Hello — if you are or are close to college or university staff, take a look at this reading group. It would be especially valuable for a Campus Labor Council. The group facilitator, Jessica Hunsdon, is an excellent presenter who has worked as staff for HELU (Higher Education Labor United) and also at Rutgers. Starts next Thursday. Enjoy — Helena Worthen Staff United: Building Fighting Unions to Take On Management Registration Form https://bit.ly/StaffUnitedSummer Description Higher ed staff of all types are facing understaffing, increased workloads without compensation, unsafe working conditions, and an overall lack of respect in our workplaces. To address these multi-faceted and ever-worsening conditions, we must build fighting unions that are focused on member power and union democracy and are capable of putting the necessary pressure on management to demand the respect and workplaces we deserve. Are you a rank-and file member, staff organizer or leader of a staff union in a higher education or university healthcare context? Register below to join Higher Ed Labor United <https://higheredlaborunited.org/> in reading and discussing Democracy is Power: Rebuilding Unions from the Bottom Up by Mike Parker and Martha Gruelle. You can purchase the book or download a free PDF at https://labornotes.org/store/democracy-power <https://labornotes.org/store/democracy-power>. The four 1.5-hour online sessions will be facilitated by members, leaders and organizers of staff unions from all over the United States. We will meet on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of July and August from 7:30-9:00 PM EST: July 13 & 27; August 10 & 24. Please email Jessica Hunsdon at jhunsdon@gmail.com if you have any questions. This event is sponsored by Higher Education Labor United (HELU) as part of our wall-to-wall and coast-to-coast organizing campaign Helena Worthen helenaworthen@gmail.com https://www.laborsbookstore.com/collections/all/products/power-despite-precarity-strategies-for-the-contingent-faculty-movement https://powerdespiteprecarity.blog