{"product_id":"unions-of-our-own","title":"Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn actionable, inviting, and confidence-boosting philosophy on how to tackle problems in your workplace and win.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur workplaces urgently need to get better, but change can feel murky, daunting, or even impossible. We imagine a different world, too, but billionaires are doing their best to make things worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e, veteran labor organizer and cofounder of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union Daniel Gross provides a radically new, step-by-step framework for workers who want to dramatically improve their jobs—and dream of bigger changes too. It reveals and puts into your hands the eight fundamental building blocks of a union that meets your needs and values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough proven tools, Gross’s personal stories from campaigns, vivid history, and real-world examples, \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e offers a practical, accessible, and empowering philosophy on how to design your own union and win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have known Daniel Gross for over twenty years, and I have never met a more indefatigable and stubbornly optimistic organizer. Finally, Daniel has brought us \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e, an immensely practical and accessible guide for building workers’ power. Daniel’s vast experience organizing with workers comes through in every page of a book that is sure to become an instant classic in an era of increasingly chaotic politics and economics. If your workplace lacks a union, this is the book to read with your fellow workers. If you are already a union member: read this book to expand your ranks and build more power from the bottom up.\" Mark Bray, author of \u003cem\u003eAntifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Daniel Gross shares with us what he has learned through decades of experience as a worker and labor organizer. Thought provoking, in-depth, based on values.\" Alice Lynd, coeditor of \u003cem\u003eRank \u0026amp; File: Personal Histories by Working Class Organizers\u003c\/em\u003e and coauthor of \u003cem\u003eStepping Stones: Memoir of a Life Together\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e is the book I wish we had when we were starting our union campaign. It'll be right there with us as we train new organizers and beat back our Nestlé-owned employer. Internationalist, committed to workplace democracy, and unlike anything available to workers today, this book wrests back the full scope of unionism where it belongs: to those of us on the shop floor. Daniel Gross has written a practical guide for union organizing which is committed to a radical vision of how unions can transform society. Essential reading for anyone fed up with work and considering a member-controlled union to do something about it.\" Alex \"Gonzo\" Pyne, barista and president of Blue Bottle Independent Union\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Daniel Gross' \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e is an important intervention into how we can organise at work today. Across different sectors and countries, in existing unions or building one from scratch, workers are experimenting with what forms of organisation can build rank-and-file power. This is coming up against both old and new challenges. \u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e provides important arguments and examples of how we can take these challenges seriously, while building organisation with solidarity at its heart. It is essential reading for anyone organising in a union—or wanting to start a new one.\" Jamie Woodcock, author of \u003cem\u003eTroublemaking: Why You Should Organize Your Workplace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eUnions of Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e is the book so many of us have been waiting for. If you are fed up at work and furious about the direction of this economy and the world, this book offers a new framework and philosophy for building real power within our workplaces to change our working conditions, and the world. Filled with concrete examples of worker-driven organizing, the book puts out there some of the key moves we made in building Rideshare Drivers United, a twenty-thousand-member, driver-centered organization. Daniel Gross has written both a compelling story and a clear road map for confronting authoritarianism—on the job and beyond. Read it with your coworkers. Then start building!\" Nicole Moore, Lyft driver and president of Rideshare Drivers United\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44505553174621,"sku":"9798888905937","price":27.93,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/UnionsofOurOwn.jpg?v=1781115009","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/products\/unions-of-our-own","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}