Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing

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Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s “Unite & Win” handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and *fight*.

Episodes

  1. Discussion 4: “Predicting the boss’ lies helps you prepare for them”

    6D AGO

    Discussion 4: “Predicting the boss’ lies helps you prepare for them”

    It’s no surprise that bosses don’t exactly love unions—in fact, it’s pretty common for them to union-bust the hell out of our campaigns. So how can we get ahead of that and prepare for their reactions? Today’s guests, Atulya Dora-Laskey and Clarissa Redwine, answer that question. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Revolution in Seattle, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    36 min
  2. Lesson 4: Inoculation and the Boss Campaign

    FEB 10

    Lesson 4: Inoculation and the Boss Campaign

    Wes Holing reads Lesson 4 of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s Unite & Win handbook, published in 2024 by Haymarket Books. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Disposable Domestics, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    17 min
  3. Discussion 3: “We had each other; none of us did it alone”

    FEB 4

    Discussion 3: “We had each other; none of us did it alone”

    Power in numbers is the theme of today’s episode. Our guests, Grace Reckers and Phoebe Gilpin, are here to take us through the ins and outs of planning a successful collective action. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Ours to Master and to Own, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    41 min
  4. Lesson 3: Taking Collective Action and Escalating

    FEB 3

    Lesson 3: Taking Collective Action and Escalating

    Wes Holing reads Lesson 3 of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s Unite & Win handbook, published in 2024 by Haymarket Books. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Rank and File, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    12 min
  5. Discussion 2: “I think this is bullsh*t, too”

    JAN 28

    Discussion 2: “I think this is bullsh*t, too”

    In today’s episode, we’re getting some answers to the question of how to have an organizing conversation, especially when the stakes are high and retaliation is pretty likely. Our fearless leaders are Ed Blair and Benno Giammarinaro. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Set the Earth on Fire, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    42 min
  6. Lesson 2: The Organizing Conversation

    JAN 27

    Lesson 2: The Organizing Conversation

    Wes Holing reads Lesson 2 of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s Unite & Win handbook, published in 2024 by Haymarket Books. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Class War, USA, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    12 min
  7. Discussion 1: “Who's speaking up and ready to take action?”

    JAN 21

    Discussion 1: “Who's speaking up and ready to take action?”

    Today, we’re talking about charting your workplace and building an organizing committee from scratch, with guests Kellen Gildersleeve and troya wright. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Detroit: I Do Mind Dying, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    33 min
  8. Lesson 1: The Organizing Committee Model

    JAN 20

    Lesson 1: The Organizing Committee Model

    Wes Holing reads Lesson 1 of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s Unite & Win handbook, published in 2024 by Haymarket Books. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and The Labor Wars, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    10 min
  9. Intro Discussion: “We are the source of our power”

    JAN 14

    Intro Discussion: “We are the source of our power”

    Today’s episode is all about the basics of organizing, with guests Dawn Tefft and Bob Lawson. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Organized Labor and the Black Worker, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    33 min
  10. Intro Lesson: You Are the Union

    JAN 13

    Intro Lesson: You Are the Union

    Wes Holing reads the introductory chapter to the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s Unite & Win handbook, published in 2024 by Haymarket Books. “Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing” is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook and Class Struggle Unionism, which is 20% Off online. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work. Our audiobook host is Wes Holing. Discussion episodes are hosted by Kim Kelly. Giulia Hjort is our senior producer, and Rachel Lightner is our engineer. Production support from Daphna Thier and Megan Svoboda. Music from Epidemic Sound.

    23 min

  11. JAN 5

    Introducing Unite and Win

    Introducing Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing, a new 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s Unite & Win handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and fight. Starting on January 13th, we’ll be dropping audiobook episodes on Tuesdays and discussion episodes on Wednesdays. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! Visit haymarketbooks.org to find indispensable radical books, podcasts, virtual events, and other political education resources, including the Unite & Win handbook. Please also consider joining the Haymarket book club. It’s one of the best ways to support Haymarket and help fund projects like this one. Visit workerorganizing.org to get support, sign up for a training, or volunteer with EWOC. Please also consider making a donation to support our work.

    2 min

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Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing is a 13-part podcast series by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), produced in partnership with Haymarket Books. This podcast is split up into two parts: an audiobook version of EWOC’s “Unite & Win” handbook and discussions with labor organizers across industries moderated by labor journalist and author Kim Kelly. These discussion episodes use real-world examples to illustrate the themes we raise in the handbook, including just how much a union can help us accomplish when we come together and *fight*.

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