(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) - The National AFL-CIO’s new organizing resolution is supposed to help Workers win - with a goal now of two million new organized Workers by 2031.

Organizing the unorganized is one of the biggest, if not the biggest question facing the Union Movement - and it’s no secret that Union Density in the U.S. is bottoming out.

So, it is rightfully on everybody’s minds here, from the Rank-and-File Workers in attendance, to Worker and Staff Organizers, to the Union Affiliates and their leadership. 

The organizing resolution, called We are the Organized Power of Working People, encourages the Labor Federation to coordinate multi-Union Campaigns, align bargaining dates across sectors, launch a mass training program for Rank-and-File Organizers, draw a hard line on political endorsements - no candidate gets Labor’s support unless they’re willing to fight for Collective Bargaining Rights - and even organize outside the traditional National Labor Relations Board process.

The one million new organized Workers the National AFL-CIO is citing reflects growth in sectors such as auto, health care, public service, as well as newer ones like Video Game Developers, Tech Workers, Baristas and other Service Industries.

But, as previously mentioned, Union Density in the U.S. still sits at just 10% of the workforce - which is barely up from the historic lows of the last decade, albeit a sign the bleeding has stopped for now. 

Questions about whether the National AFL-CIO’s new goal is achievable, whether it is ambitious enough, and what the nuts-and-bolts and resource allocation will actually look like were central to discussions among Delegates in the halls and bars outside the convention hall this week.

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