SOS
Southwest Organizing School
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First Southwest Organizing School class, Albuquerque, 1998. |
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IBEW mural on cover of Southwest Organizing School 2002 calendar. |
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First Arizona Southwest Organizing School class, 2001. |
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Southwest Organizing School training for Mailhandlers, Tucson, 2001. |
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Southwest Organizing School arbitration class, IBEW Local 387, Phoenix, 2001. |
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When Furrs grocery stores, represented by UFCE
Local 1564, declared bankruptcy in 2001, some New Mexico stores
were bought by Lowes. The Lowes' management refused to recognize
the contract, did not hire back most union employees, reduced the
wages for 300 jobs, and eliminated most benefits.
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Roofers in Tucson, active in the Justice for Roofers campaign,
were fired by a roofing subcontractor of KB Home. On February 27,
2002, 50 roofers, mostly immigrants, walked into the showroom of
KB Home in Tucson to meet with HB management. The next day the roofers
were reinstated to their jobs. |
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A 2002 demonstration in downtown Denver led by SEIU's Justice for
Janitors brings violations of contract agreements to the attention
of the public and downtown building owners. Janitors (mostly immigrant
women), Denver Area Labor Federation members, and Southwest Organizing
School students attended the demonstration. |
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Southwest Organizing School class on Negotiating Strategy and Tactics, Houston, 2004. |
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