As a long time global union sraffer I fully agree that helping fund union organizing to help workers build power is a key element. I applaud the UE and DSA for launching EWOC, but its scale is way too small. With the IUF I oversaw a global union organizing project within the food and beverage industry that received modest funding control…
As a long time global union sraffer I fully agree that helping fund union organizing to help workers build power is a key element. I applaud the UE and DSA for launching EWOC, but its scale is way too small. With the IUF I oversaw a global union organizing project within the food and beverage industry that received modest funding controlled by German and Dutch union federations but ultimately sourced from taxpayers in those countries. We were able to hire four energetic organizers at minimal salaries to help unions on various continents to organize and represent workers within global corporations in those industries. The results were quite positive in building global union density within Nestle and Coca Cola, enabling our combined union networks to exert considerable leverage on those global corporations. The IUF could not have funded that campaign from affiliated union membership alone.
As a long time global union sraffer I fully agree that helping fund union organizing to help workers build power is a key element. I applaud the UE and DSA for launching EWOC, but its scale is way too small. With the IUF I oversaw a global union organizing project within the food and beverage industry that received modest funding controlled by German and Dutch union federations but ultimately sourced from taxpayers in those countries. We were able to hire four energetic organizers at minimal salaries to help unions on various continents to organize and represent workers within global corporations in those industries. The results were quite positive in building global union density within Nestle and Coca Cola, enabling our combined union networks to exert considerable leverage on those global corporations. The IUF could not have funded that campaign from affiliated union membership alone.