Really good newsletter on labor/union developments ..<br><br>Amaia, could you do someting on the wall street campaign (related to 15m), see the first item?<br><br>many thanks!!<br><br>Michel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
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<p align="left"><b><a href="http://www.newunionism.net" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="6"><img style="min-height: 92px; width: 93px;" alt="" src="cid:129A0A9EE3204C5488C37F5BB101C35E@HOME" hspace="0" align="right" border="0"></font></a><font color="#400080" size="5">Work in
Progress</font></b><br><font color="#000000" size="2">This newsletter is
produced by the </font><b><font color="#000000" size="2">New Unionism
Network</font></b><font color="#000000" size="2"> to promote organizing,
workplace democracy, internationalism and creative thinking in the
union movement. You can find out more about us and/or join�us
</font><a href="http://www.newunionism.net/join.htm" target="_blank"><b><font color="#000000" size="2">here</font></b></a><font size="2"><font color="#000000">.<br>�</font><font size="2"><br><br><br></font><br>
<br></font><b><font color="#400080" size="6">#occupywallstreet<br></font></b><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><img style="min-height: 217px; width: 175px;" alt="" src="cid:D88520AE6587453D9198B3FA0F98D154@HOME" hspace="0" align="left" border="0">Recent calls for�activists to occupy Wall Street,
starting September 17, are a deliberate salute to the spirit of
Egypt's Tahrir Square.�The idea�originated with the folk
at <a href="http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/occupywallstreet.html" target="_blank"><b>Adbusters</b></a>, but it has been taken up and
promoted by many other groups in the last few days. Competing
slogans are flying thick and fast, but the central demand of the
event is crystal clear. This is an explicit challenge to the
corporate control of politics. The discussion is providing a
wonderful, live illustration of network member <b>Dan Gallin</b>'s
recent maxim: "The network is the vanguard."
<br></font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2">Will they/we reach the goal of 20,000
campers? Will unions�have a presence? Will this be the turning
point -- the American spring -- that people have been hoping for?
These�are�<i>not</i> rhetorical questions. The event
will be whatever we can make it. The all-important FaceBook group is
here: <a href="http://goo.gl/TYwDy" target="_blank"><b>http://goo.gl/TYwDy</b></a>.
</font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2">You can�have your say�on the
key demand here: <a href="http://goo.gl/Y9NbI" target="_blank"><b>http://goo.gl/Y9NbI</b></a>. Posters etc are here:
<a href="http://goo.gl/Gd2Zf" target="_blank"><b>http://goo.gl/Gd2Zf</b></a>.
The collective twittering is here: <a href="http://goo.gl/uxaBz" target="_blank"><b>http://goo.gl/uxaBz</b></a>.
</font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><br><br><br><br><br><br><font color="#400080" size="6"><b>Democratizing work: Why and
how<br></b></font><img style="min-height: 182px; width: 304px;" alt="" src="cid:54A0E26D56744098B19BA862FCDE893E@HOME" hspace="0" align="left" border="0">Network member <b>Merrelyn Emery</b> draws on an
international body of theory and practice to support her case for
the democratization of work. This is vital stuff for unionists to
understand, and Merrelyn has done a great job�of
demystification. In discussing how we can move things forward, she
looks at the surprisingly simple world of organizational design
principles, before going on to
</font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2">argue for an employee-centered redesign
process. This is part one of a discussion in which she will argue
that worker participation needs to be supported by binding
enterprise bargaining agreements. By extension, in transition and in
day-to-day practice, workplace democracy needs healthy, independent
unions.� <a href="http://newunionism.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/democratizing-work-the-why-and-the-how/" target="_blank"><b>More�</b></a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><font size="6"><font color="#400080"><b>The SHIH of
organizing</b><br></font></font><img style="min-height: 139px; width: 190px;" alt="" src="cid:F8839191155D4D52B2AAA9E63094C275@HOME" hspace="0" align="left" border="0">The first article in this series by <b>Rex Lai</b> was �The
TAO of Organizing.� Translated literally, Tao�means the way or
the path. This second article focuses on SHIH - the ideal
destination. <br><br><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><i>�Shih, a
position of potential force�the position of a boulder perched
precariously on a hilltop, say, or of a bowstring stretched taut. A
tap on the boulder, the release of the bowstring, and potential
force is violently unleashed�What matters is not following
pre-ordained steps but placing yourself in shih and giving
yourselves options.�� </i>(Robert Greene, 33 Strategies of
War).� <a href="http://newunionism.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/the-shih-of-organizing/" target="_blank"><b>More...</b></a><br><br><br></font></font></span></font></span></font><br><br><br><b><font color="#400080" size="6">Together at
last!</font></b><br></font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><font face="Georgia"><img style="width: 317px; min-height: 234px;" alt="" src="cid:44863B8DBDDB47109D5264A9DB8E549C@HOME" hspace="0" align="left" border="0">Here�s one to watch. Down in New Zealand, a country with an
unusually cohesive (though struggling) union movement, affiliates of
the national union federation have launched an innovative thing
called "Together". We�re calling it a <i>thing</i> because it
doesn�t really fit into any of the usual drawers. It�s not a union,
not an NGO, not an organisation, not a network, not an
association,�club, sect, faction, fraction, tendency or
movement. What it is, above all else, is a potential solution to
several of the quandaries that unions have been trying to solve for
at least 10 years.<br>In the Council of Trade Union's own words:
</font></font></font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><font face="Georgia"><i>"Together aims to connect workers in un-unionised
work places with the union movement and the union experience."
</i></font></font></font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><font face="Georgia">In
order to do this, it provides <i>"...help with issues like
workplace bullying, sick leave, holiday pay, employment agreements
and sexual harassment". </i>In other words,
</font></font></font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><font face="Georgia">Together is a national service for the "precariat" --
that rapidly growing cohort of workers who do not fit into the
standard labourist model of industrial capitalism. Will this be "the
missing link "-- a clear route between the precariat and the
mainstream of the labour movement? If not, will it become the first
step of something that evolves further? It is far too early to make
any meaningful assessment of the project, but, as the great Anon
once said: <i>"The best map in the world will not get you anywhere.
Only going will get you there."�
</i></font></font></font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://newunionism.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/together" target="_blank"><b>More...</b></a><br>
<br></font><br><br><br><br></font></font></font></span></font></span></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia" size="2"><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia" size="2"><b><font color="#400080" size="5">��� <font size="6">Power in
Coalition<br></font></font></b><span><font face="Georgia" size="2"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><font size="2"><img style="min-height: 191px; width: 360px;" alt="" src="cid:1A3C1A58843B497F9214323BD4496644@HOME" hspace="0" vspace="5" align="left" border="0"><b>Richy Leitch</b> has reviewed�several books on
union renewal for this network. The latest is�<b>Power in
Coalition</b> by Amanda Tattersall (Cornell 2010).�The
book�seeks a more analytical approach, in examining
union�community coalitions.�The author�uses extended case
studies to identify common elements, patterns of success and
possibilities/ limitations. For�Tattersall, it's not enough for
unions to report�their success stories � we need to reflect on
<i>�what�</i> worked, and <i>�how�</i>. She argues that such
coalitions are effective only when based on commonly determined
goals, power sharing and building the capacity of participating
organisations...�</font>
</font></font></font></span></font><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://newunionism.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/coalition/" target="_blank"><b>More</b></a>...�
<br></font></span></font></font></font><br><br></font></span></font></font></span></font></font><br><br><br><br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Georgia" size="2"><span><font face="Georgia" size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia"><font color="#400080" size="5"><b>An
aside to members (you other lot�close yr
ears!)<br></b></font></font></font></font></span></font></span></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Georgia"><span><font face="Georgia"><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia"><span><span><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000" size="2"><img style="min-height: 107px; width: 94px;" alt="" src="cid:E193F7AD82A147F894088A6991229F6B@HOME" hspace="0" align="left" border="0"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/newunionism" target="_blank"><img style="min-height: 90px; width: 175px;" alt="" src="cid:E3AE699B888F4ED8A50EF0E49B87ACCF@HOME" hspace="0" align="right" border="0"></a>Various folk in the network (hopefully including
yourself?) have been continuing discussions on
how�to�escape virtual reality. There's certainly no
shortage of ideas flying about. Here's eleven, for starters.
They're�not listed�in any particular order, and they're
certainly not mutually exclusive. You can add to the list,
or�ask for�more explanation, or�explain your
preferences, on�the FaceBook group here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/newunionism" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/newunionism</a>. (There's some
cool and funny pics as
well.)<br></font></font></font></span></span></font></font></font></span></font></span></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Georgia"><span><font face="Georgia"><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia"><span><span><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000" size="2">1)�We set up an NGO
which does whatever work�the Network's financial members
decides is appropriate, in the name of New Unionism. <br>2) We set
up an NGO to build the network and its resource base, seeking direct
union affiliations.<br>3) We work with unions to set up occupational
networks on top of existing structures.<br>4) We offer to provide
keynote speakers on a range of topics for union congresses
etc.<br>5) We form a New Unionism co-op so that financial members
can provide services for the union movement (eg research, websites,
speakers).<br>6) We don't decide anything... just aim to maximise
discussions and build relationships, on the basis that this will
naturally lead to meaningful results.<br>7) We use the U-Cubed model
to set up small, linked groups at 4 different levels: workplace /
regional / national and global.<br>8) We develop a New Unionism
accreditation process allowing financial members/staff to audit
workplace culture, and institute a Quality Mark for use by genuinely
democratic organizations.<br>9) We start a global campaign, centred
in workplaces and promoting unionism, to improve workplace
culture.<br>10) We call for small teams of volunteers to work on
implementing any/all of these ideas. Let them decide the structure
they need.<br>11) We build an international�democratic
socialist party from the ground up, based on the Network's key
principles.</font></font></font></span></span></font></font></font></span></font></span></font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Georgia" size="2"><span><font face="Georgia" size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Georgia"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><span><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><br>
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