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Obama's Union-Busting New Chief of Staff? Jacob Lew Helped Destroy Grad Students' Union at NYU Occupy the Super Bowl: Now More Than Just a Slogan.Strategic Campagins Workshop: March 19-23, 2012There ought to be a law... Republicans Renew Attack on Jobless HelpUnion researcher trainingCan Labor Help Break the Power of the Democratic Establishment? A Connecticut City's Model for Change Indiana's Union-Busting Law Moves One Step Closer to Passage Minnesota Next on Union-Busting Bandwagon? State Senator Introducing "Employee Freedom Act" Trade Protest Is Planned on Eve of a Chinese Leader's Visit @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
-Obama's Union-Busting New Chief of Staff? Jacob Lew Helped Destroy Grad Students' Union at NYUWhen Obama's new Chief of Staff was NYU executive vice president, school ceased recognizing the grad students' union. READ MOREBy Josh Eidelson / In These Times
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Occupy the Super Bowl: Now More Than Just a Slogan.
By Dave Zirin
The Nation Blogs
Jan. 31, 2012
http://www.thenation.com/blog/165952/occupy-super-bowl-605222222222now-more-just-slogan
"Upsetting the Super Bowl-- I couldn't care less.
This is about my life and my family."
--Lou Feldman, IBEW local 668
The sheer volume of the Super Bowl is overpowering:
the corporate branding, the sexist beer ads, the miasma
of Madison Avenue-produced militarism, the two-hour
pre-game show.
But people in the labor and Occupy movements in Indiana
are attempting to drown out the din with the help of a
human microphone right at the front gates of Lucas Oil
Stadium. The Republican-led state legislature aims to
pass a law this week that would make Indiana a
"right-to-work" state.
For those uninitiated in Orwellian doublespeak, the term
"right-to-work" ranks with "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and
"Fair & Balanced" as a phrase of grotesque sophistry.
In the reality-based community, "right-to-work" means
smashing the state's unions and making it harder for
nonunion workplaces to get basic job protections. This
has drawn peals of protest throughout the state, with
the Occupy and labor movement front and center from
small towns to Governor Mitch Daniels's door at the
State House. Daniels and friends timed this legislation
with the Super Bowl. Whether that was simple arrogance or
ill-timed idiocy, they made a reckless move. Now protests
will be a part of the Super Bowl scenery in Indy.
The Super Bowl is perennially the Woodstock for the
1 percent: a Romneyesque cavalcade of private planes,
private parties and private security. Combine that with
this proposed legislation, and the people of Indiana will
not let this orgy of excess go unoccupied. Just as the
parties start a week in advance, so have the protests.
More than 150 people--listed as seventy-five in USA
Today, but I'll go with eyewitness accounts--marched
through last Saturday's Super Bowl street fair in
downtown Indianapolis with signs that read, "Occupy the
Super Bowl," "Fight the Lie" and "Workers United Will
Prevail."
Occupy the Super Bowl has also become a
T-shirt, posted for the world to see on the NBC Sports
Blog. The protests also promise to shed light on the
reality of life for working families in the city of
Indianapolis. Unemployment is at 13.3 percent, with
unemployment for African-American families at 21
percent. Two of every five African-American families
with a child under 5 live below the anemic poverty
line. Such pain amidst the gloss of the Super Bowl and
the prospect of right-to-work legislation is, for many,
a catalyst to just do something.
April Burke, a former school teacher and member of a
local Occupy chapter, said to me, "I see right-to-work
for what it is: an attack on not only organized labor
but on all working-class people.... Because strong unions
set the bar for wages, RTW laws will effectively lower wages
for all.
Rushing the passage of RTW in the State of
Indiana on the eve of the Super Bowl is an insult to
the thousand of union members who built Lucas Stadium
as well as the members of the National Football League
Players Association who issued a statement condemning
the RTW bill." As April mentioned, the NFLPA has spoken
out strongly against the bill.
When I interviewed Player Association president DeMaurice
Smith last week, he said: When you look at proposed
legislation in a place like Indiana that wants to call
it something like 'right-to-work,' I mean, let's just
put the hammer on the nail. It's untrue. This bill has
nothing to do with a right to work. If folks in Indiana
and that great legislature want to pass a bill that
really is something called 'right-to-work' have a
constitutional amendment that guarantees every citizen
a job. That's a right to work. What this is instead is
a right to ensure that ordinary working citizens can't get
together as a team, can't organize and can't fight
management on an even playing field. So don't call it
'right-to-work.'
If you want to have an intelligent discussion about what
the bill is, call it what it is. Call it an anti-organizing
bill. Fine... let's cast a vote on whether or not ordinary
workers can get together and represent themselves, and
let's have a real referendum.
But Governor Mitch Daniels, who was George W. Bush's budget
director, didn't get this far by feeling shame or holding
referendums. This is the same Mitch Daniels who said in 2006,
"I'm not interested in changing any of it. Not the prevailing
wage laws, and certainly not the right-to-work law. We
can succeed in Indiana with the laws we have,
respecting the rights of labor, and fair and free
competition for everybody." In other words, he's that
most original of creatures: a politician who lies.
If Daniels signs the bill before the big game,
demonstrations sponsored by the AFL-CIO in partnership
with the Occupy Movement will greet the 100,000 people
who can afford the pilgrimage to Lucas Oil Field. The
NFLPA, I've been told by sources, will also not be
silent in the days to come.
As Occupy protester Tithi Bhattacharya said to me,
"If the bill becomes law this week then it is very
important for all of us to protest this Sunday. We
should show the 1 percent that the fate of Indiana
cannot be decided with the swish of a pen by corporate
politicians--the Super Bowl should be turned into a
campaign for justice and jobs."
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Leadership Schools · Workshops · Research Reports · Publications Strategic CampaignsCampaign planning for unions and community organizations This workshop is designed to help organizers, researchers, field reps and business agents, member leaders, communications specialists and political coordinators to develop deeper analyses of issues they are working on, create strategic plans and learn new tools for their campaigns. Participants will be guided through a series of steps to create a comprehensive campaign plan. The workshop will build participants' ability to: move a campaign forward and build the organization;improve member participation;analyze power dynamics;utilize strategies that build on the strengths of the organization and consider the weaknesses of key players;develop a unifying theme that the public can support;create a comprehensive campaign plan with a timeline and benchmarks; andpractice how to revise the campaign plan as events unfold. The roles of research, external communications, political action, strategic partnerships and membership development will be examined. Applicants are encouraged to nominate a campaign they are working on to be a case study. Participants will work in teams to develop a comprehensive plan for one of the case study campaigns that are selected. Organizations are encouraged to send teams of two or more who are working on the same campaign. Past participants have described the workshop as "the best workshop I have ever attended" and said "this class has opened my eyes to a whole new world of organizing." The workshop will be led by Stephanie Tang, formerly with SEIU and UNITE HERE, and Karen Orlando from the Labor Center. Click the link below to apply: Applications are due February 24, 2012 Because of the participatory nature of this workshop, class size will be limited to 20 participants. Participants will be notified if they have been accepted by the beginning of March. March 19-23, 2012
Richmond Field Station, Building 4451301 South 46th StreetRichmond CA Cost: $800 per person Application Deadline: Feb. 24, 2012 For more information contact:
Karen Orlando
(510) 643-8366
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There ought to be a law...
2012 will be a make-or-break year for many of America’s working people, including farm workers. The forces of greed, inequality and political repression are strong and well-funded – but we can defeat them.
Below are the UFW's legislative priorities for the coming year. Can you help us meet these important goals?
A key focus will be improving enforcement of laws protecting farm workers. We will push to increase the amount of funds budgeted for this. We will also work to ensure that Governor Brown improves the makeup of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
One of our continuing priorities will be preventing heat-related farm worker deaths--including following up on Cal-OSHA's failure to respond to dozens of complaints we filed last year.
We plan to propose new California legislation that may call for:Criminal prosecution requiring jail time for those responsible for heat illness deaths--this will require changing the manslaughter penal code.Mandating paid breaks every hour during periods of high heat—a simple, effective solution to preventing heat illness.Joint liability for growers and farm labor contractors so employers cannot avoid responsibility by hiding behind contractors.Instituting “Private Right of Action” provisions, allowing farm workers to rely on attorneys to collect damages if the state will not enforce the laws.We expect CA legislation requiring overtime for farm workers after 8 hours of work to pass. Almost 75 years after federal laws excluded farm workers from overtime we're hopeful that Governor Brown will correct this historic injustice.
As the crucial 2012 legislative year begins, I hope you'll make a gift. Every donation, regardless of the amount, will make an important difference in helping us achieve our goals and allow us to pay for:Buses so farm workers can travel to rallies and demonstrations.Sending workers to Washington, DC; Sacramento; and other state capitals to speak with legislators and other decision-makers.Organizing public support, bringing our political activism message to voters, newspaper editorial boards, churches and union halls.Thanks again for standing with the workers and the UFW.
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Jan. 31, 2012
A new project labor agreement in Los Angeles creates transportation jobs for workers and the homeless.A short-term extension of unemployment insurance (UI) for the nation’s jobless workers expires Feb. 29. Congressional Republicans are pushing a plan that would cost 2.8 million jobless workers their vital UI lifeline and impose harsh new restrictions on UI benefits and the unemployed.
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Union researcher training
The AFL-CIO and Cornell University are sponsoring
a Strategic Corporate Research Summer School on
June 10-15, 2012 in Ithaca, New York. This
course is offered once a year and has been a good
door opener for students of all ages who are
interested in working as union researchers. It
has been particularly helpful for job seekers who
have no corporate research experience and/or no
union staff experience. Since the program’s
inception in 2001, hundreds of participants have
landed research jobs at unions around the
country.
The application deadline is May 17. Please find
below the full course brochure that includes a
registration link and contact information if you
have questions.
Notice of the summer school is provided as a
service to individuals who have posted resumes
with the AFL-CIO Researcher and Campaigner Resume
Posting Service, with the understanding that not
everyone will find the course to be workable or
relevant to your particular situation.
Participation in the training does not guarantee
employment and it has no effect on your ongoing
resume posting at the AFL-CIO.
Thank you,
Charles Taylor, Coordinator
Research Recruitment Program
AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research
jobsearch at aflcio.org
Strategic Corporate Research Summer School 2012
June 10-15, 2012 - Cornell University campus,
Ithaca, NY
Understanding and researching corporate ownership
structure, corporate finance, and the sources of
corporate power.
Sponsors: The Strategic Corporate Research
program is offered by the Cornell School of
Industrial and Labor Relations and co-sponsored
by the AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research and
is intended for undergraduate and graduate
students interested in working in the labor
movement.
The Course
Despite enormous challenges in organizing and
bargaining in a rapidly changing global economy,
this is a time of great opportunity and
innovation by U.S unions and their allies. Along
with a resurgence of action among working people
in the past year, there has been a new level of
inventiveness in campaigning.
Nowhere is this more evident than in recent union
organizing and bargaining campaign victories such
as the 60,000 TSA workers who joined AFGE; the
Machinists new contract with Boeing protecting
union jobs in Washington done while under fire
from the corporate and political right for
exercising their rights under the NLRB to file a
charge against plant closing threats; the SEIU in
property services worldwide; UNITE HERE’S cross-
border organizing campaign at Accor Hotels,
including Indonesia; and the CWA’s global
campaign to fight for justice for T-Mobile
workers. These victories came about because of a
combination of grassroots rank-and-file
mobilizing and leadership development, and
escalating actions in the workplace and broader
community; fundamental to all these campaigns was
careful strategic research.
Unfortunately the U.S. labor movement today is
facing a critical shortage of organizing,
bargaining, and campaign staff with strategic
research training who understand both corporate
structure and finance, and union campaign
strategies. To help meet this need ten years ago
the AFL-CIO asked the Cornell School of
Industrial and Labor Relations to develop a one-
week intensive credit course on strategic
corporate research for graduate students and
upper-level undergraduates interested in working
with the labor movement upon completion of their
degrees. The course will be available as either a
non-credit course or as a 1.5-credit
undergraduate course with an additional research
and writing assignment. Those interested in
pursuing strategic corporate research positions
within unions are strongly advised to take the
course for credit so that they will have the
additional experience of researching an actual
corporation, and have a completed strategic
research report to show prospective union
employers.
This course will be designed to provide a
comprehensive introduction to the nature and
structure of corporate ownership, finance, and
power in today's economy. Through lectures,
readings, case studies, research training and
exercises the class will provide students with
the tools to pose and answer basic questions on
the operations, structure, and industrial
relations strategies of corporate America. In
particular this course will focus on how these
company characteristics, structures, and
practices impact the firm's labor relations
policies and strategies, and how unions can best
respond to and capitalize on these
characteristics in union strategic organizing and
bargaining campaigns.
The course will also provide in-depth hands-on
training in the online and library research tools
required to conduct strategic corporate research.
As part of this course students will work through
a series of case studies dealing with diverse
firms and industries, as well as have an
opportunity to conduct in-depth research on an
actual firm in the context of union organizing or
bargaining.
Because of the limited time available while
students are here on campus, they will be sent
books and a course pack several weeks before the
class takes place to give them an opportunity to
complete a significant amount of the reading
before they arrive. In addition to reading
assignments, there will be short written
exercises and class presentations to be completed
while the class is in session. Students taking
the course for credit will be required to conduct
independent research and write a 25-30 page paper
summarizing comprehensive corporate research and
analysis for a designated company. The final
paper will be due six weeks after the class and
will count for 50 percent of the grade for the
course.
The Faculty
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Kate Bronfenbrenner is the Director of Labor
Education Research at Cornell University's School
of Industrial and Labor Relations. She received
her Ph.D. in Industrial and Labor Relations from
Cornell University in 1993. Bronfenbrenner's
primary research and teaching interests focus on
union and employer behavior in organizing,
bargaining, and contract administration,
strategic corporate research and comprehensive
cross-border campaigns, and the impact of global
trade and investment policy on workers, wages,
and unions.
Glenn W. Perusek
Glenn W. Perusek is Director of the Center for
Strategic Research at the AFL-CIO in Washington,
DC. He oversees research and planning for
strategic organizing initiatives. He earned a
B.A. from Kent State University and holds M.A.
and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago,
where he was a Merriam Fellow and won the Baker
Prize. His publications include Shifting Terrain
(2006). Perusek was a journeyman member of the
typographical union in Chicago.
Tom Juravich
Tom Juravich is a professor of labor studies at
the Labor Center at the University of
Massachusetts–Amherst, where he teaches courses
in labor research, work and the labor process,
contemporary labor issues, and advanced corporate
research. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the
University of Massachusetts–Amherst. Juravich has
written extensively on union bargaining and
organizing strategies, work and the labor
process, worker culture, and the history of work
and labor.
Danielle Newsome
Danielle Newsome is an organizer with the
Northeast Region Organizing Project of the
American Federation of Teachers (AFT). She earned
her B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from
Cornell University. While completing her degree
she interned for the Congress of South African
Trade Unions where she coordinated and co-
facilitated strategic corporate research training
for local union staff in the Western Cape. Prior
to working for AFT Danielle did strategic
corporate research for Change to Win in the
Philadelphia area.
Job Placement
Program instructors are committed to assisting
graduates of the program in finding strategic
corporate research positions within the labor
movement. In the first ten years of the program
we have been able to place more than three
hundred students in top research positions in the
AFL-CIO, CTW, UNITE HERE, SEIU, USW, LIUNA, IBT,
UFCW, AFT, AFSCME, ATU, and other unions across
the United States.
Campus Life
Schedule for the week
Registration, orientation, and an opening
reception and plenary panel will take place from
5:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, at the ILR
Conference Center.
Registration will begin at 5:30, and the
orientation and introductory program will begin
at 7:15 p.m. In order to accomplish the aims of
the program in the short time allotted, students
should be prepared for a schedule that is both
rigorous and intense. Attendance in all class
time, including the opening session, is mandatory
for all participants in the program. Full days
will be the norm, including out-of-class small-
group assignments and one evening session. Class
will meet Monday through Thursday at the ILR
Conference Center from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday evenings
through 9:00 p.m., and Friday from 9:00 a.m.
until 2:00 p.m. Students should be prepared to
work in small-group assignments on every night
outside of class and should not be making other
social arrangements while they are in Ithaca.
Further details will be sent with confirmation
letters.
Housing
Students will be housed in a unionized residence
hall on North Campus. Each bedroom is furnished
with twin beds, desk, chair, lamp and dresser.
The rooms are in suites of four to six rooms
clustered around a shared bathroom and living
space. Room rates are $45 per night for "singles"
(one person each bedroom) or $32 per person/per
night for "doubles" (two persons each bedroom)
plus a one-time administrative fee of $33 per
person. The separate parking fee at the dorm is
$5/day. All students will also be provided with a
campus bus pass, free of charge. Parking and
housing costs are the responsibility of the
individual student. Room reservations must be
received at Cornell by May 29, 2012. Note: If you
choose a "single," you will be sharing your suite
with several other people of the same gender. You
will have a private bedroom, but a shared bath.
Beds are made on arrival and linens and towels
are provided, but there is no daily housekeeping
service. This is definitely DORM housing, so if
you want air conditioning or more comfortable
accommodations and would prefer to stay in a
hotel, you are free to make your own arrangements
with area hotels. However, be advised that all of
them will cost you a great deal more than the
dorm.
Please refer to ILR's hotels page:
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/conferencecenter/direct
ions/hotels.html
Transportation
>From the dorms at North Campus to the classrooms
of the ILR Conference Center you may walk (about
20 minutes), bike (5 minutes), or use the campus
shuttle bus service (bus passes provided free to
all students staying on campus). If you are
housed off campus, you are responsible for your
own transportation to campus. On-campus parking
is severely limited and discouraged.
Meals
Included in the registration fee is a picnic on
Wednesday evening at Taughannock State Park on
beautiful Cayuga Lake, and the graduation lunch
on Friday afternoon. Meals, including breakfast,
are available at several on-campus dining
facilities on a cash basis both near the dorms
and near the conference center. We will also be
providing a continental breakfast at the
conference center each morning before the program
begins. A dining guide of on-campus and off-
campus locations will be provided for your
convenience, many of which are within walking
distance of the dorms and the conference center.
Weather
The climate in upstate New York in June can be
quite variable, ranging from a rainy 40 degrees
to a humid and hot 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus,
we suggest you bring clothing suitable for both,
including a rain jacket, sweaters, shorts, and a
swimming suit.
Accessibility
The ILR classrooms are all accessible. Please let
us know about any other accommodations you may
require for housing or meals.
Application
The application process, including essays,
registration, and payment is done on line through
our secure application website powered by Survey
Gizmo.com and the Cornell Campus Store Billing
Services.
Registration Fee
The registration fee covers all instruction,
books and materials, bus passes, opening
reception, picnic on Wednesday night, and closing
luncheon on Friday. A $100 tuition deposit is
required for all registrations no later than May
17, 2012.
- Non-credit fee: The non-credit fee is $895, and
all individual non-credit students receive an AFL-
CIO subsidy of $320, reducing the cost to $550,
except for those participants whose program
charge is being paid by their sponsoring union,
NGO, or other employer. Those students will have
their employer pay the full $850 non-credit fee.
- Credit course fee: The tuition for those
enrolling in the 1.5-credit class is $1,657.50,
and all individual credit students receive an AFL-
CIO subsidy of $712.50, reducing the cost to
$945, except for those whose program charge is
being paid by their sponsoring union, NGO, or
other employer. Those students will have their
employer pay the full $1,657.50 credit tuition
fee.
Scholarships
The AFL-CIO will provide a limited number of
additional needs-based scholarships to further
reduce the cost of tuition for students taking
the course for credit. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE
ONLY FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TAKING THE COURSE
FOR CREDIT AND WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER; EMPLOYER-
PAID AND NON-CREDIT STUDENTS DO NOT QUALIFY nor
do students who are not seriously committed to
doing the 20 page research paper. To apply for a
scholarship, you will need to upload an
additional one-page essay outlining your reasons
for requesting this scholarship. Please note that
the scholarships only apply to those students
interested in taking the course for credit, and
will only cover a portion of the credit tuition
cost. Union employees and other students who are
funded by their employer are not eligible.
Admission
Acceptance to the program will be limited based
on space, experience, and qualifications. Because
of the combination of limited space and high
demand for the course, we urge students to send
in their application forms as soon as possible.
The closing date for applications will be May 17,
2012, and acceptance letters will be sent out on
May 21, 2012. All students interested in
attending the program must complete the online
application including a two- to three-page single-
spaced essay explaining why they are interested
in attending the program and what they plan to do
upon completion of their degree. Each applicant
should also have at least one letter of reference
sent by the reference directly to Kate
Bronfenbrenner either by email to
klb23 at cornell.edu or by mail to Kate
Bronfenbrenner, Director of Labor Education
Research, 356 ILR Research Building, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14853. The letter(s)
should speak to as many of the following
attributes about the applicant as possible:
research and writing aptitude and experience;
depth of knowledge and experience relating to
strategic corporate research, labor policy,
globalization, organizing, bargaining, and
comprehensive campaigns; and finally long term
academic and career goals.
Fill out the application form on line effective
January 23:
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/436743/Cornell-AFL-
CIO-Strategic-Corporate-Research-Summer-School-
2011
Refund Policy: To withdraw from this special
program, you must notify the Special Programs
office. Your refund amount will be determined by
the date on which you notify the director.
Barring special circumstances all $100 deposits
are nonrefundable after the registration deadline
is reached on May 17, 2012 and your application
is under consideration.
For more information about the Strategic
Corporate Research Summer School 2012 program,
please contact Kate Bronfenbrenner at (607) 254-
4749 or e-mail scrsummer at cornell.edu.
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