I would like to see a lot more from ZM about his mayoral approach to bargaining with the municipal unions, especially since that's an area where he's way better positioned to partially achieve some of his proposals like a $30 minimum wage. Even if Albany is required to make that the law of the 5 boroughs, explicitly supporting it _as a minimum for city workers_ as we begin the next round of bargaining, when many DC37 jobs in particular do not pay that much, would be significant - can mayors make direct asks to labor relations city management-side reps about what to agree to?
If only unions just “focused primarily on narrowly fighting for what union officials believe to be in the best interests of their members.”
Typically it’s what union officials believe to be in the official’s best interest.
This isn’t to discount the point of the article, but it does understate the resistance that a rank and file movement will face, not only from corporate power, but from unions themselves
The Mayoral Office for Workers Rights is a very important strategic node here. I wonder to what extent the city might be able to support basic workers rights education for it to role out on a mass basis. Having 60,000 campaign volunteers become 60,000 union educators could be quite a powerful move.
I would like to see a lot more from ZM about his mayoral approach to bargaining with the municipal unions, especially since that's an area where he's way better positioned to partially achieve some of his proposals like a $30 minimum wage. Even if Albany is required to make that the law of the 5 boroughs, explicitly supporting it _as a minimum for city workers_ as we begin the next round of bargaining, when many DC37 jobs in particular do not pay that much, would be significant - can mayors make direct asks to labor relations city management-side reps about what to agree to?
If only unions just “focused primarily on narrowly fighting for what union officials believe to be in the best interests of their members.”
Typically it’s what union officials believe to be in the official’s best interest.
This isn’t to discount the point of the article, but it does understate the resistance that a rank and file movement will face, not only from corporate power, but from unions themselves
The Mayoral Office for Workers Rights is a very important strategic node here. I wonder to what extent the city might be able to support basic workers rights education for it to role out on a mass basis. Having 60,000 campaign volunteers become 60,000 union educators could be quite a powerful move.