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Allies of fired Tom Cat workers educating customers outside of Robert restaurant in NYC

Is it worth filing a ULP?

Liss Waters Hyde tells the story of an Unfair Labor Practice complaint filed against the New York IWW which did little to deter the branch from pursuing justice for migrant workers. Filing an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) should rarely be relied upon as the sole

Organizing Work

Wobcast #1: Not The Standard Playbook

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Wobcast #1: Not The Standard Playbook

Nov 1, 2018 • 49:38

Introducing Wobcast! This is a podcast produced out of the Edmonton branch of the IWW. It is about workplace organizing, with a focus on solidarity unionism. In this first episode, Nick Driedger explains the difference between solidarity unionism and “workplace contractualism” — the mainstream approach
Wobcast #2: Proof of Concept

Jan 17, 2019 • 1:13:15

In the second episode of our podcast, Marianne Garneau argues that the Stardust campaign in NYC is the “proof of concept” of the solidarity unionism model developed by the IWW. Find us on Stitcher and iTunes. RSS feed here. Hear episode one of our podcast
Wobcast #3: Organizing Reproductive Work

Apr 29, 2019 • 1:17:05

In the third episode of our podcast, host Rhiannon speaks to Katia Roscov, an early childhood educator, about reproductive labor, such as housework and child care. They note that sometimes it is paid and sometimes unpaid, but it always reflects a gender dynamic in society.
Wobcast #4: Crises, elections, and working class power

Apr 15, 2020 •

In the fourth episode of the Organizing Work podcast, Nick Driedger and Marianne Garneau talk about the coronavirus crisis, the defeat of Bernie Sanders, and what both mean for the labor movement and for the left
Wobcast #5 - Adventures in Leftist Leadership on the Job

Jul 7, 2020 • 1:07:27

In our fifth Organizing Work podcast, site publisher Marianne Garneau and regular contributor MK Lees talk about three recent articles addressing the left's role in workplace organizing -- and the massive reaction online
Wobcast #6: Talking Politics

Oct 9, 2020 • 42:13

In the sixth episode of our podcast, site publisher Garneau and contributing editor Nick Driedger talk about politics: what it is, whether workplace organizing is political, and where working class power lies.
Wobcast #7 - Peter Cole

Dec 10, 2020 • 1:11:38

Marianne Garneau interviews Peter Cole, author of Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly, now out in its second edition from PM Press.