Lessons in Organising

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What Trade Unionists Can Learn from the War on Teachers

By Gawain Little and Howard Stevenson and David Wilson and Ellie Sharp

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Lessons in Organising explores the crucial role of trade union reps and activists in revitalising union strength through collective organising. Drawing on perspectives from activists, academics, and union officials, the book assesses the recent 'turn to organising' within the union movement, highlighting its impact on workplace solidarity and broader political campaigns, including actions against austerity and for environmental causes. Using examples from the National Education Union, it argues for a transformative trade unionism fit for the challenges of the 21st century.
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This book is ideal for union activists, educators, academics, and anyone interested in trade union strategy and social movements.

A vital work on labour movement strategy by experienced union activists

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'An excellent review of the attack on teachers and their unions, by authors well placed to point to ways to improve the fight back and resistance' - Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary NEU

The heart of any trade union is its reps and activists organising in the workplace. After years of membership decline across sectors, a renewed recognition of this essential fact is behind the 'turn to organising' in the union movement today.

This turn to collective organising builds strength at a local as well as a national level, and also aids in mobilising around a wider range of political issues from campaigning against austerity to taking action for the environment. In recent years, this fusion of workplace organising and national campaigning has been exemplified by Europe's largest education trade union, the National Education Union (NEU).

In Lessons in Organising, the authors bring together activist, academic, and union official perspectives to assess the potential (and the limitations) of the 'turn to organising' and set out the case for a new transformative trade unionism for the 21st century.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745345222

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 192

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David Wilson Education & Reference Ellie Sharp Gawain Little Howard Stevenson Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Gawain Little is a member of the National Executive of the NEU and chairs its International Solidarity Committee. He is the editor of Education for Tomorrow. Ellie Sharp is a primary school teacher, NEU activist and past chairperson of the London NEU New & Young Educators Network. Howard Stevenson is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Nottingham. David Wilson is Assistant General Secretary (Campaigns and Communications) at the National Education Union (NEU), and previously was Head of Organising in the National Union of Teachers (NUT). He tweets at @DavidWilson1975.

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