The
Association for Union Democracy: union democracy for a strong labor movement
104 Montgomery
Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11225; USA; 718-564-1114; info@uniondemocracy.org
Sometimes the "Good Guys" Win! (but they need a hand)
At the Association for Union Democracy, we help unionists understand
their rights in running for office. So we are gratified when reformers
use those rights and actually win! At our recent event,
"Union Reformers, Meet the Press", we were reminded of these happy
occurrences.
There were officers from Local 798, IATSE (makeup artists and stylists), from ILA Local 333 (tugboats), Flushing Local 294 Letter Carriers, from CWA Local
1109 and
TWU Local 225 -- all of them had used what they learned from AUD to organize for reform... Read more (pdf)
The Association for Union Democracy (AUD) is
a pro-labor, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the
principles and practices of democratic trade unionism in the North
American labor movement. It is the premise of AUD
that internal democracy makes unions stronger and better able to fight
for the rights and interests of working people. No other organization
is dedicated solely to advancing the democratic rights of union
members.
AUD is a non-partisan organization. We do
not support or endorse candidates for union office or particular
policies within unions. Rather,
AUD supports
actions which strengthen the democratic process, promoting membership
participation, free speech and fair elections, so that union members
can transform and lead their unions.AUD
depends on contributions and has limited resources. We provide
educational assistance and guidance as to legal rights and organizing
to union members fighting for greater control of their unions...(more about AUD,
a definition of union democracy, to contribute
to AUD)
Check http://aud2.uniondemocracy.org for recent articles from Union Democracy Review. Teamsters, SEIU, Nurses, Operating Engineers and more. We welcome feedback on this development site.
Benson on Facebook? A lot has changed since Herman wrote "Intellectuals and the lonely union reformer" -- now the refomers are "friending" each other and networking. Check out Herman's page, and the AUD page. Become a friend, fan, and contributor.
Union
Democracy Review is moving!
Selected stories from the latest issues of Union Democracy Review and the
$100 Plus Club News can now be found on the "Association for Union Democracy
(dev)" website: http://aud2.uniondemocracy.org/pubs
(1/18/10)
Office of Labor-Management Standards Makes Contracts
Available Online."The Office of Labor-Management
Standards (OLMS) announces the availability of the Department of Labor Collective
Bargaining Agreement (CBA) File in the Online Public Disclosure Room. Collective
bargaining agreements...are now available to be viewed and printed."
With two exceptions: contracts covering fewer than 1,000 workers, and contracts
covering railroad and airline workers. See the Online
Public Disclosure Room. (11/12/07)
"Request Help" page.
For unionists seeking information or advice with a union democracy problem.
With a new "Request Help" form that will help AUD better assist
you. An important resource for union members, please bookmark and link directly
to this page. See the page here. We have
also reworked the Contact AUD page.
Volunteer for AUD.
Work with AUD staff on online projects: translation into Spanish, indexing
and database entry, graphic/web design, web surfing and other skills needed. See our volunteer page.
Spread Union Democracy:
get a bundle of 20 copies of Union Democracy Review for $20.00 to hand out
to coworkers. Order here.
If
you find this website helpful, send AUD a generous contribution. We
cannot continue to provide this service without support from unionists
and civil libertarians like you. You may need us. We
certainly depend upon you. Donations to AUD are tax-deductible.
Disclaimer: the information presented on this
website is general and intended for educational purposes. It is not a
substitute for practical legal advice on any specific situation.
Use the following credit line
on the materials you use: "From the website of the Association
for Union Democracy. www.uniondemocracy.org. Email:
info@uniondemocracy.org. 104 Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, New York,
11225; USA; 718-564-1114"
