This site is designed to be a resource for trade unionists everywhere. Here you will find solutions to some of your toughest challenges. Some of the topics covered will be how to:
- Sign Contractors
- Attract Members
- Gain Market Share
Do you have any tips you would like to pass on that might help union organizers? I want to hear from you.
Bob Oedy
Union Organizer, Author, Podcaster
Strategy Planning
Through my award-winning books, podcast, blog and online training, I help construction union organizers succeed.
Sign Contractors
It feels great because you know the employer intends to hire more union members.
Attract Members
Find out what motivates workers to join. Hint: it’s not just wages and working conditions.
Gain Market Share
Either your union is growing or it’s dying. It’s that simple. Can you afford to fail?
BIGGER LABOR
A Crash Course for Construction Union Organizers. Learn the vital skills and nuts and bolts you need to produce explosive growth for your union’s future. Bigger Labor is the ultimate resource for building a more powerful Labor movement.
The Million Dollar Organizer
365 Tips for Professional Union Organizers. Win more campaigns, balance work and family, and leave the competition in the dust. Put proven strategies to work for you. Want to survive the gauntlet of local union politics? Protect your reputation and cement a foundation for a solid union organizing career.
Beverly Hills Book Awards
The Million Dollar Organizer by Bob Oedy was honored with the prestigeous Beverly Hills Book Award, taking first place in the Business/Careers category. Other honors include Book Excellence Awards, and Best Book Awards.
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"Oedy's no nonsense, practical breakdown of the art of organizing in the construction industry is an essential tool and a must have for any organizer who is serious about creating positive change."
Daniel Villao
LA/OC Building Trades Council
The labor movement needs dedicated recruiters to bring in new members into unions. The hiring process for union organizing positions can be daunting. This course covers everything you need to land that dream union organizing position and create a secure future for you and your family.
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Labor Links
- Get Hired as a Union Organizer – Online training for those interested in a career union organizing
- Union Organizer Intensive – Online training for advanced union organizing
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)-
- California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)-
- California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) –
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)-
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) –
- Free ERISA – Provides data about employee benefits.
- Indeed.com – Subscription based resume search engine.
- AFL-CIO – The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
- Lynda.com – Online training courses
- National Education Association (NEA) – Largest labor union in the United States
- LaborRising.com – Blog
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – Second largest labor union in the United States
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) –
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) –
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) –
- Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) –
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) –
- American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) –
- United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices (UA) –
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) –
- United Auto Workers (UAW) –
- American Nurses Association (ANA) –