Bargain Like an Organizer: Developing and Executing Strategic Contract Campaigns

Wednesday, September 11 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Room 406-B

Employers have become more aggressive and confrontational in renegotiating existing agreements, often necessitating costly and time-consuming defensive fight backs. For unions, it has become more crucial than ever to bargain behind an offensive strategic plan that expands the scope of the campaign and the victory. This session covers the building blocks of waging successful contract campaigns, including advanced planning, strategic research, member mobilization, community alliances and more.

Moderator(s)

Gordon Pavy, Collective  Bargaining Director, AFL-CIO (retired)

Participants

Matt Luskin, Organizer, Chicago Teachers Union, AFT
• Additional affiliates involved in strategic contract campaigns