Summary of How to have an organising conversation webinar

00:00:00 - 00:50:00

This video provides an overview of how to have an organising conversation with workers. It emphasises the importance of being friendly and asking open questions in order to get the worker talking. It also provides helpful tips on how to engage the worker and get them talking about the issues that are important to them. Finally, the video discusses the importance of agitation, or encouraging the worker to see themselves as having some power in their situation and to believe that change is possible.

• 00:00:00 This webinar focuses on how to have an organizing conversation, which is a purposeful, time-bound conversation that aims to move another worker to do something. Some of the things that can be accomplished through an organizing conversation include building relationships, identifying issues, recruiting new members, and developing leaders. The session will begin with a discussion of do's and don'ts for organizing conversations, followed by a presentation on how an organizing conversation is used to organize and win campaigns.
• 00:05:00 Organizing conversations can be successful or unsuccessful, depending on how prepared and willing the organizer is to listen and ask questions to understand the worker's concerns.
• 00:10:00 This video discusses how to have an organising conversation, and offers tips on how to structure the conversation, including how to introduce the topic, discuss issues and agitation, and ask questions. It also discusses how to create a vision for the trade union and how to ensure that the conversation is successful.
• 00:15:00 This video provides an overview of how to have an organising conversation with workers. It emphasises the importance of being friendly and asking open questions in order to get the worker talking. It also provides helpful tips on how to engage the worker and get them talking about the issues that are important to them. Finally, the video discusses the importance of agitation, or encouraging the worker to see themselves as having some power in their situation and to believe that change is possible.
• 00:20:00 The speaker discusses how an organizing conversation should proceed, focusing on being honest and encouraging workers to take action. They provide an example of how an organizing conversation might go, focusing on educating workers about their opposition and potential risks.
• 00:25:00 The speaker provides tips for having an organizing conversation with a worker, including preparing the worker, being honest, and self-roleplaying. The speaker recommends that workers be brave and that conversations about organizing can be uncomfortable.
• 00:30:00 The speaker discusses how to have an organizing conversation with workers. He says to be direct and ask workers what they want to do. He also recommends sharing a plan of what to do together and giving workers all the information they need to do their actions.
• 00:35:00 The speaker discusses how to have an organising conversation with workers, including preparing for and running structured tests to assess worker power. He also discusses how to handle objections and how to build workers' capacity to strike.
• 00:40:00 The speaker provides a framework for handling objections in conversations about workplace organization. The framework is called aar, which stands for "acknowledge and affirm." Respect is key in handling objections, as they are usually understandable. Objections often arise from concerns about being victimized or from a lack of understanding of the vision for the workplace. The speaker provides advice for handling these objections, including redirecting the conversation back to the goals of the organization, and asking questions that make the listener feel like they are being heard and understood.
• 00:45:00 The speaker provides advice on how to start organizing conversations with people who don't know much about trade unions. He suggests starting with educational questions and building relationships with people. If conversations don't start with the speaker, they might not be able to organically grow.
• 00:50:00 The speaker provides tips on how to have an organising conversation with workers, emphasising the importance of practice. She also provides a link to a mass organising call.