There Are No Shortcuts in Organizing, but Technology Sure Does Help
summary
Thousands of one-on-one conversations over about three years and a tracked roster of 600+ names yield concrete outputs: a bubble chart generator (D3-powered, CSV input) to spot uncontacted teams, a Slack avatar generator to show remote solidarity, and a live vote count tracker backed by Firebase Realtime DB so ballots stream publicly during the NLRB count. Tech choices include Next.js + Netlify CMS for a static, editable site; the vote tracker works (with manual increments, one memorable typo and celebratory confetti).
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Union organizing story
- 1:56Workers consider unions
- 3:20Mapping union support
- 7:51Accurate org chart
- 12:26Going public with campaign
- 13:31Public union website
- 19:08Solidarity with Slack avatars
- 22:19Tracking union vote
- 26:10Tech vs one-on-one organizing
- 27:13Strategy shifts before/after public
- 36:48Q&A
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