Call Center Workers, Political Drama, and Student Unions – All in a Day in Tunis

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CN09182019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsTunis       We are so lucky to be able to come together and visit organizers, activists, leaders, and others who are trying to build organizations and navigate the challenges of empowering people in different countries.  The Organizers’ Forum is close to completing our eighteenth journey, this time …

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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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