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ORGANISING Mapping List-building

ORGANISING Mapping List-building. MAPPING AND LIST-BUILDING. MAPPING. Mapping. 0. MAPPING. Mapping identifies where workers are located. Mapping can be done on numerous scales: Workplace-wide Company-wide Industry-wide National Regional International

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ORGANISING Mapping List-building

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  1. ORGANISING • Mapping • List-building

  2. MAPPING AND LIST-BUILDING MAPPING

  3. Mapping 0 MAPPING

  4. Mapping identifies where workers are located. • Mapping can be done on numerous scales: • Workplace-wide • Company-wide • Industry-wide • National • Regional • International • Mapping helps us build sustainable union structures. It is an ongoing process, and it never ends. MAPPING

  5. MAPPING

  6. MAPPING EXAMPLE - East Africa highways and port links MAPPING

  7. MAPPING EXAMPLELAN Airlines

  8. MAPPING EXAMPLE - Bus depot, Zambia Bus and Taxi Workers Union MAPPING

  9. Where can we gather information? • Visit workplaces • Ask the employer • Go to the internet • Look at industry publications and listings • Check with the ITF to find out what unions represent workers in your company, regionally and locally. MAPPING

  10. ACTIVITY: Creating a map Aim: To create a map that can be used to assist you in organising. Tasks: Include numbers and locations of: • Workers • Sub-contracted or precarious workers • Union members and leaders • Non-union workers • Any other unions in the workplace • Workplaces from other countries and regions 3. Discuss what information is missing and how you will obtain it. 4. Prepare to share and describe your map. 1. Select a facilitator and timekeeper. 2. Draw a physical map of the workplace on large paper. Work with the information you have. Map out the workplace: • Management offices • Briefing rooms • Staff rooms • Hotels • Cafeterias • Lounges • Parking areas • Rest areas • Anywhere workers gather MAPPING

  11. List-building

  12. List-building benchmark Why is the list-building benchmark important? LIST-BUILDING

  13. List-building • Identify what information you want to keep updated: • Contact details • Job category • Employment status and direct employer • Shift/working time • Physical work location • Age, gender, language, social interests • Union membership/delegate/activist • Problems/concerns • Level of union involvement (eg attendance at union events and activities) • Workers’ relationships and connections LIST-BUILDING

  14. Lists should include workers’ relationships and connections • Who knows who • Who workers rely on if there is a problem • Who works with who • Attendance at union events LIST-BUILDING

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  17. How to make assessments • Assessments are based on workers’ actions, not personal judgements. Look at what workers do, not what they say about the union. • No gossip. Do not keep anything on your lists that you would not want others to see. LIST-BUILDING

  18. Assessments will change • Workers will become involved with the union. • Workers will also become less involved with the union. • Assessments need to be constantly updated. LIST-BUILDING

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  21. Is the union’s strength growing or remaining the same? • There was a large decrease in the number of unknowns. • The number of people against the union was not increasing. • The union was getting better at figuring out how many of them there were and who they were. The total number of cabin crew was declining, which was creating staffing problems. The union is still not in contact with 25% of the workers. But it has increased the number of people who are participating, which will help them identify the rest. LIST-BUILDING

  22. Assessments help us keep our focus on the undecided and unknown workers • We can easily overlook the workers we are not in contact with, the “unknowns”. • Because we are more likely to be talking to the union supporters, we may feel stronger than we are. • Keeping very accurate numbers and assessments is critical. LIST-BUILDING

  23. How to build lists • Ask union members who have contact with non-union workers • Social events • Workplace visits • Hotels and restaurants • Home visits • Company or industry events • Parking areas • Payroll or employee lists • Telephone directories • Facebook and internet • Fire or emergency • Evacuation lists • Newsletter and email lists • Raffle, prizes and fundraising events that require collection of contact details LIST-BUILDING

  24. Keep your lists safe • Be careful about where you keep your lists. • To prevent duplication and to increase security, you probably want one person to be responsible for updating the list. LIST-BUILDING

  25. List-building is an ongoing process. Lists will change and grow as we organise. LIST-BUILDING

  26. ACTIVITY: Plan to build a list Aim: To plan to build a list. Tasks:Select a facilitator and timekeeper. Discuss the following: • What information will we want to keep? • How will we gather the information? • Where will we keep our list? (computer, paper, etc.) • How will we keep our list updated? Review the list-building work plan, and prepare to share your ideas. LIST-BUILDING

  27. ACTIVITY:List-building work plan LIST-BUILDING

  28. Anything else to discuss regarding mapping and list-building? MAPPING AND LIST-BUILDING

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