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Types of power-building activities

OCSEA members may participate at the local level in a variety of union building activities (see glossary) to amplify our collective voice.

The activities can be grouped into three different types:

Material-to-Member - Outreach to members face-to-face and over the phone

• Union Bulletin Board Network (UBBN)
• Literature drops
• Letter writing campaigns
• Action card campaigns

Member-to-Member - Outreach to members face-to-face and over the phone

• Union-ware campaigns (shirts, hats, pins, stickers, bumper stickers, etc.)
• Cooler talk (share union information with coworkers)
• Brown bags
• Workplace actions and events
• Subordinate body meetings
• Union events (conferences, trainings, regional forums, etc.)
• Phone banks

Member-to-Non-Member - Outreach to neighbors, legislators, customers, etc.

• Union-ware campaigns (shirts, hats, pins, stickers, bumper stickers, etc.)
• Rallies and media events Phone banks
• Coalition building activities
• Community outreach activities
• Legislative and political action events

See Related

Descriptions of Activities (Glossary) - For an alphabetical list of activities and descriptions.

Types of Activity - Power-building activities can be grouped into three different types

Guidelines - Helpful info to help chapter committees get started