIT$ 9 NUMB]S & RES\RCES4 ,:ILE WE >E WORK]S1 & :ILE MANY ( US >E CURR5TLY 9 LABOR UNIONS1 WE ON \R [N >E 9 NO POSITION TO GALVANIZE ! HUNDR$S ( %OPS & ?\S&S ( WORK]S NECESS>Y TO MAKE SU* A PROJECT REALI/ICALLY FEASIBLE 9 ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE4 ,9 ADDITION1 EA* SEP>ATE COLLECTIVE HAS DIFF]+ DEGREES ( PRACTICAL ORGANIZ+ EXP]I5CE1 RESPECT 9 !IR COMMUNITY1 & CLE> *ANNELS ( COMMUNICATION ) ! MASS ( WORK]S 9 !IR >EAS4 ,:ILE SOME COLLECTIVES1 AS 9 ,QUEBEC & ,C,A,C 9 ,BO/ON1 HAVE BE5 ACTIVELY BUILD+ GOOD WORK+ RELATIONS ) UNIONS & RANK & FILE WORK]S1 O!RS >E /ILL TRY+ TO F9D WAYS TO RELATE TO ! BROAD]1 MORE \TW>DLY MOD]ATE LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,BOTTOM L9E1 IF A COORD9AT$ CAMPAIGN TO BUILD SU* C\NCILS IS DONE BY ,N,E,F,A,C 9 ISOLATION1 WE W\LD MO/ LIKELY FAIL4 ,EV5 ASSUM+ ?AT WE W]E CAPABLE ( BUILD+ SU* C\NCILS1 :]E W\LD WE BEG98 ,W\LD WE SEEK TO 9CORPORATE ALL WORK]S1 BO? UNION & NONUNION8 ,IF SO1 ?AT W\LD PLACE \R COLLECTIVES 9 ! UNREALI/IC POSITION ( HAV+ TO MOBILIZE ?\S&S ( WORK]S :O HAVE NO ORGANIZATIONAL ACC\NTABILITY TO ! PROJECT4 ,:]E IT MAY BE POSSIBLE = US TO BR+ TOGE!R SEV]AL HUNDR$ WORK]S 9 ! BEG9N+1 ! TASK ( MA9TA9+ MOM5TUM AMONG SO MANY 9DIVIDUALS W\LD BE UNLIKELY IF !Y FAIL TO SEE !MSELVES AS ! [N] ( ! PROJECT4 ,!N :AT >E WE TO DO8 ,%\LD WE LOOK TO POT5TIAL ALLIES FROM )9 ! ALREADY E/ABLI%$ UNIONS AS P>TN]S 9 ?IS PROJECT8 ,DO WE BUILD C\NCILS ?AT >E ESS5TIALLY BODIES ( SEP>ATE >EA UNIONS8 ,%\LD WE ATTEMPT TO =M MORE DEMOCRATIC & LOCALIZ$ V]SIONS ( ,A,F,L-,C,I,O ,C5TRAL LABOR ,C\NCILS8 ,RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ALL ( !SE TASKS >E DAUNT+ 9 & ( !MSELVES1 & RECOGNIZ+ ?AT )\T MANY CONDITIONS ALREADY 9 PLACE1 WE MO/ LIKELY W\LD FAIL AT ALL ( !M1 ! ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION REMA9S BO? YES & NO4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 WE W\LD NE$ = P>TICIPAT+ WORK]S TO HAVE A DEGREE ( ACC\NTABILITY4 ,9 ?IS CAPACITY IT MAKES S5SE TO ONLY 9CLUDE UNIONIZ$ WORK]S 79CLUD+ ?OSE )\T (FICIAL RECOGNITION :O >E 9 :AT IS CALL$ A 0M9ORITY UNION0 AT !IR SPECIFIC %OP74 ,BUT ?IS LEADS TO A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM3 IF !SE C\NCILS >E TO BE 9DICATIVE ( A DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC WORK=CE1 !N WE CANNOT %UT\T ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S :O1 9 ACTUALITY1 >E NOT UNION MEMB]S4 ,9 ! ,U4,S4 APPROXIMATELY FIFTE5 MILLION PEOPLE >E 9 UNIONS4 ,?AT IS R\E SOME:AT HI<]1 BUT /ILL CON/ITUTE A M9ORITY4 ,A DIRECT WORK]S' DEMOCRACY CANNOT BE BAS$ ON SU* A M9ORITY4 ,= ?IS REASON IT W\LD APPE> ?AT !RE >E C]TA9 PRELIM9>Y CAMPAIGNS ?AT W\LD HAVE TO BE SUFFICI5TLY ACCOMPLI%$ 9 A LOCALITY BE=E IT IS POSSIBLE TO LAUN* A WORK]S' C\NCIL4 ,&1 AS WILL BE DEMON/RAT$ ?R\< ! TE/IMONY ( ?IS TEXT1 IT IS ?R\< !SE PRELIM9>Y CAMPAIGNS ?AT ! SUBJECTIVE CONDITIONS NECESS>Y = SU* A PROJECT TO %IFT ITS *ANCES ( SUCCESS FROM SLIM TO LIKELY4 ,GIV5 \R SOCIAL-POLITICAL CONTEXT1 ONE PRELIM9>Y CONDITION MU/ BE ! CREATION ( UNIONS :I* >E BAS$ ON SMALL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS1 & >E OP5 TO ALL WORK]S4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ! AB/RACT EXI/5CE ( SU* A UNION1 LIKE ! MOD]N 9C>NATION ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD 7,I,W,W7 EXON]ATES US FROM BUILD+ MORE PRACTICAL ALT]NATIVES4 ,:ILE ! ,I,W,W DOES GOOD WORK 9 SOME LOCALITIES1 IT HAS ALMO/ NO RES\RCES TO C>RY \T SU/A9$ ORGANIZ+ DRIVES4 ,REGIONALLY 7AS OPPOS$ TO SPECIFIC LOCALITIES7 IT IS FAIRLY IRRELEVANT1 HAS A TOTAL MEMB]%IP ( ONLY #a"41 & (FICIALLY REPRES5TS ONLY A HALF DOZ5 %OPS ACROSS ! 5TIRE CONT95T4 ,NO1 ! ,I,W,W DOES NOT FIT ! BILL4 ,WE NE$ ALL-WORK]S-UNIONS :I* %[ GR[?1 EFFECTIV5ESS1 CREATIVITY1 & >E CAPABLE ( W9N+ REAL VICTORIES1 & ( REPRES5T+ MANY WORK]S4 ,SO :]E DOES ?IS LEAVE US8 ,ONE POSSIBILITY IS ?AT ,N,E,F,A,C BEG9 TO BUILD \R [N ALL-WORK]-UNIONS4 ,SOME?+ TO ?IS EFFECT WAS PROPOS$ BY \R ,QUEBECOIS COMRADES AT ! #bb ,BO/ON ,/RATEGY ,SUMMIT 7,! ,PREC>I\S ,WORK]S' ,UNION74 ,:ILE CLE>LY ?IS W\LD BE A POSITIVE DEVELOPM5T1 WE QUE/ION ,N,E,F,A,C'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY C>RY ?IS \T4 ,:ILE WE HAVE LITTLE D\BT ?AT ,N,E,F,A,C IS CAPABLE ( BUILD+ /RONG 9DEP5D5T UNIONS 9 SELECT WORKPLACES1 IT IS DIFFICULT TO UND]/& H[ WE C\LD RALLY ! RES\RCES NECESS>Y TO C>RY SU* A CAMPAIGN 9TO ! L>G] PUBLIC >5A4 ,N,E,F,A,C HAS LIMIT$ LEGAL1 F9ANCIAL1 & HUMAN RES\RCES4 ,& SU* AN EFFECTIVE ALL-WORK]S-UNION MU/ SEEK TO ACTIVELY 9VOLVE HUNDR$S1 IF NOT ?\S&S ( WORK]S FROM NUM]\S %OPS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! ,PISS$ ,(F ,PROJECTIONI/S CAMPAIGN1 :ILE BE+ A GREAT VICTORY = ! F$]ATION1 TOOK ALL ! EF=TS ( ONE COLLECTIVE MON?S JU/ TO BUILD AN ORGANIZ$ PRES5CE AMONG LESS ?AN A DOZ5 WORK]S4 ,WE MU/ BE SOB] 5\< TO ACCEPT ?AT ! BUILD+ ( SU* UNIONS 9 SMALL %OPS1 EV5 GIV5 #a YE>S AT ! PRES5T TRAJECTORY1 WILL NEV] CON/ITUTE A WORK]S' ORGANIZATION L>GE 5\< TO GIVE AN ORGANIZ$ VOICE TO ! PEOPLE4 ,!RE=E1 IF WE >E TO BUILD SU* A MOVEM5T1 & WE CONT5D ?AT WE CAN1 WE WILL HAVE TO SEEK COMMITT$ ALLIES1 PRIM>ILY FROM )9 ! E/ABLI%$ LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,LESSONS ,FROM ,! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9S ,! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE 7,G,M,A,C7 HAS ALWAYS LOOK$ = WAYS 9 :I* DUAL P[] CAN BE BUILT4 ,WE >E NOT UTOPIAN2 RA!R WE >E REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S :O PRIORITIZE VICTORY OV] VAGUE DREAMS4 ,WE HAVE DONE \R BE/ TO EXP]IM5T ) DIFF]5T /RATEGIES1 & HAVE MET BO? RELATIVE FAILURE & SUCCESS4 ,) ?IS BE+ SAID1 WE HAVE BE5 WORK+ ) ! ,UNIT$ ,ELECTRICAL1 ,RADIO1 & ,MA*9E ,WORK]S ( ,AM]ICA 7,U,E7 & ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S ,C5T] 7,V,W,C71 & DOZ5S ( COMMUNITY MEMB]S = WELL OV] SIX MON?S ON CREAT+ A DEMOCRATIC WORK]S UNION1 = ALL WORK]S1 9 ,V]MONT'S CAPITAL CITY ( ,MONTPELI] 7,! ,MONTPELI] ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S ,UNION-,M,D,W,U74 ,?IS EXP]I5CE HAS TAU+ UPON /RUGGLES 9 O!R REGIONS4 ,WE ALSO CONT5D ?AT ! EXP]I5CES ( ! ,MONTPELI] ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S ,UNION1 AS WELL AS ! CONTEXT \T ( :I* IT EM]G$1 HAS DIRECT RAMIFICATIONS = ! MOVEM5T T[>DS DIRECT DEMOCRACY & SOCIALISM ?R\<\T ! NOR!A/4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ SECTION ( ?IS DOCUM5T WE WILL DISCUSS & ANALYZE !SE DEVELOPM5TS1 GIV+ AN ACCURATE HI/ORY ( ! /RUGGLE1 AS WELL AS DISCUSS ! BROAD] SOCIAL-POLITICAL CONTEXT \T ( :I* !Y EM]G$4 ,IT IS \R CLAIM ?AT ! ?US F> SUCCESSFUL ADVANCES ( ! ,V]MONT WORK+ CLASS CAN1 GIV5 REASONABLE MODIFICATION TO SUIT ! P>TICUL>ITIES ( DIFF]5T REGIONS1 BE REPLICAT$ ?R\<\T ! NOR!A/4 ,!RE=E1 FOLL[+ ! BEL[ HI/ORY & ANALYSIS ( ,V]MONT'S EXP]I5CE1 WE WILL PROPOSE CONCRETE /EPS ?AT ,N,E,F,A,C %\LD TAKE 9 ORD] TO BUILD ALL-WORK]-UNIONS & WORK]S' C\NCILS4 ,BUILD+ ,A ,WORK]S' ,C5T] @& ,LAUN*+ ,AN ,ALL-,WORK]S-,UNION ,! LAUN*+ ( ! ,MONTPELI] ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,UNION C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE )\T ! PREEXI/5CE ( ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T]4 ,9 WAS ! ,V,W,C ,DIRECTOR ,JAMES ,HASLAM 7PREVI\SLY A SUPPORT] ( ! AN>*I/ ,NOR!RN ,SPY ,COLLECTIVE7 :O BEGAN TO PU% = ! IDEA ( CREAT+ A G5]AL UNION ( WORK]S 9 ,V]MONT4 ,?IS IDEA WAS PRES5T$ AS A MEANS TO ORGANIZE ?OSE )9 ! S]VICE SECTOR & O!R EMPLOYES :O LABOR 9 %OPS HI/ORICALLY TOO SMALL = ! E/ABLI%$ UNIONS TO SP5D TIME & RES\RCES TO 9DIVIDUALLY ORGANIZE 7"99 ,V]MONT ONLY #a#a.0 ( ! WORK=CE IS UNIONIZ$ -- NATIONALLY IT IS #a#c.01 D[N FROM A HI<-WAT] M>K ( #c#e.0 9 #a#i#f74 ,DEVELOP+ AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO BR+ SU* WORK]S 9TO ! ORGANIZ$ CAMP IS PIVOTAL TO ! FUTURE ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T & ! LEFT G5]ALLY 9 ,V]MONT1 AS IT ALSO IS TO ! NOR!A/ & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA AS A :OLE4 ,)\T ORGANIZATION1 ?IS MO/ /RATEGIC SEGM5T ( ! ,AM]ICAN POPULATION1 ! WORK+ CLASS1 WILL 9EVITABLY FAIL TO RESI/ ! CONT9U+ & ESCALAT+ ATTACKS ( ! WEAL?Y RUL+ CLASS AGA9/ ! MASSES ( POOR & WORK+ PEOPLE4 ,V]MONT1 LIKE MU* ( ! 9DU/RIALIZ$ WORLD1 HAS LO/ ?\S&S ( DEC5T PAY+1 (T5 UNION1 MANUFACTUR+ JOBS AS A RESULT ( ! FREE TRADE POLICIES ( ,N,A,F,T,A1 ! ,W,T,O1 & ! G5]AL TR5DS ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM 7FACTORIES TO ,MEXICO1 ,*9A1 ETC474 ,:ILE MANY WORK]S 9 ! MANUFACTUR+ SECTOR >E FIE SEEK+ TO =M WORK]-[N$ FACTORIES #iI4E4 ,ISL& ,POND ,WOOD ,WORK]S71 ! REALITY IS ?AT ?IS SECTOR ( EMPLOYM5T IS QUICKLY DIS9TEGRAT+ :ILE ! S]VICE & RETAIL SECTORS >E EXP&+ 9 ORD] TO P>TIALLY FILL ?IS EMPLOYM5T VACUUM4 ,AGA91 9 #b#c1 :ILE ,V]MONT LO/ MANUFACTUR+ JOBS IT GA9$ #f NEW S]VICE & RETAIL JOBS 7BR++ D[N ! NET JOB LOSS = #bc TO A /ILL UNACCEPTABLE TWO ?\S&74 ,( C\RSE ! CONTRADICTION ( ! DOME/IC MANUFACTUR+ SECTOR & ! EXPANSION ( ! DOME/IC S]VICE & RETAIL SECTORS TRANSLATES 9TO ?\S&S ( ,V]MONT WORK]S HAV+ TO SURVIVE ON POV]TY WAGES1 LITTLE OR NO B5EFITS1 &1 AS ?+S /&1 NO JOB SECURITY1 NO UNION PROTECTION1 & LITTLE OR NO ORGANIZ$ MEANS ( ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SELF-DEF5SE4 ,?IS SITUATION IS DRIV5 BY ! FACT ?AT S]VICE & RETAIL JOBS R>ELY PAY ANY?+ CLOSE TO A LIVABLE WAGE 7:I* TODAY1 #b#d1 9 ,V]MONT IS @s#a#a4#f AN H\R74 ,) ! EXCEPTION ( C]TA9 WAIT-/AFF B>T5D+ POSITIONS1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( S]VICE & RETAIL JOBS PAY CLOS] TO ! M9IMUM WAGE1 :I* 9 ,V]MONT IS PRES5TLY @s#f4#g#e AN H\R -- & 9 NO WAY COMES CLOSE TO A DIGNIFI$1 SU/A9ABLE 9COME1 DEC5T 5\< TO SUPPORT A FAMILY ON4 ,! GR[? ( !SE SECTORS COMMONLY TRANSLATES 9TO ! WEAK5+ ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,= MO/ SU* EMPLOY]S HIRE NO MORE ?AN BETWE5 ?REE & TW5TY-FIVE WORK]S4 ,9 ?IS WAY ,V]MONT'S ECONOMY IS QUICKLY BECOM+ /RIK+LY SIMIL> TO ?AT ( A COLONY TO ! GREAT] ,U4,S4 NATION4 ,! S]VICE & RETAIL JOBS >E L>GELY DRIV5 BY T\RISM1 & ! L>G] EMPLOY]S >E (T5 [N$ BY CORPORATE \T-(-/ATE 9T]E/S 7I4E4 ! ,AM]ICAN ,SKI ,CORPORATION -- :O [NS ! ,M\NT ,SN[ & ,KILL+TON RESORTS & EMPLOYS OV] #b WORK]S1 MO/ AT POV]TY WAGES74 ,EV5 9 O!R SECTORS SU* AS L>GE LOGG+ 9T]E/S & ! ,I,B,M PLANT 9 ,ESSEX ,JUNCTION 7:I* IS ,V]MONT'S L>GE/ PRIVATE EMPLOY]S AT #i JOBS71 ETC41 ! [N]%IP CLASS COMES FROM ! CORPORATE CULTURE & IS BAS$ \T-(-/ATE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! MAJORITY ( BUS9ESSES 7MO/ V]Y SMALL71 >E [N$ LOCALLY & /ILL FAIL TO PROVIDE DEC5T LIV+ /&>DS = ITS EMPLOYES4 ,L>GE1 MORE E/ABLI%$ UNIONS T5D TO NOT SP5D TIME & 5]GY ORGANIZ+ SU* 9DIVIDUAL SMALL WORKPLACES1 AS ! 5]GY TO SECURE UNION RECOGNITION IS NOT NORMALLY PROPORTIONATE TO !IR SIZE4 ,AS ! MANUFACTUR+ BASE DISAPPE>S1 ! UNIONS1 :O COMMONLY HELD RECOGNITION AT SU* PLANTS1 DW9DLE 9 SIZE AS !IR MEMB]%IP BASE DECREASES1 & ALONG ) IT1 SO DOES !IR ACCRU$ REV5UE ?R\< DUES4 ,AS !IR RES\RCES DW9DLE1 ! POT5TIAL >ISES = !M TO BECOME EV5 LESS APT TO SP5D TIME & MONEY ORGANIZ+ SMALL %OPS4 ,:ILE ?IS SITUATION1 AS FELT ALL ACROSS ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 UNFOLDS1 IT IS TEMPT+ TO VIEW ! SOCIAL-POLITICAL CONTEXT 9 T]MS ( A D[NW>D SPIRAL1 ) ! 5D RESULT ( ! /R5G!N+ ( CAPITAL OV] LABOR4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS SITUATION1 :I* IS 9DICATIVE ( ! NEW WE/]N CAPITALISM1 ALSO C>RIES ) IT NEW POSSIBILITIES = RADICAL RESI/ANCE & SOCIALI/ EM]G5CE4 ,CORRECTLY RECOGNIZ+ !SE OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS1 ,MR4 ,HASLAM BEGAN TO DISCUSS HIS IDEAS ) ,V,W,C F\ND]S1 TRADE UNIONI/S1 O!R LEFTI/ COMMUNITY SUPPORT]S1 & P]SONAL FRI5DS )9 ,G,M,A,C4 ,MO/ ( ALL1 HE & O!RS BEGAN TO DISCUSS ! POSSIBILITY ( =M+ SU* A UNION ) LOCAL ,MONTPELI] S]VICE WORK]S1 ) :OM HE HELD FRI5D%IPS4 ,MONTPELI] WAS ID5TIFI$ AS A POT5TIAL BATTLEGR\ND BECAUSE ( ! SYMBOLISM IT BR\EA 7! ,V,W,C (FIC]S AS WELL AS ?AT ( ! ,V,T ,A,F,L-,C,I,O & ,V]MONT ,/ATE ,EMPLOYES' ,ASSOCIATION >E LOCAT$ !RE71 & BECAUSE A REC5T VICTORY !RE 7AT ! L>GE/ CITY GROC]Y /ORE7 W\LD GIVE ! NEW DRIVE E>LY MOM5TUM4 ,AFT] SEV]AL MON?S1 ,HASLAM 7HAV+ GA9$ ! 5DORSEM5T = ! PROJECT BY ! DEMOCRATICALLY RUN ,V,W,C ,/E]+ ,COMMITTEE7 >RANG$ A S]IES ( MEET+S ) REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,U,E4 ,!RE HE DISCUSS$ ! POSSIBILITY ( LAUN*+ SU* A CAMPAIGN 9 ! CAPITAL CITY 7POPULATION #g#h7 ) ! AID ( ?AT UNION4 ,H]E MU* ( ! ABOVE DISCUSS$ REASONS = UNION HESITATION WAS OV]COME BY ! IDEA ?AT !Y W\LD NOT SO MU* SEEK TO UNIONIZE 9DIVIDUAL SMALL %OPS 7EA* REQUIR+ =MAL ,N,L,R,B-M$IAT$ ELECTIONS & 9DIVIDUAL LABOR CONTRACTS71 BUT ?AT !Y W\LD SEEK TO BUILD A CITYWIDE UNION ( ! E/IMAT$ #h1 MO/LY S]VICE & RETAIL ORI5T$ WORK]S FROM SMALL %OPS4 ,!Y W\LD PROVIDE A SIMPLE1 RELATIVELY %ORT UNIV]SAL CONTRACT ?AT C\LD BETT] GU>ANTEE PROTECTIONS AGA9/ UNJU/ FIR+S1 A GRIEVANCE PROC$URE1 & MODE/ WAGE 9CREASES ) ! EV5TUAL GOAL ( E/ABLI%+ LIVABLE WAGES = ALL WORK]S4 ,SO 9/EAD ( SEE+ ! /RUGGLE 9 T]MS ( GA9+ UNION RECOGNITION 9 A S]IES ( V]Y SMALL %OPS1 ! ,U,E WAS MADE TO UND]/& ! POT5TIAL ( CREAT+ A LOCAL ( ALL #h WORK]S4 ,& F9ALLY1 ! POT5TIAL = AN ACTIVE ,V,W,C_/,U,E ALLIANCE WAS FUR!R$ BY A ,WORK]S' ,C5T] (F] TO PAY HALF ! SAL>Y 7! O!R HALF COM+ FROM ! ,U,E7 ( ONE FULL TIME ORGANIZ] = ! PROJECT4 ,) ALL ?IS 9 PLACE1 ! ,U,E ACCEPT$ ! (F]1 & 9 A MATT] ( WEEKS ! CAMPAIGN WAS LAUN*$4 ,! ,U,E WAS APPROA*$1 AS OPPOS$ TO O!R ALLI$ UNIONS1 = ?REE PRIM>Y REASONS4 #a47 ,! ,U,E IS A V]Y DEMOCRATIC UNION & W\LD BE UNLIKELY TO CO-OPT ! DEMOCRATIC \TCOME ( ! ORGANIZ+ DRIVE4 #b47 ,! ,U,E1 9 ! MON?S PRIOR & ) ACTIVE SUPPORT ( ! ,WORK]S ,C5T]1 SUCCESSFULLY HELP$ ! EMPLOYES ( ! ,HUNG] ,M\NTA9 ,FOOD ,CO-OP GA9 UNION RECOGNITION & A DEC5T CONTRACT 7"9! CO-OP IS ! L>GE/ GROC]Y EMPLOY] 9 ! CITY74 ,H]E IT WAS >GU$ ?AT ?OSE #g"4 NEWLY UNIONIZ$ WORK]S 7:O OV]:ELM+LY JO9$ ! UNION7 W\LD ACT AS A K9D ( ADVANC$ GU>D = ! G5]AL ORGANIZ+ DRIVE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT WAS ?\Y ACTIONS :I* W\LD HAVE TO BE DONE BE=E ! UNION C\LD PUBLICALLY E/ABLI% ITSELF1 & ?AT !IR REC5T VICTORY W\LD HELP 9/ILL A S5SE ( IMP5D+ VICTORY AMONG YET TO BE UNIONIZ$ WORK]S4.<#d.> #c47 ,! ,U,E WAS =MALLY A /RONG =CE 9 ! REGION 9 ! MANUFACTUR+ 9DU/RY1 & ) ITS COLLAPSE1 ! UNION WAS SEEK+ CREATIVE WAYS TO ORGANIZE WORK]S AMONG EM]G+ 9DU/RIES 79 ! MON?S PRIOR1 IT WAS ! ,U,E :O SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZ$ ! ,MONTPELI] BAS$ ,HUNG] ,M\NTA9 ,CO-OP1 AS WELL AS ! ,BURL+TON BAS$ ,CITY ,M>KET -- ALSO A FOOD CO-OP74 ,:AT IS APP>5T FROM !SE BEG9N+S IS ?AT IT IS V]Y UNLIKELY ?AT ?IS PROJECT C\LD HAVE GOT (F ! GR\ND )\T IT BE+ ADVANC$ BY ,WORK]S' ,C5T]4 ,?IS IS DUE TO SEV]AL REASON4 #a47 ,! ,V,W,C1 !N FIVE YE>S OLD1 HAD GA9$ A GOOD DEAL ( RESPECT FROM )9 ! ,V]MONT LABOR MOVEM5T1 ! BROAD] LEFT1 AS WELL AS AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS AS A :OLE4 ,9 FACT ! ,V,W,C 9 REC5T YE>S EVOLV$ 9TO A K9D ( HYBRID BETWE5 ,JOBS ,) ,JU/ICE & A C5T] SEEK+ TO AID 9 ! /RUGGLES ( NONUNION LABOR]S4 ,?IS CONFID5CE DID NOT MANIFE/ OV]NILY YE>S ! E/ABLI%$ ,V]MONT LABOR MOVEM5T WAS V]Y APPREH5SIVE AB\T !IR 9VOLVEM5T 9 UNION /RUGGLES4 0,BACK !N IT WAS A BIG DEAL IF WE RECEIV$ P]MISSION TO TABLE AT !IR EV5TS40 ,= MANY YE>S ! C5T] DILIG5TLY WORK$ TO BUILD SOLID>ITY = /RIKES1 CONTRACT DRIVES1 UNION DRIVES1 ETC41 )\T PU%+ AN OV]T LEFTW+ IDEOLOGY UPON ?OSE IT AID$ & WORK$ )4 ,RA!R1 IT BATTL$ ALONGSIDE LABOR ON CONCRETE ISSUES1 & 9 ! PROCESS HELP$ W9 CONCRETE GA9S4 ,FROM ITS HUMBLE BEG9N+S1 IT ALSO E/ABLI%$ A /ATEWIDE1 #b#d_/#g WORK]S' RIE RANK @& FILE UNION MEMB]S74 ,SU* P]SONNEL1 9 TURN1 CAN 9=M ! WORK]S ( !IR RIE ALSO LOGG$ & CATALOG$4 ,TO DATE1 MORE ?AN ONE P]C5T ( ! /ATE'S WORK=CE HAS US$ ?IS FREE S]VICE4 ,IT WAS ?R\< SU* DILIG5T & RELEVANT SOLID>ITY WORK ?AT ! C5T] BEGAN TO W9 OV] ! ACTIVE SUPPORT ( HUNDR$S ( WORK]S & ! UNIONS !MSELVES4 ,9 TIME1 ! C5T] TOOK ON MORE & MORE RESPONSIBILITIES = /ATEWIDE WORK]S' CAMPAIGNS & LOCAL /RUGGLES1 & AS IT DID IT BEGAN TO FOCUS1 9 P>T1 ON ! BIGG] PICTURE & >TICULATE IT BACK TO ! 9DIVIDUAL UNIONS4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT DID NOT LIMIT ITSELF TO SOLID>ITY WORK C5T]$ >\ND SEP>ATE SPECIFIC ISSUES4 ,RA!R IT S\ ATT5TION TO !SE L9KS & LOGICAL 5DS4 ,9 #b1 IT LAUN*$ A CAMPAIGN CALL$ 0,JU/ICE ,= ,HEAL?C>E ,WORK]S40 ,COM+ (F ! HEELS ( UNION RECOGNITION = WORK]S FROM A PRIVATE NURS+ HOME PROVID] 7,B]L9 ,HEAL? @& ,REHAB71 & 9 ! MID/ ( A CONT5TI\S UNION DRIVE = ! NURSES AT ! /ATE'S L>GE/ HOSPITAL 7,FLET*] ,ALL5 ( ,BURL+TON.<#e.>7 ,?IS CAMPAIGN S\ITY BETWE5 ALL HEAL?C>E WORK]S1 PUBLICALLY L9K C]TA9 WORK]S' ISSUES SU* AS %ORT /AFF+ & M&ATORY OV]TIME ) ! 9H]5T DANG]S !Y CAUS$ TO MA9TA9+ QUALITY PUBLIC C>E1 & F9ALLY1 TO L9K ! 5TIRE CAMPAIGN ) ! BROAD] DEM& = UNIV]SAL HEAL?C>E4 ,! ,V,W,C HAS MORE REC5TLY ANN\NC$ !IR 0,GOOD ,JOBS ,= ,V]MONT0 CAMPAIGN1 :I* SEEKS TO BR+ TOGE!R ! DIFF]5T BUILD+ TRADES 9 ORD] TO GA9 CLASS P[] & BETT] PAY_/WORK+ CONDITIONS = SU* WORK]S ACROSS ! /ATE4 ,= ! LA/ SEV]AL YE>S ! C5T] HAS ALSO ORGANIZ$ AN ANNUAL ,LABOR ,DAY M>* & PICNIC 9 ,BURL+TON4 ,?IS EV5T REGUL>LY DRAWS #c-#d MO/LY UNION WORK]S 9 A DEMON/RATION ( CLASS SOLID>ITY4 ,TELL+LY1 9 #b#a1 ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O RECOGNIZ$ ! ORGANIZ+ EF=TS ( ,V,W,C ,DIRECTOR ,JAMES ,HASLAM ) ! ,LABOR ,LEAD] ( ! ,YE> AW>D4 ,BY #b#b1 ! #h /RONG ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 ! #g /RONG ,V]MONT ,/ATE ,EMPLOYES' ,ASSOCIATION 7,V,S,E,A71 ! ,U,E1 ! ,TEAM/]S1 & NUM]\S O!R LABOR UNIONS1 AS WELL AS O!R MASS ORGANIZATIONS W]E (FICIAL MEMB]S ( ! C5T]4 ,! ,V,W,C'S (FICIAL MEMB]%IP CON/ITU5CY N[ NUMB]S OV] #a#e1 79 A /ATE ) A TOTAL POPULATION ( JU/ OV] #f174.<#f.> ,)\T ?IS E>N$ RESPECT1 ! MAJOR UNIONS 7:O HAVE ECONOMIC1 LEGAL1 POLITICAL1 & P]SONNEL RES\RCES ?AT MO/ LEFTW+ ORGANIZATIONS -- 9CLUD+ ,N,E,F,A,C -- NO NOT HAVE7 W\LD NOT HAVE TAK5 ! PROPOSAL TO =M AN ALL-WORK]S-UNION S]I\SLY4 ,IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT ANY ( !M W\LD HAVE COMMITT$ !MSELVES TO ! PROJECT4 ,& )\T !IR RES\RCES -- )\T A FULLTIME ORGANIZ]1 & )\T ! CONFID5CE ?AT1 = BETT] OR WORSE1 !SE E/ABLI%$ UNIONS BR+ TO ! WORK]S1 IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT SU* AN AMBITI\S PROJECT AS ! ,MONTPELI] ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,UNION W\LD HAVE GONE AS F> AS IT ?US F> HAS4 ,ORIG9S ( ,! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T] & ,9T]NAL ,/RUCTURE.<#g.> ,! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T] OP5$ ! DOORS TO ITS FIR/ (FICE SPACE 9 ! SPR+ ( #a#i#i#h4 ,! MISSION ( ! C5T] READS3 0WE SEEK AN ECONOMICALLY JU/ & DEMOCRATIC ,V]MONT 9 :I* ALL RESID5TS HAVE LIV+ WAGES1 DEC5T HEAL?C>E1 *ILDC>E1 H\S+ & TRANSPORTATION4 ,WE WORK TO BUILD A DEMOCRATIC1 DIV]SE MOVEM5T ( WORK+ ,V]MONT]S ?AT IS LOCALLY FOCUS$ & COORD9AT$ ON A /ATEWIDE BASIS4 ,WE WORK ) ORGANIZ$ LABOR 9 MOV+ T[>DS ECONOMIC JU/ICE & 9 /R5G!N+ ! RIE COMMITT$ TO TAK+ ACTION ON ! FULL RANGE ( ISSUES ?AT CONC]N WORK+ PEOPLE1 & TO BUILD+ ALLIANCES NATIONALLY & 9T]NATIONALLY40 ,! ,V,W,C SEEKS TO BUILD AN EFFECTIVE & MEAN+FUL LABOR MOVEM5T )9 ! P>TICUL>ITIES ( ,V]MONT4 ,! OV]>*+ GOAL ( ! ,V,W,C IS TO EMP[] ?OSE P]SONS )9 ! WORK+ CLASS :O >E NORMALLY %UT\T ( ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SY/EMS ?AT1 TIME & AGA91 PURSUE POLICIES ?AT DO NOT UPLIFT ! WORK]1 BUT RA!R PU%ES !M CLOS] TO ! PRECIPICE ( POV]TY & IGNORANCE4 ,TO QUOTE FROM !IR \TREA* PAMPHLET3 0BY ORGANIZ+ PUBLIC HE>+S1 =UMS1 PUBLICIZ+ PEOPLE'S /ORIES1 & TAK+ P>T 9 DIRECT ACTION1 WE SUPPORT WORK]S ?R\<\T ! /ATE :O >E TRY+ TO IMPROVE !IR WAGES1 B5EFITS1 RIE P]PETUAT$ BY ! BASIC 9T]NAL DUALITIES ( CAPITALISM 7:I* CAN BE SE5 AS ! IDEA ?AT ! RI* GET RI*]1 & ! POOR GET POOR]74 ,9 A WORD1 ! ,V,W,C IS NOT SIMPLY RUNN+ >\ND /ICK+ !IR F+]S 9 LEAKY DAMS4 ,! C5T] ALSO MAKES ! CONNECTION TO1 & IS ACTIVELY WORK+ T[>DS1 LONG T]M1 MORE COMPREH5SIVE SOLUTIONS TO ! PROBLEMS ( CAPITALISM & ! OPPRESSIVE CONTRADICTIONS BETWE5 WORK] & [N]1 LABOR & MANAGEM5T1 ! COMMON P]SON & ! BOSS1 ! VOT] & POLITICIAN4 ,! F\ND+ MEMB]%IP ( ! ,V,W,C CAME FROM A COMMUNITY GR\P F\ND$ 9 #ahif CALL$ ,C5TRAL ,V]MONT]S ,= A ,LIVABLE ,WAGE4 ,?IS GR\P WAS MADE UP ( WELF>E RECIPI5TS1 ACTIVI/S1 LABOR UNION PEOPLE1 COMMUNITY AFFILIAT$ PEOPLE1 & ONE-QU>T] ( ! GR\P'S MEMB]%IP WAS ! _?#a ,COLLECTIVE 7=M]LY ,LOVE @& ,RAGE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION MEMB]S74 ,C5TRAL ,V]MONT]S ,= A ,LIVABLE ,WAGE DID SOLID>ITY WORK ) LABOR /RUGGLES1 & GOT PEOPLE TOGE!R TO TALK AB\T ECONOMIC JU/ICE4 ,TANYA ,WAT]S1 A =M] MEMB] ( ! _?#a ,COLLECTIVE1 F\ND+ MEMB] ( ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S ,C5T]1 & ,VISE ,PRESID5T ( H] LOCAL NURSES' UNION RECALLS3 0,MANY ( ! MEMB]S BEGAN TALK+ AB\T RAIS+ ! M9IMUM WAGE1 :I* MEANT LEGISLATIVE WORK4 ,WE W]E EFFECTIVE 9 E>N+ ANO!R @s#a AN H\R1 BUT WE WANT$ TO DO WORK ?AT WAS MORE FOCUS$ >\ND WORK+ ) ! COMMUNITY2 :]EAS LEGISLATIVE WORK WAS A DISEMP[]+ EXP]I5CE40 ,! FIR/ PROJECTS ( ! ,V,W,C W]E A /ATEWIDE WORK]S' RIITY ) ! ,B5N+TON ,POTT]S1 ,SOLID>ITY ) ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS WORK]S 9 ,B>RE1 RAIS+ ! M9IMUM WAGE1 & PRES5TATIONS ON WORK]S' RIS ( WORK & TACTICS ?AT ORGANIZ$ AS AN ISSUE ORGANIZATION 7,C5TRAL ,V]MONT]S ,= A ,LIVABLE ,WAGE74 ,ISSUE ORGANIZATIONS >E H>D] TO KEEP TOGE!R ?AN A WORK]S' C5T] ?AT ORGANIZES >\ND SEV]AL ( ! CONC]NS WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE HAVE4 ,A WORK]S' C5T] IS AN ORGANIZATION ?AT PEOPLE WILL SELF-ID5TIFY )1 A PLACE :]E PEOPLE CAN F9D O!RS :O %>E SIMIL> EXP]I5CES !Y HAVE HAD TO DEAL )4 ,IT S]VES AS A PLACE ) RES\RCES ?AT ! COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS1 SU* AS WRIT+ PRESS RELEASES1 PHONE BANK+1 & A MEET+ SPACE4 ,IT ORGANIZES CAMPAIGNS ?AT TRY TO IMPROVE WAGES1 B5EFITS1 RIE ACCEPT$ AS MEMB]S ( ! /E]+ COMMITTEE AFT] !Y HAVE BE5 NOM9AT$ BY A MEMB] ORGANIZATION OR P]SON4 ,FOLL[+ ?IS1 ! /E]+ COMMITTEE VOTES TO ACCEPT ! NOM9ATION1 OR NOT4 ,POLITICAL P>TIES >E NOT ALL[$ TO BECOME MEMB]S4 ,IT IS ALSO WOR? M5TION+ ?AT S9CE ! ,V,W,C ACCEPTS BO? ORGANIZATIONS 7USUALLY UNIONS7 & 9DIVIDUALS AS MEMB]S1 IT SOMETIMES S]VES AS A PLACE :]E LEFT UNION DISSID5TS >E ABLE TO DEMOCRATICALLY TAKE P>T 9 ! ORGANIZ$ CLASS /RUGGLE ALONGSIDE ! UNION :I*1 AL?\< !Y MAY BE A MEMB]1 EFFECTIVELY %UTS !M \T ( ! 9T]NAL DECISION MAK+ HI]>*Y DUE TO !IR POLITICAL CONVICTIONS & WORKPLACE ACTIONS4 ,9 ?IS WAY ! ,V,W,C ACTS AS A DEMOCRATIZ+ BODY DESPITE ! P>TICIPATION ( SOME UNIONS ?AT >E NOT KN[N AS BE+ 9T]NALLY DEMOCRATIC AS W\LD BE DESIRABLE4 ,! /E]+ COMMITTEE 7COMPOS$ ( BO? ORGANIZATIONAL DELEGATES & 9DIVIDUALS7 MEETS F\R TIMES A YE> TO DEMOCRATICALLY DECIDE ON PROJECTS !Y WILL WORK ON1 & ! COORD9AT+ COMMITTEE1 :I* IS ELECT$ BY ! /E]+ COMMITTEE1 MEETS MON?LY TO FOCUS ON MORE DAY-TO-DAY ISSUES4 ,! ,V,W,C IS FUND$ ?R\< F\NDATION GRANTS1 9DIVIDUAL DONATIONS1 & UNION DONATIONS4 ,! FIR/ YE> IT />T$ ) AN ANNUAL BUDGET ( @s#a#a1 & ! ABILITY TO PAY ONE /AFF P]SON AT @s#a P] WEEK4 ,CURR5TLY1 ?R\< DISPLAY ( SUCCESSFUL WORK TO UNION & COMMUNITY MEMB]S1 !IR BUDGET HAS 9CREAS$ TO @s#f#e1 A YE> & ! ABILITY TO PAY ONE FULLTIME1 & TWO P>T TIME /AFF P]SONS4 ,AT ! ONSET1 ! ,V,W,C WAS ABLE TO SOLICIT SU* FUND+ ?R\< ! USE ( ! ,BURL+TON ,PEACE @& ,JU/ICE ,C5T]'S #e#a,C#c TAX EXEMPT /ATUS4 ,9 #bc ! ,V,W,C GA9$ 9DEP5D5T TAX EXEMPT /ATUS & NO LONG] HOLDS ANY =MAL TIES ) ! ,PEACE @& ,JU/ICE ,C5T]4 ,! ,V,W,C DIFF]S 9 SOME REG>DS FROM O!R WORK]S' C5T]S ACROSS ! CONT95T4 ,ONE WAY IT IS UNIQUE IS BECAUSE ,V]MONT IS TRADITIONALLY DIFF]5T ?AN >EAS :]E WORK]S' C5T]S PRIM>ILY EXI/4 ,?IS DIFF]5CE IS REFLECT$ 9 TWO >EAS3 RACE & POPULATION4 ,! POPULATION ( ,V]MONT IS #f#b1 & ) RURAL LIV+ COMES A HI<] REAL-UNEMPLOYM5T RATE.<#h.> DUE TO ECONOMIC FLIGE NUMB] ( PEOPLE1 SU* AS FACTORY WORK4 ,EIE NO MODELS :]E Y\ CAN ORGANIZE #h#e.0 ( ! BUS9ESSES4 ,Y\ REALLY HAVE TO PULL Y\R RES\RCES TOGE!R10 SAYS ,TANYA4 0,WE BUILD RIGE FACTORY & HAVE ! M9IMAL PROTECTION ( A UNION40 ,MO/ WORK]S' C5T]S 9 ! ,U4,S4 >E LOCAT$ 9 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES4 ,H[EV]1 9 A /ATE ?AT IS #i#g.0 ,EUROPEAN-,AM]ICAN1 !RE IS NO PREVAL5T IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY OR L>G] M9ORITY POPULATION = SU* A C5T] TO CONNECT )4 0,\R ANALYSIS E>LY ON WAS REALLY AB\T F9D+ ! P[] TO MAKE *ANGE4 ,E>LY ON WE RECOGNIZ$ RACE WAS NOT GO+ TO BE \R RALLY PO9T4 ,G5D] HAS ALWAYS BE5 AN ISSUE1 & ECONOMICS IS :AT WE F\ND TO BE MO/ P[]FUL BECAUSE IT IS SOME?+ PEOPLE H]E CAN RELATE TO40 7,TANYA7 ,! ,V,W,C WAS F\ND$ BY A L>GE PROPORTION ( CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S1 & CURR5TLY ?OSE :O DO A LOT ( ! ORGANIZ+ ID5TIFY TO ONE DEGREE OR ANO!R ) AN>*ISM OR LEFT SOCIALISM4 ,:ILE ! VOLUNTE]S 9VOLV$ ) ! C5T] DO NOT ALL ID5TIFY AS SU*1 A NUMB] ( ?OSE :O DO >E KN[N TO ! COMMUNITY AS AN>*I/S4 ,H[EV]1 !IR P]SONAL POLITICS >E NOT FRONT & C5T]4 ,IT IS AB\T ! WORK !Y >E DO+4 ,! ,V,W,C PRIORITIZES ITS WORK BY FIR/ BUILD+ A MOVEM5T >\ND PEOPLE & :AT !IR ISSUES >E4 ,!N1 ! NE$ TO FIGURE \T H[ TO BUILD ?AT 9TO A MORE RADICAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T1 EM]GES4 0,WE >E F> FROM BE+ REVOLUTION>Y10 SAYS ,JASON ,W9/ON1 A ,V,W,C CO-F\ND] & =M] _?#a ,COLLECTIVE MEMB]4 0,BUT WE HAVE ! /RATEGY ( />T+ :]E PEOPLE >E AT4 ,PEOPLE ONLY JO9$ BECAUSE ( :AT WE >E DO+1 NOT BECAUSE ( :AT WE SAID4 ,WE DON'T ACT LIKE WE C\LD TELL !M :AT !Y WANT TO HE>4 ,IT IS NOT A !ORETICAL RELATION%IP4 ,Y\ BUILD TRU/ ) PEOPLE BECAUSE Y\ /& ON !IR PICKET L9E10 SAYS ,W9/ON4 ,?R\< ! C\RSE ( ! LA/ FIVE YE>S ( DO+ DILIG5T1 NONSECT>IAN SOLID>ITY WORK1 ! ,V,W,C 7) ! ,V,T ,A,F,L-,C,I,O @& ,V,S,E,A @& O!R MAJOR UNIONS AS P>TICIPAT+ MEMB]S7 WAS ABLE TO PASS AN (FICIAL RESOLUTION AGA9/ ! IMP]IALI/ 9VASION ( ,IRAQ DUR+ A #bc ,/E]+ ,COMMITTEE MEET+1 (FICIALLY 5DORS+ ! TWO MILLION /RONG ,U4,S4 ,LABOR ,AGA9/ ! ,W>44 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT MANY ,V,W,C ORGANIZ]S RECOGNIZE ! HI/ORICAL LIMITATIONS ( BUREAUCRATIC TRADE UNIONS 7( :I* !Y WORK CLOSELY )74 ,(T5 !SE ORGANIZATIONS FAIL TO SEE BEYOND !IR LIMIT$ 7& IMM$IATE7 SELF-9T]E/4 ,9 ! CURR5T UNION MODEL1 ! LABOR UNIONS >E NOT ! ALL-P[]FUL DEF5D]S ( ! WORK+ CLASS !Y HAVE ! POT5TIAL TO BE4 ,DUE TO ! COLLABORATIVE NATURE ( MANY UNIONS BETWE5 !IR (FICIAL LEAD]%IP1 P>TY POLITICS1 & COOP]ATION ) ! BOSSES1 NUM]\S LABOR ORGANIZATIONS >E COMPELL$ TO TRAV]SE UNDEMOCRATIC PA?S1 & ?IS (T5 /IFLES ATTEMPTS ( DIRECT ACTION 9 ! WORKPLACE4 ,ACKN[L$G+ !SE FLAWS1 WE KN[ ?AT MA9/REAM TRADE UNIONS 9 ! ,U4,S4 >E NOT CURR5TLY REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS1 & MO/ UNIONS TODAY FAIL TO PROMOTE RADICAL WORK] SELF-ACTIVITY & S]I\S CLASS W>F>E4 ,! ISSUE IS NOT :E!R UNIONS >E REVOLUTION>Y1 RA!R IT IS H[ AN>*I/S WORK )9 UNIONS T[>DS A REVOLUTION>Y 5D4 ,K>L ,M>X ONCE REF]R$ TO ! UNIONS AS '! UNIV]SITIES ( ! WORK+ CLASS4' ,:ILE ?IS MAY HAVE BE5 CLE>LY MORE TRUE DUR+ HIS TIME1 WE %\LD UND]/& ! POT5TIAL ?AT UNIONS RETA9 TODAY = SU* $UCAT+ TO OCCUR4 ,?R\< P>TICIPATION 9 LABOR UNIONS1 WORK]S ACKN[L$GE CLASS 9T]E/S & DEVELOP CLASS CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! UNION MOVEM5T IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT MASS MOVEM5T ! WORK+ CLASS HAS BUILT4 ,BAS$ ON ! NUMB]S ( PEOPLE REPRES5T$ BY UNIONS1 AN>*I/ GR\PS & O!R RADICAL ORGANIZATIONS MU/ HAVE A PROGRAM ?AT ADDRESSES & RELATES TO !SE ORGANIZATIONS & ! WORK]S :O P>TICIPATE 9 !M4 ,BOTTOM L9E1 IT TOOK EIS ( H>D WORK 7?REE )9 ! P>AMET]S ( ,C5TRAL ,V]MONT]S ,= A ,LIV+ ,WAGE1 & FIVE MORE ORGANIZ+ AS ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S ,C5T]7 TO GET TO ! PO9T :]E MAJOR UNIONS C\LD REALI/ICALLY BE APPROA*$ AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( />T+ AN ALL-WORK]S UNION 9 ONE TRIAL >EA4 ,?IS WAS DONE ?R\< NONSECT>IAN SOLID>ITY WORK ON BEHALF ( ! WORK+ CLASS & !IR IMP]FECT ORGANIZATIONS1 & ?R\< ! EV5TUAL GA9+ ( WORK+ CLASS RESPECT & ! RESPECT ( ! E/ABLI%$ UNION LEAD]%IP4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE IS CURR5TLY ABLE TO MA9TA9 RELATIVELY GOOD & PRODUCTIVE RELATION%IPS ) ! E/ABLI%$ MASS LABOR MOVEM5T BECAUSE ?OSE DOORS W]E DILIG5TLY OP5$ TO US BY ?OSE CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S :O CAME BE=E1 & >E /ILL ACTIVE 9 ! ,V,W,C & AS UNION MEMB]S & ORGANIZ]S4 ,EV5 SO1 IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT IT HAS TAK5 US A GOOD P>T ( TWO YE>S ( CONC]T$ EF=T TO BUILD !SE RELATIONS TO :]E !Y >E TODAY4 ,& ( C\RSE ?IS TOO WAS A*IEV$ ?R\< DILIG5T SOLID>ITY WORK1 A WILL+NESS TO 5GAGE 9 MILITANT & NONMILITANT PICKET L9ES1 & G5]ALLY DEMON/RAT+ ?AT WE >E COMMITT$ WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZ]S4 ,/ATE ( ,! ,MONTPELI] ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S ,UNION ,AS ( PR9T1 ! UNION DRIVE1 :I* SEEKS TO ORGANIZE ALL WORK]S 9 ! CAPITAL CITY1 9CLUDES AB\T #a ( ! #h EMPLOYES ( SMALL D[NT[N %OPS4 ,(FICIAL UNION RECOGNITION HAS BE5 WON AT ! ,SAVOY ,!AT] @& ,D[N/AIRS ,VIDEO %OP 7#a#d WORK]S71 A MAJORITY HAS BE5 REA*$ AT SIX O!R %OPS1 & WORK]S FROM MORE ?AN FIFTE5 SEP>ATE %OPS HAVE JO9$ ! UNION4 ,A WORK]S' ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE MEETS REGUL>LY 9 ORD] TO DISCUSS /RATEGY & TO COORD9ATE WORK] SOLID>ITY ACTIONS4 ,REC5TLY ?IS COMMITTEE HAS BEGUN ! PUBLICATION ( A MON?LY NEWSPAP]1 ! ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,J\RNAL 7FUND$ BY ! ,V,W,C & ,U,E71 :I* DISCUSSES ! UNION DRIVE & O!R WORK] ISSUES4 ,! WORK]S DI/RIBUTE !M ON ! /REET TO O!R >EA EMPLOYES & S5D !M 9 ! MAIL TO CORE ,V,W,C ACTIVI/S4 ,)9 ?IS ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE !RE IS ALSO A SUB-ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE ( FIVE WORK]S FROM ONE ( ! L>GE & MORE CONT5TI\S %OPS 9 ! CITY4 ,!SE >E WORK]S FROM ,J4 ,MORGAN'S RE/AURANT 7#d WORK]S71 & !Y MEET ON !IR [N TO DISCUSS ! DIRECTION ( ! SPECIFIC UNION DRIVE 9 !IR %OP4 ,9 ADDITION TO !SE COMMITTEES1 COMMUNITY SUPPORT MEET+S >E HELD EV]Y O!R MON? AT :I* COMMUNITY MEMB]S >E ABLE TO COME TOGE!R 9 ORD] TO DISCUSS H[ !Y ?9K ! G5]AL /RATEGY %\LD GO1 & TO FUR!R COORD9ATE !IR [N SUPPORT ACTIVITY AMONG ! BROAD] POPULATION4 ,!SE MEET+S REGUL>LY DRAW #be OR SO PEOPLE FROM DIV]SE LEFT P]SPECTIVES4 ,!SE 9CLUDE UNION MEMB]S 79CLUD+ ! ,PRESID5T ( ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O71 ,V]MONT ,PROGRESSIVE ,P>TY MEMB]S 7SOCIAL DEMOCRATS71 PEACE ACTIVI/S1 & ( C\RSE MEMB]S ( ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE4 ,! =MAL DECISION MAK+ PROCESS ( ! 5TIRE CAMPAIGN IS F> FROM P]FECT4 ,:ILE ! ,U,E IS A V]Y DEMOCRATIC UNION1 !Y DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT DEMOCRACY %\LD NECESS>ILY BE PRACTIC$ UNTIL AFT] A %OP W9S (FICIAL RECOGNITION4.<#i.> ,! (FICIAL /ANCE ( ! UNION ASIDE1 HI< DEGREES ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY HAVE BE5 A*IEV$4 ,IT IS COMMON = G5]AL & SPECIFIC TACTICS & /RATEGIES TO BE DISCUSS$ AT BO? ! WORK]S' ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE MEET+S & AT ! COMMUNITY SUPPORT MEET+S4 ,IF A G5]AL CONS5SUS1 OR /RONG MAJORITY POSITION IS NOT REA*$ AT BO? !SE MEET+S1 PLANS >E (T5 MODIFI$1 DELAY$1 OR *ANG$4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! UNION1 BO? PAID /AFF 7( :I* !RE >E ?REE7 & WORK]S1 DO NOT UND]TAKE ANY ACTION T>GET+ A SPECIFIC %OP )\T ! PLANS FIR/ BE+ APPROV$ BY ! UNION WORK]S AT ?AT %OP4 ,ALL TOLD1 9T]NAL DEMOCRACY1 ESPECIALLY DUR+ !SE PHASES :]E WORK]S >E NOT (FICIALLY 9CORPORAT$ 9TO A RECOGNIZ$ UNION1 IS SOME?+ ?AT MU/ BE GU>D$4 ,G,M,A,C1 AS WELL AS O!RS1 HAVE MA9TA9$ VIGILANCE 9 ?IS SPH]E4 ,H]E IT IS HELPS ?AT A NUMB] ( ! PEOPLE DIRECTLY 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS DRIVE1 9CLUD+ A M9ORITY ( WORK]S ON ! ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE1 ID5TIFY ) AN>*I/4 ,9 REG>DS TO (FICIAL RECOGNITION1 ! /RATEGY FROM ! BEG9N+ HAS BE5 TO DEM& C>D *ECK RECOGNITION1 & TO AVOID FIL+ = ANY ,NATIONAL ,LABOR ,RELATIONS ,BO>D 7,N,L,R,B7 MONITOR$ ELECTIONS4 ,! REASON+ BEH9D ?IS IS ?AT ! LAPSE ( TIME BETWE5 ! FIL+ = AN ELECTION & ! DATE ( ! VOTE LEAVES TOO MU* SPACE = ! BOSSES TO 9TIMIDATE ! WORK]S4 ,?IS IS ?\G] %OPS 7LIKE FACTORIES & GROC]Y /ORES7 BECAUSE ! BOSS 7:O (T5 IS ! [N]7 T5DS TO WORK ) ! EMPLOYES1 & 9 SU* SMALL1 ISOLAT$ SPACES ! OBVI\S & SUBTLE ?REATS ( ?IS P]SON CAN HAVE A S]I\S IMPACT UPON ! WORK]S COMBATIVE /ANCE4 ,ALSO1 ! UNION DOES NOT WI% TO BECOME BOGG$ D[N 9 C\NTLESS ELECTIONS 9 DOZ5S ( SEP>ATE %OPS4 ,F9ALLY1 ! /RUCTURE & LEGALITIES ( SU* ELECTIONS >E CONSI/5TLY TILT$ 9 FAVOR ( ! BOSSES & T5D TO WEAK5 ! MOTIVATION ( ! WORK]S4 ,?IS /RATEGY HAS ?US F> HAD MIX$ RESULTS4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 FIL+ = SO MANY ELECTIONS C\LD HAVE RESULT$ 9 A DRA9+ ( MU* ( ! 5]GY ( ! OV]ALL DRIVE4 ,EA* ELECTION W\LD REQUIRE A CONC]T$ CAMPAIGN TO MA9TA9 CONFID5CE & MOM5TUM 9 EA* %OP LEAD+ UP TO ! VOTE4 ,& RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ! DRIVE1 EV5 ) ! BACK+ ( ! ,U,E & ,V,W,C1 HAS LIMIT$ RES\RCES1 SU* A C\RSE C\LD HAVE TRANSLAT$ 9TO ! OV]ALL CAMPAIGN BE+ BOGG$ D[N 9 LEGALITIES1 %ORTSIE PROS & CONS TO BO? SIDES ( ?IS QUE/ION4 ,ANY SIMIL> UNION DRIVE 9 ! ,U4,S4 WILL HAVE TO DECIDE ?IS ONE ON !IR [N4.<#a.> ,9 G5]AL1 ! UNION HAS F\T ( ?IS PETITION EF=T WAS ! HUNDR$S ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE :O UNION MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S W]E ABLE TO TALK TO :ILE GA!R+ SIGNATURES4 ,ONE ,G,M,A,C.<#a#a.> WET DOOR TO DOOR 9 A WORK+ CLASS ,MONTPELI] NEIE ( ! DRIVE4 ,MANY ( !SE PEOPLE 9VIT$ ?IS P]SON 9TO !IR HOME 9 ORD] TO DISCUSS ! CAMPAIGN1 & 9 ?AT NEIILY RECOGNIZE ! UNION4 ,F9ALLY1 ! UNION ALSO ORGANIZ$ A UNION BUY-9 DAY1 :]E MAYBE #a SUPPORT]S FREQU5T$ %OPS1 WE>+ UNION P9S1 & TOLD ! BOSS ?AT !Y W]E SP5D+ MONEY !RE BECAUSE ( !IR APP>5T WILL+NESS TO RECOGNIZE ! DEM&S ( ! WORK]S4 ,ALL TOLD1 ?IS HI< ROAD APPROA*1 ) ONE EXCEPTION1 HAS NOT SEC$$ 9 GA9+ RECOGNITION AT ANY %OPS4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS APPROA* IS BE+ CONDUCT$ 9 CONJUNCTION ) A MORE CONFRONTATIONAL CAMPAIGN AT ONE %OP1 ,J4 ,MORGAN'S RE/AURANT1 & ITS COMB9$ EFFECTIV5ESS WILL NOT BE FULLY KN[N = P]HAPS ANO!R SIX MON?S4 ,AT ,J4 ,MORGAN'S ! UNION DRIVE HAS TAK5 MU* MORE CONFRONTATIONAL TURNS4 ,! RE/AURANT IS [N$ BY ONE ( ! WEAL?IE/ FAMILIES 9 ! CITY4 ,?IS FAMILY ALSO [NS A MOVIE !AT] 7NOT ! ,SAVOY71 A DRY CLEAN]S1 A LAUNDROMAT1 & A HOTEL4 ,AS SU* !Y >E ABLE TO SP5D L>GE SUMS ( CAPITAL FII\S MEANS DUR+ PEAK H\RS4 ,!SE ME?ODS HAVE BE5 DIV]SE & HAVE 9CLUD$ ! HOLD+ ( A C(FEE-9 7:]E UNION SUPPORT]S TAKE UP ALL ! TABLES = SEV]AL H\RS & SP5D NO MORE ?AN ! PRICE ( A CUP ( C(FEE :ILE LEAV+ A L>GE TIP & PRO-UNION MESSAGES ON ! BILL71 ! PRES5T+ ( A ,GR9*-(-!-YE> AW>D 9 FRONT ( PATRONS1 ! HOLD+ ( L>GE PRO-UNION DEMON/RATIONS \TSIDE ! BUS9ESS1 ! ORGANIZ+ ( REGUL> 9=MATIONAL PICKETS1 & 5C\RAG+ ( ORGANIZATIONS TO PULL BUS9ESS FROM ! E/ABLI%M5T UNTIL !Y RECOGNIZE ! UNION4 ,!SE ACTIONS HAVE CO/ ! [N]S UNTOLD ?\S&S ( DOLL>S1 AS HAS ! HIR+ ( UNION BU/]S 7:I* CO/S >E CURR5TLY E/IMAT$ AT OV] @s#b#e174 ,:ILE ! [N]S HAVE ?US F> BE5 ABLE TO ABSORB !SE LOSSES1 IT IS HOP$ ?AT !Y >E WE>+ MANAGEM5T D[N4 ,9 ADDITION TO !SE ACTIONS1 ! UNION HAS ALSO FIL$ TW5TY ,UNFAIR ,LABOR ,PRACTICES 7,U,L,PS7 ) ! ,N,L,R,B4 ,TELL+LY 5\<1 ! ASSIGN$ ,N,L,R,B 9VE/IGATOR DECID$ TO FILE !SE1 PLUS EIGES1 SOME V]Y S]I\S4 ,:ILE WE CANNOT SAY ) CONFID5CE ?AT ?IS %OP WILL BECOME UNION1 IT APPE>S ?AT ! NEGATIVE PUBLICITY ?AT !Y HAVE ACCRU$1 ! LOSS ( RESPECT FROM ELEM5TS ( ! COMMUNITY 9 REG>DS TO ! [N]S1 ! LOSS ( REV5UE1 & ! DIFFICULTY ?AT DIRECT ACTIONS & PICKETS HAVE HAD ON ! NORMAL OP]ATIONS ( ! BUS9ESS MAY RESULT 9 O!R %OPS ACCEPT+ UNION RECOGNITION AS A MEANS TO AVOID ! TYPE ( /RUGGLES NOT WITNESS$ AT ,J4 ,MORGAN'S4 ,:ILE ! RI*E/ FAMILY 9 T[N MAY BE ABLE TO HOLD \T AGA9/ CONT9U+ LOSSES1 MO/ BUS9ESSES W\LD FAIL IF SUBJECT$ TO SU* PRESSURES OV] AN EXT5D$ P]IOD ( TIME4 ,ANY SMALL BUS9ESS [N] 9 ,MONTPELI]1 :O IS NOT A FOOL1 KN[S ?IS & IS =C$ TO CONTEMPLATE ?IS REALITY4 ,AT PRES5T1 ,BOB ,K+SLEY1 ! ,NATIONAL ,DIRECTOR ( ,ORGANIZ+ = ! ,U,E1 BAS$ \T ( ,PITTSBUR< ,P,A1 HAS MET ) ! ORGANIZ]S ( ?IS DRIVE ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS1 & IS N[ ADVOCAT+ ?AT ! UNION MOVE BEYOND ! IMM$IATE GOAL ( SIGN+ UP MEMB]S & GA9+ %OP MAJORITIES1 & 9/EAD BEG9 TO 0ACT LIKE A UNION40 ,:AT IS MEANT BY ?IS IS ?AT ! UNION IS MOV+ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ORGANIZ+ ACTIONS 9 SUPPORT ( ! DEM&S ( ! WORK]S1 :E!R OR NOT !Y HAVE (FICIAL RECOGNITION OR EV5 A MAJORITY 9 A P>TICUL> %OP4 ,FROM ! BEG9N+ SOME ORGANIZ]S >GU$ ?AT ?IS W\LD BE ! BE/ WAY TO LAUN* ! UNION1 AS OPPOS$ TO SIMPLY SIGN+ PEOPLE UP 7:I* SOMETIMES1 )\T CONTEXT1 CAN SEEM A BIT TOO AB/RACT74 ,ONE ( ! FIR/ EF=TS HAS BE5 TO PO/ SIGNS >\ND ! CITY LETT+ WORK]S KN[ ?AT IT IS AGA9/ ! LAW = BOSSES TO SUBTRACT FROM ONE'S H\RLY WAGE = BREAKS ?AT LA/ LESS ?AN ?IRTY M9UTES 7UNION CONTACT 9FO IS 9CLUD$ ON ! FLI]74 ,9 ?IS SAME VE91 ORGANIZ]S PLAN ON WORK+ ) EMPLOYES ( T>GET$ %OPS ?AT >E KN[N TO BREAK ?IS LABOR LAW 9 ORD] TO GET SU* PRACTICES DISCONT9U$4 ,IT IS FUR!R ?\T 9 MORE & MORE ( !SE SUB-CAMPAIGNS IT IS ANTICIPAT$ ?AT MORE WORK]S WILL COME TO VIEW ! UNION AS A DEMOCRATIC =CE ?AT IS BO? ON !IR SIDE1 DIRECTLY RELEVANT1 & AN >M ( !IR CLASS DEF5SE4 ,& ) ?AT IT IS HOP$ ?AT ! UNION'S NUMB]S WILL BEG9 TO SWELL4 ,UNION ORGANIZ]S HAVE ALSO PUT TOGE!R A QUE/IONNAIRE = WORK]S TO FILL \T4 ,) ?IS ! UNION 9T5DS TO ASC]TA9 ! BASIC DEMOCRATIC WI%ES ( ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S4 ,FROM ?IS ! UNION WILL PRODUCE A DOCUM5T PROVISIONALLY NAM$ 0,! ,MONTPELI] ,/&>D01 :I* WILL DEM& ?AT C]TA9 BASIC WORK]S' RIDS BE RECOGNIZ$ BY ALL BOSSES 9 ! CITY4 ,A WORK]S' ,T[N ,MEET+ IS CURR5TLY S*$UL$ = ,APRIL #b#bND1 #b#d1 :]E ?IS DOCUM5T WILL BE DISCUSS$1 DEBAT$1 AM5D$1 & HOPEFULLY RATIFI$ ?R\< DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC MEANS4 ,:AT COMES \T ( ?IS WORK]S' ,T[N ,MEET+ WILL 9=M ! TACTICAL DIRECTION ( ! UNION'S EF=TS4 ,:ATEV] ! WORK]S DEM& AS !IR TOP PRIORITIES WILL BE :AT ! UNION FIRY ! FI5A ( /RUGGLE ACROSS ! 5TIRE CITY4 ,! WORK]S WILL SET ! COMMON /&>DS1 & ! ORGANIZ$ =CE ( ! UNION WILL FACILITATE A CAMPAIGN >\ND !SE /&>DS4 ,9 ESS5CE ?IS OV]ALL TACTIC %\LD BE UND]/OOD AS AN ATTEMPT TO APPLY ! FUNCTION+ CONCEPT ( M9ORITY UNIONISM TO AN 5TIRE 7SMALL7 CITY4 ,LIKE 9 A FACTORY :]E ONE ?\S& \T ( A POSSIBLE EI AS TO :E!R OR NOT ?IS MOVE T[>DS M9ORITY UNIONISM WILL RESULT 9 ! ,U,E (FICIALLY RECOGNIZ+ ! DEMOCRATIC 9TEGRITY ( ! UNION 7AS ,U,E LOCAL #b#b#a71 OR IF !Y WILL CONT9UE TO (FICIALLY UPHOLD !IR 9/ITUTIONAL RI1 HAS BE5 RUN V]Y DEMOCRATICALLY4 ,! ONLY QUE/ION IS :E!R OR NOT ?AT DEMOCRACY WILL BECOME ! GU>ANTE$ RIATE CONTRACTS ) EA* %OP1 & S9CE ! CONTRACT IS MU* LESS COMPREH5SIVE ?AN IS USUALLY ! CASE 7ONLY ?REE PAGES71 ! UNION IS ONLY REQUIR+ A FLAY @s#c A WEEK SUM FROM EA* UNIONIZ$ WORK]4 ,IF AN EMPLOYEE WORKS ONLY EIE COMPELL$ TO HOLD SEV]AL JOBS TO MAKE 5DS MEET71 !Y >E NOT REQUIR$ TO PAY ADDITIONAL AM\NTS ABOVE ! /&>D @s#c4 ,FROM ! />T ( ! DRIVE IT WAS UND]/OOD ?AT WORK]S W\LD NOT PAY ANY DUES UNTIL !IR WORKPLACE W9S (FICIAL RECOGNITION4 ,AS ! UNION BEG9S TO EX]T ITSELF 9 REG>DS TO CONCRETE ISSUES 9 ! CITY1 IT IS HOP$ BY SOME ORGANIZ]S ?AT UNION MEMB]S FROM %OPS ?AT >E NOT (FICIALLY RECOGNIZ$ WILL BEG9 TO PAY REGUL> DUES VOLUNT>ILY FROM EA* WEEKLY PAY*ECK4 ,SU* MONEY W\LD GO 9TO SUPPORT+ SU* PROJECTS AS ! ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,J\RNAL4 ,?IS APPROA* MAY OR MAY NOT PROVE EFFECTIVE4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 IF ! WORK]S COME TO SEE ! UNION AS BO? !IRS & AS A REAL C\NT] =CE 9 ! COMMUNITY1 !Y MAY BE OK ) SUPPORT+ IT TO ! TUNE ( ?REE BUCKS A WEEK4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF ! UNION DOES NOT DEMON/RATE ITS RELEVANCE 9 A TIMELY MANN]1 MANY WORK]S WILL BE TURN$ (F BY ! PROSPECT ( GIV+ IT EV5 A DOLL> ( !IR H>D E>N$ MONEY4 ,9 EI!R CASE1 AS ?IS *ANGE BECOMES =MALIZ$1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT ! UNION WILL SUFF] AT LEA/ A TEMPOR>Y DECL9E 9 MEMB]%IP4.<#a#b.> ,DUR+ ! BEG9N+ ( ! UNION DRIVE MO/ ACTIVITY WAS DRIV5 BY ,V,W,C & ,U,E ORGANIZ]S4 ,H[EV]1 ONE ( !IR 9ITIAL GOALS WAS TO BUILD A WORK]S' ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE REPRES5T+ EMPLOYES ( AT LEA/ T5 DIFF]5T %OPS4 ,AFT] SEV]AL MON?S ( EF=T1 & AFT] TALK+ TO DOZ5S & DOZ5S ( WORK]S1 ?IS WAS A*IEV$4 ,TODAY ! HONE/ TRU? IS ?AT )\T ! PAID /AFF &_/OR VOLUNTE] /AFF ! 5TIRE DRIVE W\LD LIKELY FALL AP>T4 ,:ILE CLE> LEAD]S HAVE BE5 EM]G+ \T ( ! RANK & FILE1 MO/ /ILL LACK ! EXP]I5CE ( ORGANIZ$ /RUGGLE NECESS>Y TO C>RY ! TOR* ON !IR [N4 ,/ILL1 MU* PROGRESS HAS BE5 MADE1 & AS ! FI ?AT C]TA9 WORK]S WILL DEVELOP 9TO \T/&+ /RATEGI/S & TACTICIANS4 ,:ILE RANK & FILE LEAD]%IP DEVELOPM5T CAN BE AID$ ?R\< WORK%OPS1 TRA9+S1 ETC41 IT IS MO/LY BY WALK+ ?R\< FIRE ?AT ONE LE>NS H[ NOT TO BURN ! FEET4 ,& AS ! CAMPAIGN WE>S ON1 ! SIGNS >E !RE ?AT ?+S >E MOV+ 9 A POSITIVE DIRECTION4 ,DUR+ ! C\RSE ( ! LA/ TWO MON?S1 ! WORK]S' ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE HAS BEGUN ! WRIT+1 LAY\T1 & DI/RIBUTION ( !IR [N MON?LY NEWSPAP]4 ,!Y ALSO ORGANIZ$ A RAPID RESPONSE DELEGATION TO ! WORKPLACE ( ONE UNION MEMB] 7ALSO A MEMB] ( ! ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE7 9 ORD] TO CONFRONT H] BOSS4.<#a#c.> ,?IS BOSS1 ! DAY BE=E1 CUT H] H\RS1 MO/ LIKELY BECAUSE ( H] \TSPOK5 SUPPORT ( ! UNION4 ,! DELEGATION CONFRONT$ ! BOSS & DEM&$ ?AT %E BE GIV5 H] H\RS BACK4 ,! BOSS1 OBVI\SLY 9TIMIDAT$1 REL5T$4 ,VICTORY4 ,MORE REC5TLY A NUMB] ( WORK]S ATT5D$ A ,MONTPELI] ,BUS9ESS ,ASSOCIATION MEET+ :]E !Y W]E ALLOTT$ TIME TO SPEAK BE=E ! [N]S 9 REG>DS TO :Y !Y DEM& RECOGNITION ( ! UNION4 ,!IR GOAL WAS TO TRY & HELP FO/] NATURAL SPITS AMONG ! SMALL [N]S1 NEUTRALIZ+ ! POT5TIAL V5OM ( SOME1 W9N+ SUPPORT ( ! V]Y FEW1 & SEP>AT+ !SE FROM ! RABID ANTI-UNION CAMP4 ,BY DO+ SO IT IS HOP$ TO /IFLE ATTEMPTS BY [N]S TO ORGANIZE A FRONT AGA9/ ! DRIVE & TO FUR!R POOL !IR COLLECTIVE RES\RCES 9 ORD] TO /AMP IT \T4 ,ALL TOLD ! MEET+ W5T WELL FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ! WORK]S4 ,BUT REVEAL+LY 5\<1 ! WORK]S DECID$ AMONG !MSELVES AFT]W>DS ?AT NEXT TIME !Y W\LD NOT 9VITE ! PAID ORGANIZ] ) !M1 AS IT WAS FELT ?AT H] PRES5CE 7AS %E HAS BE5 V]Y VISIBLE FROM ! BEG9N+7 IMM$IATELY TURNS (F SMALL [N]S ?AT MAY NATURALLY BE RID+ ! F5CE 9 REG>DS TO !IR ACTIVE POSITION ON ! UNION4 ,! WORK]S DECID$ BY !MSELVES ?AT ATTEMPTS AT DIVID+ ! [N]S W\LD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF C>RI$ \T BY !M ALONE4 ,?IS EV5T IS SIGNIFICANT AS IT %[S ?AT ! WORK]S >E BEG9N+ TO DEVELOP !IR [N COLLECTIVE ID5TITY AS SOME?+1 NOT DI/9CT FROM ! UNION1 BUT AS SOME?+ ?AT CON/ITUTES ! LEGITIMATE EXI/5CE ( ! UNION4 ,! UNION1 9 !IR M9DS1 IS DEVELOP+ 9TO AN EXPRESSION ( !IR DEMOCRATIC WILL1 AS OPPOS$ TO A SEP>ATE ORGANIZATION :I* HAS !IR 9T]E/S 9 M9D4 ,! MORE SU* WORK] SELF-ACTIVITY CAN BE FO/]$ ! BETT]4 ,= IT IS SU* ACTIVITY :I* PO9TS TO A MATUR+ 9 CLASS CONSCI\SNESS1 & IT IS JU/ SU* A MASS ( WORK]S :I* IS NECESS>Y IF WE >E TO BUILD A MOVEM5T :I* IS EV5TUALLY CAPABLE ( ESCAP+ ! IDEO-RELIGI\S CONF9ES ( AU?ORIT>IANISM & CAPITAL4 ,AS HAS PREVI\SLY BE5 DISCUSS$1 A SMALL NUMB] ( AN>*I/S1 & O!RS SYMPA!TIC TO AN>*I/ IDEALS1 W]E 9VOLV$ 9 ! UNION DRIVE S9CE ITS CONCEPTION 9S(> AS C]TA9 AN>*I/ P]SONS :O HELP$ =M ! ,WORK]S' ,C5T] CONT9U$ TO MA9TA9 AN ACTIVE ROLE )9 IT4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE S\T4 ,/ILL1 9 ! E>LY MON?S1 ,G,M,A,C P>TICIPATION WAS V]Y LIMIT$4 ,AT ?AT /AGE ! PRIM>Y WORK WAS >\ND COLLECT+ 9TELLIG5CE 7I4E4 CATALOG+ ALL ! SEP>ATE %OPS1 F9D+ \T H[ MANY WORK]S EA* HAD1 :AT !Y W]E PAID1 & :E!R OR NOT !Y RECEIV$ ANY B5EFITS74 ,?IS TASK WAS P]=M$ BY A PAID UNION ORGANIZ] & A WORK] FROM ! REC5TLY UNIONIZ$ ,HUNG] ,M\NTA9 ,FOOD ,CO-OP4 ,LAT] ! TASKS MOV$ TO DRAFT+ AGITATIONAL MAT]IAL :I* DESCRIB$ ! IDEA ( =M+ AN ALL-WORK]S UNION1 & CL&E/9ELY GETT+ !SE MAT]IALS TO ! WORK]S4 ,H]E AGA9 ,G,M,A,C WAS M9IMALLY 9VOLV$1 AS ?IS WAS EASILY H&L$ BY A FEW 9VOLV$ PEOPLE1 & PRIM>ILY RELI$ UPON WORK]S PASS+ !M \T TO EA* O!R4 ,AS ! UNION DRIVE BEGAN TO MATURE1 & AS MORE & MORE WORK]S SIGN$ UNION C>DS1 ,G,M,A,C DECID$ TO COMMIT ITS MEMB]S TO SUPPORT ROLES 9 DIFF]5T ELEM5TS ( ! DRIVE4 ,ONE MEMB]1 :O WAS ALSO A D[NT[N ,MONTPELI] WORK]1 JO9$ ! WORK]S' ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE 7?IS MEMB] WAS REC5TLY VOT$ 9 AS ,TREASUR] ( ! ,LOCAL74 ,?IS MEMB] WAS ALSO 9/RUM5TAL 9 ! PRODUCTION ( ! AGITATIONAL ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,J\RNAL4 ,TWO O!R MEMB]S IMM]S$ !MSELVES 9 ! DRIVE AS NON-PAID /AFF VOLUNTE]S ) ! ,V,W,C4.<#a#d.> ,!SE TWO HAVE REC5TLY BEGUN TO ACT AS A TEAM 9 SUPPORT ( W9N+ UNION MAJORITIES 9 T>GET+ %OPS & C>RY+ \T O!R SUPPORT TASKS4 ,ANO!R MEMB] CONT9U$ TO HELP PRODUCE ,G,M,A,C_/AN>*I/ SPECIFIC AGITATIONAL MAT]IAL :I* WAS DI/RIBUT$ TO ! WORK]S1 & PO/$ >\ND ! CITY4 ,T[>DS ?IS 5D1 ,G,M,A,C PRODUC$ A F\R PAGE PAMPHLET 5TITL$ 0,UNION "4 ,T[N ,MEET+ "7 ,DEMOCRACY40 ,SEV]AL HUNDR$ ( !SE W]E GIV5 DIRECTLY TO WORK]S & PO/$ EV]Y:]E POSSIBLE >\ND ! CAPITAL BY ! ,G,M,A,C MEMB] ON ! WORK]S' ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE4 ,?IS PAMPHLET1 US+ ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE :I* 9CORPORATES IMAG]Y ?AT IS REFLECTIVE ( ! REGIONAL CULTURE & HI/ORY1 S\*I/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 ,G,M,A,C MEMB]S HAVE MADE AN EF=T TO PUBLICALLY SEP>ATE !IR ROLES 9 ! DRIVE4 ,?OSE MEMB]S ?AT HAVE COMMITT$ !MSELVES TO SIGN+ UP WORK]S ALONGSIDE ! ,U,E & ,V,W,C /AFF MA9TA9 !IR PUBLIC ID5TITY ) ?AT ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ANY ,G,M,A,C MEMB] EV] LIES AB\T !IR POLITICAL BELIEFS &_/OR AFFILIATIONS :5 ASK$4 ,WE DON'T1 & ANY WORK] OR ORGANIZ] :O ASKS1 OR :O IS >\ND = ANY L5G? ( TIME KN[S EXACTLY :AT ?OSE BELIEFS & AFFILIATIONS >E4 ,ALL WE >E H]E DO+ IS NOT CONFUS+ ! UNION & ! ,V,W,C ) ?AT ( ,N,E,F,A,C4 ,9 ADDITION TO BE+ >ROGANT & MISLEAD+1 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT CLAIMS ( ,N,E,F,A,C_/AN>*I/ CONTROL ( ! DRIVE1 OR EV5 ! OV] /AT+ ( \R ROLE1 C\LD RESULT 9 ! ,U,E & ! ,V,W,C BE+ R$ BAIT$ BY OPPON5TS4 ,:ILE ! ACTUAL RESULT ( SU* A R$ BAIT+ CAMPAIGN IS UNC]TA9.<#a#e.>1 WE SEE NO NE$ TO TE/ ! WAT]S AT ?IS TIME4 ,\R IMM$IATE GOAL IS TO BUILD A DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION ( WORK]S 7:O >E COMMONLY NOT 9 WORKPLACES ?AT POSSESS UNIONS7 ?AT WILL BE CAPABLE ( ADD+ TO ! OV]ALL CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ! REGION4 ,AS TO :AT NAME IT IS DONE UND]1 OR :O PUBLICALLY GETS CR$IT1 ?OSE >E QUE/IONS ?AT HAVE NO REAL BE>+ = US4 ,BESIDES1 ! POLITICAL ID5TITY ( ! UNION WILL HAVE TO BE DEF9$ BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES1 NOT BY IDEOLOGICAL L9ES4 ,ALL TOLD1 ,G,M,A,C'S DUEL ROLE AS BO? NONSECT>IAN SUPPORT]S_/,WORK]S' ,C5T] ORGANIZ]S1 & ?AT ( PRODUC+ EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ ORI5T$ AGITATIONAL LIT]ATURE1 HAS DONE NO?+ BUT HELP ! DRIVE4 ,:ILE MANY WORK]S JO9 ! UNION BECAUSE ( BREAD & BUTT] ISSUES 7:I* ! ,V,W,C & ,U,E /AFF >E GOOD AT >TICULAT+71 MANY HAVE ALSO JO9$ BECAUSE ( ! BASIC ISSUE ( DEMOCRACY4 ,& H]E ,G,M,A,C'S AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE HAS AID$ 9 BR++ OV] SU* WORK]S4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! DAY \R ROLE AS AN ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ PRES5CE 9 ! CAMPAIGN IS BO? TO HELP ! DRIVE ALONG H[EV] WE CAN1 & TO PUBLICALLY >TICULATE 7?R\< \R WRIT+S & APPROPRIATE CONV]SATIONS ) WORK]S7 H[ ! SPECIFICS ( ! CAMPAIGN RELATE TO ! BROAD] GOALS ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY & SOCIALISM4 ,9T]NALLY )9 ! DRIVE WE ALSO TRY TO SUGGE/ TACTICAL DIRECTIONS ?AT WE FEEL C\LD BE EFFECTIVE1 & TRY TO 5C\RAGE AS MU* DEMOCRACY AS POSSIBLE4 ,F9ALLY1 WE SEE \R LONG T]M ROLE AS A =CE ?AT CAN POT5TIALLY EFFECT ! DIRECTION ( ! UNION AFT] ! CAMPAIGN REA*ES C]TA9 LEVELS ( SUCCESS & SELF-SU/A9ABILITY4 ,ANY SIMIL> UNION DRIVE 9 DIFF]5T REGIONS W\LD B5EFIT FROM SU* A MIX ( (FICIAL BREAD & BUTT] UNIONISM 7AS DET]M9$ ?R\< (FICIAL ORGANIZ+ /AFF71 & RADICAL1 PRO-DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 PRO-SOCIALISM AGITATION ON BEHALF ( AN>*I/ GR\PS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 BY MAK+ CONNECTIONS TO WORK]S' DEMOCRACY FROM ! NE> ONSET1 SE$S >E PLANT$ 9 ! M9DS ( 9T]E/$ WORK]S ?AT 9 FUTURE YE>S CAN ONLY MAKE ! /RUGGLE TO A*IEVE A RADICAL CLASS CONSCI\SNESS AMONG ! POPULATION ?AT MU* MORE SUCCESSFUL4 ,FROM ,MONTPELI] ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,UNION ,TO ,A ,MONTPELI] ,WORK]S' ,C\NCIL ,?IS UNIQUE UNION DRIVE HAS HAD A POSITIVE EFFECT 9 BR++ TOGE!R >EA UNIONS 7NON-,U,E7 & 9DIVIDUAL UNION MEMB]S 9 A COMMON SUPPORT ROLE4 ,AT COMMUNITY SUPPORT MEET+S IT IS COMMON = REPRES5TATIVES FROM ! /ATE ,A,F,L-,C,I,O TO BE PRES5T1 AS WELL AS 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S UNIONS SU* AS ! ,TEAM/]S1 ,V]MONT ,/ATE ,EMPLOYES' ,ASSOCIATION 7,V,S,E,A71 ,IRON ,WORK]S1 ,NATIONAL ,WRIT]S ,UNION1 ,NATIONAL ,$UCATORS ,ASSOCIATION1 ETC44 ,! ,V,S,E,A1 :O = YE>S HELD !IR UNION EV5TS AT ,CAPITAL ,PLAZA 7:I* 9CLUDES ,J4 ,MORGANS71 PULL$ !IR BUS9ESS FROM ! E/ABLI%M5T 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! UNION DRIVE4 ,O!R UNION MEMB]S HAVE (F]$ HELP ON ! DRIVE RANG+ FROM PHONE BANK+1 TO TALK+ PICKET L9ES1 TO COLLECT+ RELEVANT 9TELLIG5CE4 ,9 A WORD1 ?IS EF=T HAS GALVANIZ$ MANY DIFF]5T BRAN*ES ( LABOR1 ADD+ TO ! GR[+ S5SE ( 9T]-UNION SOLID>ITY 9 ! REGION4 ,IT IS NOT A HUGE LEAP TO BELIEVE ?AT ! ,MONTPELI] ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,UNION WILL HAVE (FICIAL RECOGNITION 9 MAYBE FIVE %OPS1 A TOTAL MEMB]%IP ( #ae WORK]S1 9 MAYBE A YE> & A HALF4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 :5 ! UNION BECOMES A LEGITIMATE & /ABLE =CE 9 ! CITY1 A REAL UNION PRES5CE WILL BE REPRES5T$ 9 ! CAPITAL ?AT IS POT5TIALLY 9CLUSIVE ( ALL WORK]S4 ,ALREADY UTILITY WORK]S1 LIBR>IANS1 FIREFIS-TIME1 WE CAN CONCEIVE ( AN ISSUE COM+ UP 9 ! CITY :I* AFFECTS ALL1 OR A SIGNIFICANT SEGM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS POPULATION ON ! LOCAL LEVEL4 ,:5 SU* OCCURS1 IT IS POSSIBLE1 GIV5 ! G5]AL CONTEXT \TL9$ ABOVE1 ?AT ALL UNIONS C\LD BE BR\ ,WE CAN =ESEE A SITUATION :]E SU* A MEET+ WAS CALL$ = BY ! RANK & FILE ( ! ,D[NT[N ,WORK]S' ,UNION1 &_/OR BY ORGANIZ]S FROM ! ,WORK]S ,C5T] -- MAYBE ?R\< ,G,M,A,C PROMPT+4 ,H]E A FEW VOLUNTE]S C\LD PHYSICALLY GO TO DOZ5S ( %OPS 9 ! CITY P]SONALLY GIV+ 9VITATIONS & O!R RELAT$ 9=MATION DIRECTLY TO %OP /EW>DS ) ! 9T5SION ( !M DI/RIBUT+ !SE TO !IR FELL[ WORK]S4 ,WE C\LD REA* \T ACROSS UNION L9ES TO ! TEA*]S 7,N,E,A71 ! UTILITY WORK]S 7,I,B,E,W71 ! /ATE WORK]S 7,V,S,E,A71 ! S]VICE & RETAIL WORK]S 7,U,E71 ! PO/AL WORK]S1 ! LIBR>IANS1 ! FIREFI HI/ORY ABOVE DISCUSS$1 WE C\LD FEASIBLY IMAG9E A L>GE & DIV]SE NUMB] ( WORK]S ATT5D+ ! MEET+4 ,ONE POT5TIAL /UMBL+ BLOCK = ANY SU* ATTEMPT W\LD BE OPPOSITION ON ! /ATE LEVEL FROM )9 ! DIFF]5T UNIONS TO !SE MEET+S4 ,)\T A /RONG & TE/$ HI/ORY ( 9T]-UNION MUTUAL AID & TRU/1 C]TA9 UNION (FICIALS1 FROM ! C\NTY LEVEL UP1 C\LD VIEW ?IS AS A ?REAT TO ! 9TEGRITY ( !IR L>G]1 SEP>ATE1 APP>ATUS4 ,?IS MAY NOT PROVE TO BE A PROBLEM ) ! UNIONS SU* AS ! ,N,E,A 7:O VE/ A GOOD DEAL ( AUTONOMY )9 ! ,LOCALS71 BUT )9 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O IT IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY ?AT %\LD BE ?\ITY BR\S ( EF=T ON ! P>T ( ! ,WORK]S' ,C5T]1 WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT IF ! RIITY WORK & 9T]-UNION COORD9AT+ EF=TS ( ! ,WORK]S' ,C5T] HAS ALSO HELP$ TO RAISE ! LEVEL ( POLITICAL & ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITY ( ! DIFF]5T UNIONS4 ,9 SOME CASES !SE EM]G+ DYNAMICS HAVE HELP$ TO MOTIVATE MORE ( ! RANK & FILE1 & 9 TURN ?IS MOTIVAT$ RANK & FILE HAS FUR!R MOTIVAT$ ! UNIONS4 ,) ?IS1 MANY LEFTI/S & RE=M]S HAVE BE5 ELECT$ TO HI< RANKS )9 ! ,V]MONT UNIONS 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S4 ,DAN ,BRU%1 A PR9T WORK] FROM ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS1 WAS REC5TLY ELECT$ ,PRESID5T ( ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O ON ! RE=M TICKET4 ,$ ,/ANAK1 :O IS SUPPORTIVE ( MANY LEFT LEAN+ 9ITIATIVES1 IS ,PRESID5T ( ! ,V,S,E,A4 ,?IS PA/ FALL ,J]RY ,COLBY1 ( ! ,BURL+TON >EA1 WAS ELECT$ NATIONAL ,PRESID5T ( ! ,WRIT]S' ,UNION 7,U,A,W ,LOCAL #a#i#h#a7 ALSO AS A RE=M C&IDATE4 ,9 ADDITION1 MANY PROGRESSIVE UNION MEMB]S HAVE BE5 ELECT$ TO PO/S )9 !IR ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCILS4 ,TELL+LY1 ,HALL ,LEY%ON.<#a#g.>1 ,PRESID5T ( ! ,WA%+TON ,C\NTY ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCIL 7UND] :OSE JURISDICTION IS ,MONTPELI]7 HAS TAK5 TO 9VIT+ UNIONS O!R ?AN ?OSE 9 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O 7,V,S,E,A1 ,U,E1 ,N,E,A1 ETC47 TO !IR MEET+S4.<#a#h.> ,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT ! TIDE IS TURN+ 9 \R FAVOR4 ,IF WE C\LD GET AS F> AS SUCCESSFULLY HOLD+ SU* A DEMOCRATIC ALL-WORK]S MEET+1 & IF ?IS BODY VOT$ TO TAKE ACTION 9 RESPONSE TO ! ISSUE AT H&1 & IF ?AT ACTION RESULT$ 9 SOME LEVEL ( IMM$IATE SUCCESS1 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT A NEW S5SE ( CLASS EMP[]M5T C\LD REV]B]ATE ?R\< ! RANKS ( ! WORK]S4 ,H]E IT MAY BE POSSIBLE ?AT ! ASSEMBLY ( WORK]S W\LD BE 9VIGORAT$ 9 SU* A WAY AS TO 9DEF9ITELY EXT5D ! T5URE ( ! ASSEMBLY4 ,& IF ?IS W]E TO HAPP51 ,N,E,F,A,C COLLECTIVES_/MEMB]S 7:I* 9EVITABLY WILL 9CLUDE LOCAL UNION MEMB]S7 W\LD BE 9 A V]Y GOOD POSITION TO SEE ?AT ! NEW BODY ADOPT AN 9T]NAL /RUCTURE :I* IS 9 L9E ) DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IF ! SP>K ISSUE ?AT BR\ITY WORK = SEV]AL UNIONS :I* W]E \T ON /RIKE1 IS IT NOT CONCEIVABLE1 GIV5 A PREEXI/+ 9T]-UNION ATMOSPH]E ( RESPECT1 TRU/1 & MUTUAL AID1 ?AT SU* AN ALL-WORK]S ASSEMBLY C\LD1 9 SOLID>ITY1 VOTE TO CALL = A ONE DAY G5]AL /RIKE8 ,& IF SU* A /RIKE WAS SUCCESSFULLY C>RI$ \T ) POSITIVE EFFECTS1 IT IS ALSO CONCEIVABLE ?AT ! ASSEMBLY W\LD RECOGNIZE ! B5EFITS ( COM+ TOGE!R 9 SU* A GRASSROOTS1 UNIT$1 FA%ION4 ,) ?IS REALIZATION IT IS ONLY A V]Y %ORT /EP TO ! P]MAN5T =MATION ( A =MALIZ$ ALL-WORK]S ORGANIZATION4 ,AS SOON AS ! LOCAL RANK & FILE ( SEP>ATE UNIONS BEG9 TO ORGANIZE !IR [N ACTIVITIES 9 ! G5]AL 9T]E/ ( ! 5TIRE CLASS 7AS OPPOS$ TO JU/ !IR P>TICUL> %OP71 & AS SOON AS ?IS IS EXPRESS$ ?R\< DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC MEANS BY ! MASS ( WORK]S 7( :I* ,N,E,F,A,C %\LD /RONGLY 5C\RAGE71 ! WORK]S' C\NCIL IS BORN6 ,& IF SU* AN ORGANIZATION WAS TO =M ?R\< A SIMIL> EVOLUTION AS \TL9$ ABOVE1 !RE IS A GOOD *ANCE ?AT IT W\LD DEVELOP 9TO A DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC BODY ) EFFECTIVE /RUCTURAL MEANS TO TAKE POSITIONS1 ACTIONS1 & TO COORD9ATE BASIC /RUGGLES4 ,?IS IS TRUE 9S(> AS BASIC VALUES ( UNION DEMOCRACY1 CLASS SOLID>ITY1 & RESPECT WILL HAVE PRESUMABLY BE5 9FUS$ ?R\<\T A GREAT NUMB] ( ! MO/ \TSPOK5 & 9FLU5TIAL WORK]S ?R\< ! LONG TRIALS1 TRIBULATIONS1 & CAMPAIGNS :I* PRESUPPOSE !SE NEW C\NCILS4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 EV5 IF A %ORT CUT C\LD BE US$ TO FO/] SU* WORK]S' C\NCILS1 IT IS UNC]TA9 IF SU* A ROAD %\LD BE TRU/$4 ,MAYBE1 MAYBE NOT4 ,?IS1 9 ?AT IT WILL BE ! V]Y PROCESS ( BUILD+ ! CONDITIONS NECESS>Y = !IR RATIONAL APPE>ANCE :I* WILL NOT ONLY MAKE !M LIKELY1 BUT ALSO SUBJECTIVELY SU/A9ABLE4.<#a#i.> ,F9ALLY1 WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ! TRANS=MATION ( ALL-WORK] UNIONS TO ?AT ( WORK]S' C\NCILS IS UNC]TA94 ,!SE >E WAT]S ?AT WE NOT YET SWAM 94 ,H[EV]1 BECAUSE ( :]E WE N[ SIT1 WE CAN SEE SU* POSSIBILITIES LOOM+ ON ! NOT SO DI/ANT HORIZON4 ,! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE CONT5DS ?AT ! REC5T HI/ORY ( ! ,V]MONT LABOR MOVEM5T1 & SPECIFICALLY ! LONG T]M /RATEGIES C>RI$ \T BY CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S 7NAMELY ?AT ( ! =M] _?#a ,COLLECTIVE7 CAN S]VE AS A P>TIAL MODEL = ,N,E,F,A,C ACTIVITIES ACROSS ! NOR!A/4 ,IF WE KEEP \R EYE ON ! PRIZE WE ASS]T ?AT ,N,E,F,A,C CAN MOVE TO CREATE ! NECESS>Y CONDITIONS =1 & !N BUILD WORK]S' C\NCILS 9 ALL \R >EAS ( OP]ATION4 ,TOO SPECULATIVE TO BASE \R F$]ATION'S /RATEGY ON8 ,WE W\LD SAY 'NO4' ,IF WE >E SUCCESSFUL1 WE HAVE MU* TO GA94 ,& IF ?IS TRANS=MATION IS NOT PULL$ (F8 ,WELL1 WE /ILL WILL HAVE LO/ NO?+ & WILL HAVE GA9$ ! CONT9U+ VICTORIES ( /RONG] LABOR MOVEM5TS 9 \R >EAS ( ACTIVITY4 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN ONCE SAID 0TO ! D>+ BELONG ! FUTURE40 ,COMRADES1 ! FUTURE IS AT H&4 ,LET US1 ,N,E,F,A,C1 V5TURE 9TO ! UNKN[N ?AT IS TOMORR[1 & LET US RISK VICTORY AS ! BET AGA9/ FAILURE6 ,PROPOSAL ,EA* MEMB] COLLECTIVE1 9DIVIDUAL1 OR1 :]E IT P]TA9S1 LOCAL F$]ATION UNIONS ( >EA COLLECTIVES1 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S :O >E NOT PRES5TLY 5GAG$ 9 ACTIVITIES ?AT RELATE TO BUILD+ ( DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES' ASSEMBLIES1 OR BUILD+ ( DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC F>M] ORGANIZATIONS3 #a47 ,PURSUE ! CREATION ( >EA WORK]S' C\NCILS AS ! OV]ALL /RATEGY ( H[1 9 P>T1 WE 9T5D TO BUILD BO? DUEL P[] & REAL REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL )9 \R CLASS -- ! WORK+ CLASS6 ,N,E,F,A,C1 TO ! BE/ ( ITS ABILITIES1 WILL SEE ?AT !SE C\NCILS >E DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC1 & WILL 9CORPORATE ALL UNIONIZ$ WORK]S )9 ! SELECT$ GEOGRAPHIC >EA4 ,N,E,F,A,C1 TO ! BE/ ( ITS ABILITIES1 WILL ALSO SEE ?AT !Y MEET 7A M9IMUM (7 TWICE A YE>1 AT :I* ALL UNIONIZ$ WORK]S WILL BE 9VIT$ TO DECIDE ALL MAJOR POLICY & CAMPAIGNS ?AT ! C\NCIL %ALL PURSUE UNTIL ! NEXT G5]AL MEET+4 ,VOTES WILL BE MADE BY SIMPLE MAJORITY OP9ION1 UNLESS ! QUE/ION IS TO CALL = A G5]AL /RIKE1 OR ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY ?AT CAN BE CONSID]$ AS OR MORE MILITANT1 9 :I* CASE A TWO ?IRDS MAJORITY IS REQUIR$4 ,AT ?IS MEET+ A WORK]S' SELECT BO>D ( FIVE P]SONS %ALL BE ELECT$ FROM 7:5 & :]E POSSIBLE7 SEP>ATE %OPS & SEP>ATE UNIONS4 ,! ELECTION ( ?IS WORK]S' SELECT BO>D %ALL BE DONE BY A PUBLIC H& C\NT ( ALL ASSEMBL$ WORK]S4 ,! WORK]S' SELECT BO>D %ALL BE TASK$ ) FACILITAT+ ! G5]AL1 VOT$ ON1 C\NCIL POLICY4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ?AT IT IS LESS LIKELY ?AT SU* A C\NCIL CAN =M )\T ! (FICIAL APPROVAL ( EFFECT$ UNIONS 7BE ?AT ON ! LOCAL1 /ATE1 OR PROV9CIAL LEVEL71 SU* AN APPROVAL %ALL BE VIGOR\SLY S\EA UNION MEMB]S4 ,:]E SU* APPROVAL CANNOT BE REASONABLY ATTA9$1 & :]E IT APPE>S ?AT SU* =MATIONS >E /ILL POSSIBLE1 ,N,E,F,A,C %ALL CONT9UE TO PURSUE ! =MATION ( SU* C\NCILS4 #b47 ,9 ORD] TO MEAN+FULLY A*IEVE ?IS 5D IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO BUILD DEMOCRATIC UNIONS 9 ALL !SE >EAS ?AT 9CLUDE AS MEMB]S ALL ! SMALL %OPS ?AT TRADITIONAL UNIONS DO NOT SEEK TO ORGANIZE4 ,N,E,F,A,C %ALL WORK T[>DS1 & PRIORITIZE ! BUILD+ ( !SE UNIONS4 ,!SE UNIONS %\LD BE MADE UP ( ANY NONUNION WORK]S ?AT SEEK TO JO94 ,?IS UNION %\LD SEEK TO GA9 LEGAL RECOGNITION 9 9DIVIDUAL %OPS 9 :I* A MAJORITY ( ! WORK]S JO9 ! UNION4 ,?IS UNION %ALL NOT BE CONSID]$ EV5 P>TIALLY EFFECTIVE UNTIL IT HAS (FICIAL OR EFFECTIVE RECOGNITION 9 A M9IMUM ( ?REE DIFF]5T %OPS 9 ! SPECIFIC T>GET$ GEOGRAPHICAL >EA4 #c47 ,9 ORD] TO BUILD !SE UNIONS1 & RECOGNIZ+ ! LIMIT$ RES\RCES ( ,N,E,F,A,C1 EA* MEMB] COLLECTIVE1 OR1 :]E IT P]TA9S1 LOCAL F$]ATION UNION ( >EA COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S =M AN ALLIANCE ) A PROGRESSIVE1 PROV51 UNION1 & WORK ) !M ON CREAT+ SU* UNIONS1 :]E NECESS>Y UND] ?AT UNION'S NAME4 #d47 ,9 ORD] TO MAKE SU* ALLIANCES BO? POSSIBLE & LIKELY EA* MEMB] COLLECTIVE1 OR1 :]E IT P]TA9S1 LOCAL F$]ATION UNION ( >EA COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S %\LD DEVELOP A WAY TO =M /RONG & TRU/$ TIES ) ! LABOR UNIONS 9 !IR VIC9ITY4 ,!Y WILL DO ?IS BY COMMITT+ !MSELVES TO DO+ CONSI/5T & EFFECTIVE SOLID>ITY WORK ON BEHALF ( /RIKES1 UNION DRIVES1 CONTRACT DRIVES1 ETC44 ,9 DO+ SO !Y WILL BE FREE TO EXPRESS !IR HONE/ ?\LIE/ PHASES 7OR UNTIL MUTUAL RESPECT IS A*IEV$7 ) LITTLE OR NO ATTEMPTS AT L>GE SCALE IDEOLOGICAL CONV]SION4 ,FROM ! ONSET1 SU* RELATION%IPS %ALL 5TAIL ! FULL KN[L$GE BY ALL P]T95T P>TIES ?AT WE >E AN>*O-COMMUNI/S1 MEMB]S ( ,N,E,F,A,C1 & WORK]S4 #e47 ,9 ORD] TO A*IEVE EFFECTIVE SOCIAL-POLITICAL AV5UES = SU* CONV]SATIONS TO TAKE PLACE IT MAY BE NECESS>Y = EA* MEMB] COLLECTIVE1 OR1 :]E IT P]TA9S1 LOCAL F$]ATION UNION ( >EA COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S TO FACILITATE ! BUILD+ ( AN >EA WORK]S' C5T]4 ,!SE WORK]S' C5T]S %ALL NOT BE SECT>IAN1 & WILL 5C\RAGE ! (FICIAL MEMB]%IP ( 9DIVIDUALS & LABOR & SOCIAL JU/ICE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,!SE WORK]S' C5T]S %ALL BE DEMOCRATIC AS POSSIBLE1 :ILE /ILL RETA9+ A BROAD BASE ( SUPPORT & POT5TIAL SUPPORT4 ,:ILE ?IS MAY NOT BE NECESS>Y 9 SOME REGIONS1 IT MAY PROVE TO BE 9 O!RS4 ,! DECISION AS TO :E!R OR NOT TO IMPLEM5T PO9T _?#e WILL BE LEFT TO ! DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC DISCRETION ( ! RELAT$ P>TIES 9 DI/9CT >EAS4 ,H[EV]1 !SE RELAT$ P>TIES WILL SEEK ADVICE ( ! F$]ATION AS A :OLE1 & WILL S]I\SLY TAKE ?AT ADVICE 9TO ACC\NT 9 !IR DECISION MAK+ PROCESS4 #f47 ,9 SOME REGIONS PREEXI/+ WORK]S' C5T]S1 ,JOBS ,) ,JU/ICE *APT]S1 ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCILS1 OR O!R UNION BAS$ ORGANIZATIONS MAY PROVE !MSELVES TO BE A VIABLE PLACE FROM :I* TO IMPLEM5T ! ABOVE /RATEGY4 ,:]E ?AT IS ! CASE1 EA* MEMB] COLLECTIVE1 OR1 :]E IT P]TA9S1 LOCAL F$]ATION UNION ( >EA COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S %\LD SEEK TO IMM]SE !MSELVES 9 !SE ORGANIZATIONS 9 ORD] TO C>RY =? ! ABOVE /RATEGY4 ,! DECISION AS TO H[ PO9T _?#f IS IMPLEM5T$ WILL BE LEFT TO ! DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC DISCRETION ( RELAT$ P>TIES 9 DI/9CT >EAS4 ,H[EV]1 !SE RELAT$ P>TIES WILL SEEK ADVICE ( ! F$]ATION AS A :OLE1 & WILL S]I\SLY TAKE ?AT ADVICE 9TO ACC\NT 9 !IR DECISION MAK+ PROCESS4 #g47 ,9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO REALI/ICALLY BUILD /RONG RELATION%IPS ) UNIONS1 &_/OR TO BE ABLE TO REALI/ICALLY BUILD A WORK]S' C5T]1 EA* MEMB] COLLECTIVE1 OR1 :]E IT P]TA9S1 LOCAL F$]ATION UNION ( >EA COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S %ALL WORK DILIG5TLY TO BUILD !IR LOCAL UNIONS & COLLECTIVES 9TO /RONG1 WELL ORGANIZ$1 SELF-DISCIPL9$1 POLITICALLY KN[L$GEABLE1 TACTICALLY EFFECTIVE1 & RESPECT$ UNITS4 ,! MEANS BY :I* ?IS %\LD BE A*IEV$ AS WELL AS ! DECISION AS TO :5 !Y REA* AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL1 %ALL BE LEFT TO !SE UNITS !MSELVES4 ,H[EV]1 9 REG>DS TO ! ABOVE1 !SE UNITS %ALL DILIG5TLY LI/5 TO ! ADVICE ( ! F$]ATION AS A :OLE4 #h47 ,EA* MEMB] COLLECTIVE1 OR1 :]E IT P]TA9S1 LOCAL F$]ATION UNION ( >EA COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S WILL 9CLUDE A DETAIL$ WRITT5 ACC\NT & ANALYSIS ( ! PROGRESS MADE 9 C>RY+ \T ! ABOVE /RATEGY 9 !IR MON?LY REPORTS TO ! F$]ATION4 ,WE MU/ ALL LE>N FROM ! /RUGGLES & EXP]I5CES ( EA* O!R6 #i47 ,9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S ( ,N,E,F,A,C :O >E NOT ATTA*$ TO ,N,E,F,A,C MEMB] COLLECTIVES OR LOCAL ,N,E,F,A,C UNIONS1 & :O >E OP]AT+ 9 G5]AL ISOLATION FROM ,N,E,F,A,C BODIES WILL DILIG5TLY DISSEM9ATE AGITATIONAL 9=MATION ?R\<\T ! RANKS ( ! LOCAL WORK+ CLASS AB\T ! PROGRESS ( ! RELAT$ CAMPAIGNS TAK+ PLACE 9 O!R T[NS & CITIES4 ,9 DO+ !Y WILL SEEK TO S[ ! SE$S ( SU* ORGANIZ+ ME?ODS AMONG !IR LOCAL POPULATION4 #a47 ,N,E,F,A,C %ALL (FICIALLY BR+ ?IS PROPOSAL TO ! ,F$]ATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVES --,GREAT ,LAKES ,REGION1 ! ,PACIFIC ,NOR?WE/ ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION1 & ANY O!R REGIONALLY BAS$ ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ F$]ATION :I* =MS 9 ! FUTURE1 ) ! 5C\RAGEM5T ?AT !Y TOO CONSID] ?IS /RATEGY = ! ADVANCEM5T ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE 9 !IR REGIONS4 ,S,O,L,I,D,>,I,T,Y ,A,M,O,N,G ,! ,W,O,R,K,+ ,C,L,A,S,S6 ,! ,G,R,E,5 ,M,\,N,T,A,9 ,A,N,>,*,I,/ ,C,O,L,L,E,C,T,I,V,E1 ,N,E,F,A,C-,V,],M,O,N,T1 ,S,P,R,+ #bd .<#b.>#b#a#g NOTE FROM ! AU?OR3 ,9 ,V]MONT1 JU/ BE=E ! />T ( ! 9VASION1 #c RALLI$ 9 ! CAPITAL ( ,MONTPELI]1 MAK+ ?IS ! L>GE/ POLITICAL PROTE/ UP UNTIL ?AT TIME 9 ! CAPITAL4 ,:5 ! W> BEGAN1 #e-#f M>*$ 9 OPPOSITION 9 ,BURL+TON2 ?IS EQUAL$ ! L>GE/ POLITICAL PROTE/ EV] SE5 9 ! /ATE ALSO UP UNTIL ?AT TIME 7A M>* ALSO 9 ,BURL+TON AGA9/ ! ,VIETNAM ,W> 9 ! E>LY #a#i#gS74 ,TOGE!R ) MEMB]S ( ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE1 ,I WAS AT BO? RALLIES4 ,AT ! ,BURL+TON RALLY ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE HELP$ DIRECT A BREAK-AWAY M>* ?AT LEFT ! P]MITT$ R\TE & HELD UP TRAFFIC = SOME TIME4 ,F\RTE5 YE>S LAT] BO? !SE RALLIES W]E DW>F$ BY ! #bag ,MONTPELI] ,WOMAN'S ,M>* 7AGA9/ ,PRESID5T ,TRUMP7 :I* DREW A RECORD %ATT]+ #b1 PROTE/]S 79 A CITY ) A POPULATION ( #g#h74 ,I WAS PLEAS$ TO HAVE ATT5D$ ?IS RALLY TOO ALONG ) MY WIFE ,ANGELA1 \R DAU,:ILE SU* AN ANALYSIS WILL LIKELY BE ATTACK$ BY FR+E ELEM5TS ( ! ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ COMMUNITY1 WE MU/ REMA9 /EADFA/ 9 \R RECOGNITION ?AT ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 & MORE SPECIFICALLY ! NOR!A/1 IS A V]Y DIFF]5T PLACE ?AN ,ITALY WAS 9 ! #a#i#gS1 OR ,G]MANY WAS 9 ! #a#i#hS1 = ?AT MATT]1 ,EUROPE TODAY .<#b#d.> 7:I* IS BY 5L>GE COMPOS$ ( SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC NATION-/ATES74 ,EUROPE1 = SEV]AL G5]ATIONS1 HAS BE5 M>K$ BY A MORE ADVANC$ SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T1 & )9 SU* A REALITY >M$ /RUGGLE1 AS WELL AS ! MILITANT REJECTION ( MOD]ATE TRADE UNIONISM MAY MAKE P]FECT /RATEGIC & TACTICAL S5SE4 ,H[EV]1 :]E WE LIVE1 WRITE1 & ORGANIZE TODAY 7?AT BE+ ! NOR!A/ ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA7 IS A PLACE :]E ! TRADE UNIONS ONLY REPRES5T A M9ORITY ( ! WORK]S & !IR NUMB]S >E DECL9+1 & O!R ?AN 9 ,V]MONT @& ,QUEBEC1 DEMOCRATIC SOCIALI/S >E NOT REPRES5T$ 9 GOV]NM5T4 ,:ILE ,ITALY 9 ! #gS WAS A PLACE :]E WORK]S W]E MILITANTLY REJECT+ ?AT /ATE'S TRANS=MATION 9TO A SOCIAL DEMOCRACY 79/EAD 9 FAVOR ( A WORK]S REVOLUTION71 ! ,U,S,A & ,CANADA >E CURR5TLY 9 A PROCESS ( ROLL+ BACK ! MODE/ CLASS GA9S MADE BY E>LI] G5]ATIONS4 ,9 ! ,U,S,A ! 9COMPLETE VICTORIES ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL >E QUICKLY DIS9TEGRAT+ UND] ! CON/ANT ATTACKS ( NEO-CONS]VATIVE ELEM5TS ( ! RUL+ CLASS :I* PRES5TLY IS 9 CONTROL ( ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T4 .<#a.> #bag NOTE FROM ! AU?OR3 ,?IS DOCUM5T WAS WRITT5 BY MYSELF1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! FIR/ #ac P>AGRAPHS ?AT APPE> 9 ! SUBSECTION ,ORIG9S ( ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S ,C5T] & ,9T]NAL ,/RUCTURE 7!SE #ac P>AGRAPHS W]E TAK5 FROM ! ESSAY ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE ,9 ,! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9S3 ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T]1 :I* WAS WRITT5 BY ,LADY ( ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE1 & WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/1 #b#c74 ,! 5TIRETY ( ?IS DOCUM5T WAS ADOPT$ AS AN (FICIAL PROPOSAL TO ,N,E,F,A,C BY ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE4 ,! PROPOSAL WAS PRES5T$ AT ! SPR+ ,N,E,F,A,C CONF]5CE HELD AT ! ,OLD ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,HALL 9 ,B>RE ,V]MONT 9 #b#d4 ,! PROPOSAL WAS DISCUSS$ & DEBAT$ AT L5G? BY ! ASSEMBL$ MEMB] COLLECTIVES1 & AL?\< NOT BE+ )\T VOCAL SUPPORT]S1 ,N,E,F,A,C DECL9$ TO ADOPT ?IS /RATEGY & 7EV5 ?\< ,N,E,F,A,C DID MU* SOLID ORGANIZ+ DUR+ ITS TIME AS A F$]ATION7 L>GELY FAIL$ TO >TICULATE ANY UNIFI$ /RATEGY DUR+ ! YE>S ( ITS EXI/5CE4 .<#d.> ,AS ! EF=T UNFOLD$1 !SE CO-OP WORK]S W]E NOT 5GAG$ 9 ! CAMPAIGN AT ! LEVELS OPTIMI/ICALLY EXPECT$ TO ORGANIZ]S4 .<#e.> ,NOT ONLY DID ! NURSES W91 BUT !Y A*IEV$ A CONTRACT :I* HAS SIGNIFICANTLY RAIS$ ! /ATEWIDE /&>D = WAGES1 B5EFITS1 & WORK+ CONDITIONS4 .<#f.> ,ORGANIZATIONAL MEMB]S ( ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S ,C5T] 9CLUDE3 ,ALLIANCE AT ,I,B,M_/,C,W,A ,LOCAL #a#g#a1 ,A,F,S,C,M,E ,LOCAL #a#c#f#i1 ,A,F,S,C,M,E ,C\NCIL #i#c1 ,*AMPLA9 ,VALLEY ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCIL1 ,G,C,I,U ,LOCAL #g#d#e1 ,I,B,E,W ,LOCAL #c1 ,MA*9I/S ,LOCAL #b#g#d1 ,V,T ,NATIONAL ,WRIT]S ,UNION 7,U,A,W ,LOCAL #a#i#h#a71 ,PLUMB]S & ,PIPE ,FITT]S ,LOCAL #f#i#c1 ,TEAM/]S ,LOCAL #e#i#g1 ,U,E ,DI/RICT #b1 ,U,E LOCAL #b#b#a1 ,U,E ,LOCAL #b#c#d1 ,U,E ,LOCAL #b#e#d1 ,U,E ,LOCAL #b#f#g1 ,UNIT$ ,NURSES & ,ALLI$ ,PR(ESSIONALS ,LOCAL #e#h#f1 ,UNIT$ ,NURSES & ,ALLI$ ,PR(ESSIONALS #e#a#i1 ,UNIT$ ,PR(ESSIONS ( ,V]MONT-,A,F,T1 ,UNIT$ ,/EELWORK]S ( ,AM]ICA ,AMALGAMAT$ ,LOCAL #d1 ,UNIT$ ,/EELWORK]S ( ,AM]ICA ,LOCAL #e#a#h1 ,V]MONT ,F$]ATION ( ,NURSES & ,HEAL? ,PR(ESSIONALS ,LOCAL #e#b#b#a1 ,V]MONT ,/ATE ,COLLEGE ,FACULTY ,F$]ATION ,A,F,T ,LOCAL #c#a#h1 ,V]MONT ,/ATE ,EMPLOYES' ,ASSOCIATION1 ,V]MONT ,/ATE ,LABOR ,C\NCIL ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 ,WA%+TON-,ORANGE ,C\NTY ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCIL1 ,OLD] ,WOMAN'S ,LEAGUE 7,V]MONT ,*APT]71 ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION ,TEAM1 ,WOMAN'S ,9T]NATIONAL ,LEAGUE = ,PEACE @& ,FRE$OM 7,V]MONT ,*APT]74 .<#g.> ,! 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