“And organizing, at its core, is about raising expectations: about what people should expect from their jobs; the quality of life they should aspire to; how they ought to be treated when they are old; and what they should be able to offer their children. About what they have a right to expect from their employer, their government, their community, and their union. Expectations about what they themselves are capable of, about the power they could exercise if they worked together, and what they might use that collective power to accomplish. Ultimately, expectations about where they will find meaning in their lives, and the kinds of relationships they can build with those around them.”
― Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
― Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
“In the normal course of human events, workers don’t expect much from their jobs, government, or unions, because the reality is they don’t get much. The job of the organizer is to fundamentally change this.”
― Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
― Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
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