Municipal Workers’ Union Knows How to Make a Deal

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CN09172019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsTunis      We had heard about Makrem Amairia, the head of the Municipal Workers Union branch of the larger, longstanding labor federation, UGTT, before we arrived at their building near the main boulevard running through the city of Tunis.  He had been quoted while leading a march …

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Tunis Community Groups Get Creative

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CN09162019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsTunis      One of the treats of this Organizers’ Forum is getting to meet some of the organizers and members of El Comita, which is essentially ACORN Tunisia, the affiliate of ACORN International in this country.  There are now several hundred members in five groups that have …

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