Social media – not a toy! The respective political insurgents Bernie Sanders & Donald Trump’s masterful use of social media propels them to the top of the polls. They are also anti-establishment – and Building Trades leaders own the mantel of being establishment. The voters & members are in the mood for fighters & warriors… Continue Reading
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Feel the Bern – Snapchat & Reddit – The Donald – Twitter vs. Labor’s Social Media Use –
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Grass Roots Activists – Alive and Growing Everywhere but in the Building Trades –
Even the AFL-CIO which is “Lobbing from the Cheap Seats” is growing active again. However the AFL-CIO may have taken a premature victory lap regarding passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, (TPP). The AFL-CIO has approx. 40 million for political activities and lobbing which limits the sophistication needed in these campaigns. http://labor-unions.findthecompany.com/l/3/American-Federation-of-Labor-And-Congress-of-Industrial-Organzation Compare that with just… Continue Reading
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Twitter Overview Video – Social Media 101 –
101 from the perspective of “POTENTIAL UNION POWER” which now sits untapped. Consider Twitter as digital word of mouth on steroids in the 21st century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAP8s5QgkrY 101 from the perspective that we as the Rank & File don’t need to be social media experts and/or have big $$$ to leverage our numbers to significantly impact… Continue Reading
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Twitter = Raw Power –
The AFL-CIO nor the Building Trades unions have never trended a single Tweet. Twitter has changed a few countries entire regimes and has changed the course of politics and business in this country alone thousands of times now. Labor is sitting on some 12 million social signals and has yet to use them even once…. Continue Reading
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