We Keep Us Safe: Workplace Organizing From The Ground Up

Ansel Schmidt, Felix Thomson, Raghav Goyal, Reilly Gardine

Four Highland Hospital workers and SEIU members will share firsthand accounts of grassroots organizing at Alameda County’s largest public hospital. From leading a system-wide campaign to divest from weapons manufacturers, to organizing “Know Your Rights” trainings in response to ICE threats, to building cross-departmental networks that can - and did - defend from external attacks on the workforce, these workers are demonstrating how to transform their workplace through collective action. Their efforts offer a powerful example of how workers can build organization and solidarity on the job - even in difficult conditions.