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Get close to the workers. Stay close to the workers.



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Tell workers it’s their union and then behave that way.



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Don’t do for workers what they can do.



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The union is not a fee for service. It is the collective experience of workers in struggle.



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The union’s function is to assist workers in making a positive change in their lives.



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Workers are made of clay, not glass.



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Don’t be afraid to ask workers to build their own union.



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Don’t be afraid to confront them when they don’t.



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Don’t spend your time organizing workers who are already organizing themselves; go to the biggest-worst.



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The working class builds cells for its own defense — identify them and recruit their leaders.



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Anger is there before you are. Channel it, don’t defuse it.



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Channeled anger builds a fighting organization.



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Workers know the risks. Don’t lie to them.



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Every worker is showtime. Communicate excitement, energy, urgency, and confidence.



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There is enough oppression in workers’ lives not to be oppressed by organizers.



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Organizers talk too much. Most of what you say is forgotten.



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Communicate to workers that there is no salvation beyond their own power.



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Workers united can beat the boss. You have to believe that, and so do they.



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Don’t underestimate the workers.



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We lose when we don’t put workers into struggle.




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