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Fair Wages on the Map: How Union Organizing is Changing the Game

Union timidity is finally coming to an end. “Union organizers have won at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, REI, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Ben & Jerry’s and Chipotle… These inspirational campaigns have not been traditional, top-down centralized union organizing campaigns. have succeeded — due to the dynamism of young (often college-educated) workers who are deeply attracted …

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Top newsletters on organizing, progressive politics and fighting disinfo

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Ethnic Media, Messaging, Misinformation, newsletter / By Deepak Puri

Stay in the know with these amazing newsletters. There’s a lot happening and if you don’t move fast, you may miss it (Ferris Bueller). How can you cope with people trying to overload you with nonsense (Steve Bannon)? Stay informed with these newsletters about organizing, progressive politics, fighting disinformation and more. The Fundamentals of Organizing …

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Democrats fight for workers. Republicans fight for their billionaire donors exploiting workers.

Who’s fighting for American workers? You make the call.

Leave a Comment / Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Technology, Software, and Apps / By Deepak Puri

Ignore the hype. Check the facts to see who’s really fighting for working Americans. Who’s investing in people? Promoting shared prosperity? Pushing companies to pay their workers a fair wage? Ensuring workers’ rights to organize? Who’s letting wealthy donors exploit workers? Swipe right to get the facts. Then make your call. Who’s fighting for you? …

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Chris Smalls organizes Amazon workers in New York

Amazon workers unionize! How to train workers to amplify demands with a common script.

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

How can the magic of great organizers be bottled to train others to explain their demands better? Messages are amplified when repeated many times by many people. This works best when supporters use the same talking points. How can busy workers working different shifts in different locations learn to explain their demands clearly and practice …

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Story of self is a technique used by community organizers to build rapport and mobilize others to join their cause by sharing their personal story of what inspired them to take action.

Organizing? First build trust by sharing your story.

Leave a Comment / Messaging, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Training Volunteers and Organizers / By Deepak Puri

Good organizers build trust before asking others for their support. How? Personal storytelling. Organizers share their own personal stories to quickly establish rapport and mobilize others to support their cause. “Their story presents a specific challenge they faced, the choice they made about how to deal with the challenge, and the outcome. The story invites …

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Organize and share your events with the free EventSignUp app designed with Glide

Free app to mobilize volunteers and voters through local events

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Let voters and supporters know about events and make it easy for them to sign up. Use the free SignMeUp app to share event details and collect RSVPs. Organizing community events, phone banks, fundraisers and canvassing drives is challenging. How can event details be easily shared online, flyers and signs? How can volunteers quickly find …

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Community organizers arrange free COVID vaccination clinics to help the underserved get vaccinated and get free internet access

Community organizers arrange free vaccination clinics and internet access in underserved areas

Leave a Comment / internet access / By Deepak Puri

There is a stark disparity among races getting vaccinated: more than 60% of vaccinations have been going to White people, less than 9% to Hispanics and less than 6% to Blacks. – CBS News Seeking to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the Biden administration is unveiling the “We Can Do This” campaign. It features television and social media …

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