 District Lodge 190 won more awards for organizing than any other district at the last Western Regional IAM conference.
That comes as no surprise to Directing Business Representative Mike Day. “We put 30% of our resources into organizing,” Day says, “because organizing is the future of our union.”
District Lodge 190 has six organizers on staff, working out of Modesto, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose and Concord.
In 1999, the District gained 25 new shops for a total of more than 350 members. Of the National Labor Relations Board elections held, the District won 17 and lost only two, which is far higher than the nation average of 52%.
Winning can be a fight
At some shops, union recognition is achieved fairly easily, with a card check campaign and voluntary
recognition.
At others, the fight is more intense. District organizers have faced down many union-busting consultants who encourage the employers to hold captive audience meetings, buy off individual
employees, and take illegal actions that turn people against the union...
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