KMO talks with long-time friend of the C-Realm about labor, academia, woke politics, Islam, sufism, and the illusory nature of the self, and maybe a passing mention of the pandemic.Post Script from Marc:

During the Vault talk I was irritated with myself that couldn’t remember the title of an important report on union organizing. So, more for myself than anyone else, I went into my work notes and found the document.The 2003 report by Kate Bronfenbrenner and Robert Hickey, of Cornell U.: “Blueprint for Change: A National Assessment of Wining Union Organizing Strategies”.

* Adequate and appropriate staff and financial resources* Strategic targeting and research* Active and representative rank-and-file organizing committees* Active participation of member volunteer organizers* Person-to-person contact inside and outside the workplace* Benchmarks and assessments to monitor union support and set thresholds for moving ahead with the campaign* Issues which resonate in the workplace and in the community* Creative, escalating internal pressure tactics involving members in the workplace* Creative, escalating external pressure tactics involving members outside the workplace, locally, nationally, and/or internationally* Building for the first contract during the organizing campaign.

https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=monograph