Wade Rathke, Organizer


Wade Rathke, the founder and Chief Organizer of ACORN and SEIU Local 100, AFL-CIO, has been a professional organizer for thirty-five years. He has worked for and founded a series of organizations dedicated to winning social justice, workers rights, and a democracy where “the people shall rule”.




Wade Rathke’s work as an organizer for social justice includes leadership roles in a number of community, union, and educational organizations. To learn more about the work of these activist organizations, visit these websites.

ACORN
Local 100
SEIU
Site Fighters
Tides
Organizers' Forum
Social Policy
WARN

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Free Choice Organizing Op

San Francisco        Talking to union organizers up and down California in this state that still stands for a major part of what exists for union density in the United States, I often asked if real plans were beginning to be made in case Obama won and in case labor reform passed in the form of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).  

    Answer:  No.

    In fact some organizers believe that even if EFCA passes the opportunity will be a window that o... [more]


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