Ian Allinson

Workers Can Win (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to Organising at Work
Illustrator: Revolting, Colin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Covid, climate and cost of living crises all hang heavy in the air. It's more obvious than ever that we need radical social and political change. But in the vacuum left by defeated labour movements, where should we begin? For longtime workplace activist Ian Allinson, the answer is clear: organising at work is essential to rebuild working-class power.

The premise is simple: organising builds confidence, capacity and collective power - and with power we can win change. Workers Can Win is an essential, practical guide for rank-and-file workers and union activists. Drawing on more than 20 years of organising experience, Allinson combines practical techniques with an analysis of the theory and politics of organising and unions.

The book offers insight into tried and tested methods for effective organising. It deals with tactics and strategies, and addresses some of the roots of conflict, common problems with unions and the resistance of management to worker organising. As a 101 guide to workplace organising with politically radical horizons, Workers Can Win is destined to become an essential tool for workplace struggles in the years to come.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745347837
• Artikelnr.: 65997487

Autorenporträt

Ian Allinson has been a workplace activist since 1991, working for a private sector employer which didn't recognise a union for most workers, and where he led a number of strikes including the first national strike in the IT industry. He served ten years on the national Executive Committees of Amicus and Unite, and was a candidate for Unite General Secretary in 2017. He is currently industrial action coordinator on the executive committee of Manchester TUC, where he was previously President.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Why organise at work?
3. Starting out
4. Servicing, advocacy, mobilising and organising
5. Choosing and communicating about issues
6. How to organise
7. Using your rights
8. Planning action
9. Industrial and direct action
10. Management mischief
11. Dealing with your union
12. Overcoming difficulties and limitations
Conclusion