What is workplace mapping? A leadership team activity to create a physical depiction of the worksite that illustrates presence and physical proximity of workers by such factors as membership or activist status, age/seniority, job title, assessment status, social relationships, etc. Once created, a map gives us a look at selected data from a bird’s eye view and provides a starting point for a strategic discussion of organizing. Has anyone had prior experience in worksite mapping?

Sample worksite map analysis: What do you see depicted in this sample? What observations can be made based on what is depicted in the map? How might this information help inform plans for more effective organizing? What else might be helpful to know and map in this sample?

So, now let’s talk about putting this all together to meet the objectives of this training.... How are you going to build membership density, commitment and activism?

Objective: UTD Stewards will develop an internal organizing plan for the school year. The organizing plan will include: Membership retention conversations with all new members (enrolled since January 2011) during the first two weeks of the new school term; Membership recruitment conversations with at least 50 percent of all remaining potential members during the first two months of school; Identification and recruitment of members to assist in making the retention and recruitment conversations, ideally one per every 10 people to be contacted; Identification and recruitment of activists for legislative and political mobilization; A calendar that shows specific dates and times for regular worksite meetings for the entire school year. Actions to boost union visibility at the worksite. 4