Tonight’s category: Top 10 Reasons for Going to the Labor Notes Conference on April 23-25 in Dearborn.
#10: Learn all about what worked somewhere else that just might work here.
#9: Drink beer and sing songs with the Wobblies, until Security shows up.
#8: Eat rubber banquet chicken entirely prepared and served by union labor.
#7: Pick up tons of literature that can be easily plagiarized for local newsletter.
#6: Maybe hear Andy Stern’s side of the story.
#5: Spend quality bus time with the cream of Madison’s labor movement.
#4: Recharge batteries for next two years.
#3: Talk to alchemists who can turn craft unions into industrial unions.
#2: “Sorry, I’ll be out of town” sounds a whole lot better than “I don’t care if you already bought tickets, I still ain’t goin’.”
And, reason #1 for going to the Labor Notes conference: What happens in Dearborn stays in Dearborn.
If you haven’t yet made arrangements, it isn’t too late.
To register for the conference go to: www.labornotes.org.
To get a room call the Hyatt Regency at 888-421-1442 and mention you want the Labor Notes rate.
To get a spot on the bus from Madison, contact Tony at 608-347-3435 or anthonycollin@gmail.com.
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Labor Notes is also fun for non-beer drinkers!
11. Kimonos, Korean, and other mental vacations from WI. One year there was a group of Japanese garbage workers who came. They showed up at the evening banquet in full traditional dress (men and women) while the rest of us wore jeans. They gave away some kimonos as gifts at the talent show.
12. Labor drinking stories. The European dockworkers told about fighting free trade at the big free trade meetings (story involved long bus rides, heavy drinking and fireworks).
13. Tattoos! At Labor Notes, there's body art on display by Teamsters and other labor people.
14. Clothes freedom (stories of). I learned that nudity played a key role in seeking fairness for campus workers at UC Berkeley (the college students did the stripping-for-justice).
15. Taco trucks. Southern CA grocery warehouse workers shared their strategies for protesting the hiring of contract workers. They had some friends who happened to drop by with trucks with loudspeakers mounted on top. The workers had time to make a few jokes at the boss' expense before their lunch break was over.
16. Art. The art workshops at Labor Notes have been hands-on and resulting collages and cartoons are on display all weekend.
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