Getting Organized
Taking Sides and Choosing Battles
In such conflicts, we must make a choice: Either stand together with our co-workers, or side with the employers out to undermine them. […]
Health Care
Getting Organized
We Are All Wisconsin
Anti-union zealots attempt to arouse jealousy and to pit one group of employees against another. It’s a distraction from the fact that we’re all in the same boat…and that boat is sinking. […]
Getting Organized
A Foothold in Reality
Fremantle is a large enough player that its going union will help to raise the bar for other employers. […]
Getting Organized
In the Edit Suite or the Batter’s Box, Bosses Are Not Benefactors
A pool of individuals of extraordinary talents that had generated great wealth for their employers had come to feel indebted and indentured to the very organizations for which they amassed extravagant profits. […]
Getting Organized
The Organizer’s Tale: Heroism on a Small Scale
The organizer’s tale goes like this: Several individuals come to the realization that they deserve better than what those in charge want to give them; they find the courage to stand up for themselves; they develop the compassion to stand up for each other; they find power in solidarity; after a fight, they win. […]
Getting Organized
The Broad Shoulders of the ‘Swamp People’ Post Crew
‘Swamp People’s’ post crew has taught us something new about the leverage we have in post. […]
Getting Organized
Working for the Weekend: Labor Day and the Struggle for Leisure
If you are working a union job and have Labor Day off, you should recognize that you owe your leisure to a long tradition of solidarity. […]
Getting Organized
Shaping Reality: Building Upon Our Momentum in Unscripted TV
Editors and assistant editors, Guild members and non-members alike, came to participate in a lively conversation about the labor that goes into crafting compelling stories from raw footage. […]
Getting Organized
The Meaning of Membership: We Are Our Brother’s Keeper
We have duties to one another. We are strongest when we are one another’s keepers. […]
Getting Organized
The Importance of Being Inclusive
As a union member, you can accept non-union jobs. But with the freedom to accept non-union employment comes a responsibility to assist efforts to expand union employment. […]
