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Welcome to the Troublemaker's website, the companion to Labor Notes’ Troublemaker's Handbook 2. To order this 372-page workplace strategies manual, click here.

This site is designed for workers who feel the need to do something about conditions at work. By “troublemaker” we mean someone who dares to defend her or his rights and those of fellow workers. That often means making waves and making management uncomfortable—so management tends to call such brave souls “troublemakers.” Together, this site and the handbook are an organizing manual for workers who want justice from their employers and control over their lives at work.

A lot of our advice is designed for union members, who already have a leg up on organizing at work. They have more protection for speaking out. But we’re well aware that most workers don’t belong to unions. You’ll find plenty that’s useful to you, too.

On this site, the experts tell their own stories: “This is how we did it. See what you can learn from our story.”

Click the categories to your right to find these stories from the front lines. For example, to learn how to plan a sit-in, see “Strikes.” To read about a cross-union, industry-wide organizing drive, see “Organizing New Members.” To read about a shop-floor slowdown, see “Shop Floor Tactics.” To learn about improving your union’s newspaper, click “Running Your Local.”

Then go out and make trouble!

WHO WE ARE: This site, and the Troublemaker’s Handbook, come to you from Labor Notes, a monthly magazine. We publish labor news and analysis intended to help activists put the movement back in the labor movement. We hold a biennial conference, act as a resource center, and put on schools and workshops on a variety of topics. See our home page, www.labornotes.org, for stories and many more publications.