Local 2010 Strategic Plan 2014
Statewide Council Meeting July 12, 2014
Goal: To emerge from trusteeship as a powerful, functional Teamster local with a strong and
active membership, an effective elected leadership, ready to launch a successful Contract
Campaign:
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Continue our focus on member communication and Union-building activities to
create growth in the number of members and their level of activity;
Create a stable functioning ROC network at each chapter
Strengthen the representation program, including to recruit, train, appoint and
utilize a full complement of stewards;
Enhance the Local’s communication with membership;
Expanding and activate our member-based political action program; and
Further strengthen the financial and administrative function of the organization;
Launch our Contract Campaign
I. Union Building
A. Goals of 2014 Union Building Program:
1. Build on our successes of 2013 by continuing to increase the size and
involvement of the Union’s membership, with a greater focus on the
ROCs as the source of growth and action.
2. Achieve 75% membership by Spring 2015
a. Goal = 3,500 new members
b. Sources of new members: Blitzes = 2000; Staff Reps/Organizers =
1000; ROCs = 500
3. Achieve an active, functioning network of ROCs at each chapter to build
the Union and take action on members' issues of concern.
B. Blitzes
1. Conduct at least one member communication blitz at each campus in 2014
2. Second round of blitzes September 2014 – March 2015, with more
blitzers, both staff and lost-timers
3. preparation for each blitz to begin 2-3 months in advance, including
recruitment of lost timers
4. Goals
a.
b.
one rank-and-file blitzer for every staff blitzer
five “assisting” ROCs/members for every blitzer
5. Purpose of blitzes
a. Maintain Union’s presence
b. communicate with large numbers of bargaining unit employees
regarding the Union, rights at work, contract, raises, etc.
c. identify issues of workplace concern
d. recruit new members and activists
C. Ongoing Union-building activity at every chapter:
a. Regular monthly member chapter meetings
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advance email announcement and reminders, listing
on website, and turnout
meetings to include planning of action, discussion
Union-building efforts, and training
b. Ongoing recruitment of new members, ROCs and stewards
c. ROCs engaged in Union-building, including bringing in new
members
d. Regular stewards council and ROC meetings
e. Action on workplace issues, including coordinated statewide
actions, e.g., workplace bullying, pocketbook issues such as
layoffs
f. Sign up members to DRIVE
g. Ongoing communication with employees
i. Regular worksite visits
ii. Bulletin Boards maintained
iii. Attendance at all new employee orientations
iv. Tabling
v. Email blasts regarding activities
D. ROC program
a. Goal = 300 functioning ROCs by Spring 2015
b. Formalize process of becoming ROC, (i.e., application, button/tshirt, certificate) so that members understand expectations and
commit to them
c. Every ROC to receive goals re recruitment and assignments of
employees to talk to, with follow-up
d. ROC contest for most new members
e. Regular ROC meetings/calls at every location
f. Periodic statewide ROC calls
g. Statewide ROC conference/training in July; fall ROC conference
E. Staffing
1. Regional Director(s); Lead Organizer.
2. Maintain ratio of approximately one Union Representative for each 1,200
represented
3. Add 2-3 full-time organizers in September 2014
4. Union Representatives to devote minimum 50% time to Union building
5. Utilize lost timers and volunteer members as needed
6. Organizers to be cross-trained on rep work and available to rep on asneeded basis
7. Utilize lost timers and volunteer members as needed
8. Staff to coordinate with Chapter Officers on meetings and activities
9. Staff goals, with weekly checkup:
a.
Reps: ___ new members per week; 20 ROCs by end of year
b.
Organizers: ___ new members per week; 20 ROCs by end of year
F.
Organizing Database – Build and utilize dedicated database to support
organizing efforts
II. Grievance Representation
A. Goal: To provide the highest level of representation through a combination of
staff reps, stewards and staff attorneys.
B. Staff representatives – Maintain assignment of staff reps at a ratio of
approximately one per 1,200 represented employees.
C. Stewards
1. Continue to recruit stewards through internal organizing program
2. Goal = full complement of trained stewards in place by end of year
a.
b.
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one steward per 100 unit employees at each chapter
minimum four stewards at each chapter
Goal = 150 stewards by end of year
3. Conduct minimum of two steward trainings in each of the north and south;
including advanced training in the fall
4. Reps to direct and mentor stewards
5. Stewards council at each location to meet at least monthly
6. Statewide stewards council to meet periodically
D. Maintenance of Grievance Files
1. Continue to utilize IGS system.
2. Ongoing training for IGS as needed, including for new reps
3. Enhance follow-up and check-in to ensure proper and regular use of IGS.
E. Develop tools for representation
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develop templates for grievance forms and letter
Local 2010 Stewards Handbook
Develop statewide approach to attrition of BU work
III. Communication
A. Website
1. Continue to enhance and update website
a.
enhance video content
b.
ability to join on-line (not just request form)
c.
enhance mobile site
2. Publicize URL on all Union emails, letterhead, publications, and gear.
3. Continuous updates regarding Union activities, successes, useful member
info, etc.
B. Email Blasts – regular communication regarding statewide and location events
C. Social Media – enhance Facebook, Twitter and YouTube presence.
D. Consider a Local 2010 app
E. Gear – Continue to develop new Local 2010 gear, aimed at enhancing visibility
of Union and assisting stewards and ROCs with their work.
F. Paper Communication – Brochure, paper versions of newsletter, letters to
members, meeting and activity notices, other key communications
G. Bulletin Boards maintained at every location
IV. Political Action
A. Coordinate with CTPAC and JCs 7 and 42.
B. Appoint Political Committee
C. delegations to meet legislators in districts where campuses/med centers located
D. lobby day timed strategically to impact budget
E. Organize lobbying and member action on these political priorities
1. Budget
2. Anti-bullying legislation
3. Labor regent campaign
F. Develop coalition relationship with other Unions and students
V. Administrative
A. Legal
1. Add second staff attorney in September 2014. Staff attorneys to handle
portion of caseload of grievances, arbitrations, and PERB work.
2. Continue relationship with BTB for outside legal work as needed.
3. Regular legal reports to Executive Board
B. Office
1. Expand Oakland office space.
2. Review overall office needs
C. Leadership Communication
1. Regular (weekly) staff meetings in North and South, joined by video
conference for appropriate portions
2. Periodic staff meetings in-person.
3. Monthly Executive Board and Membership Meetings
4. Twice a year Statewide Council Meetings
5. ROC Training in July
6. Participate in Joint Council meetings, IBT Caucuses, Unity Conference
7. 2015 Member Conference in the spring – March or April
D. Finances
1. Monthly financial reports for review by E-Board
2. Complete audits and Hudson timely
3. Budget for annual surplus
4. Attain $1M in cash reserves by August 2015
VI.
VII.
Training
1.
Steward training – 4 trainings, including 2 advanced
2.
ROC training in July
3.
Staff trainings re grievance representation and Union building
4.
Send staff to TLA re Organizing for Justice and Power
San Leandro, July 21-25
Contract Campaign
1.
Develop and launch a campaign to win a fair contract in 2016
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Theme of Campaign = Saving the Middle Class