I’m reading The Hammer by Hamilton Nolan and got curious about how my local union relates to national groups.
North Dakota United (NDU) was created in 2013 as a result of a merger between the North Dakota Education Association (NDEA) and the North Dakota Public Employees Association (NDPEA).
NDU is a state affiliate of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.
National Education Association
the largest labor union in the United States (Wikipedia)
American Federation of Teachers
The largest unions currently in the AFL-CIO [include the] American Federation of Teachers (AFT). (Wikipedia)
Apparently NEA and AFT are two “competing” unions with slightly different philosophies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Education_Association#Relations_with_the_American_Federation_of_Teachers
AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
the largest federation of unions in the United States (Wikipedia)
I’m still confused about locals and chapters. Not sure what the organizational structure is, for example, at UND.
Some things that have come up in searches are below. I will update if I find more. If unions are going to grow, they’re going to need more than Facebook pages.
And in regional union news: https://www.startribune.com/cost-of-living-worker-protections-rights-greater-mn/601865839?utm_source=gift
HT @rationaldoge (https://scholar.social/@rationaldoge@hachyderm.io/116890599363939468).
> “The Chisago County strike recently became the longest county workers’ strike in state history, and the second longest public-sector strike. The longest, a 1977 holdout by Park Rapids municipal liquor store workers, lasted 240 days. It was also a product of an era with rapidly rising costs. In fact, 1977 brought significant labor strife to Minnesota.
> “Notably, eight women who worked at the Willmar Citizens National Bank walked off the job that year, demanding union recognition and equal pay with their male co-workers. In this groundbreaking strike, the women argued for equality not only out of fairness but because they needed the money.”
> —Aaron Brown in the Minnesota Star Tribune