Updates
Support the Minnesota Week of Action
Over 10,000 workers have come together for an unprecedented week of actions across Minnesota to answer the question "What Could We Win Together?"This inspiring common good campaign for Dignified Work, Good Schools, Stable Housing, and a Livable Planet is the result of...
Common Good for the Good of the Planet| “Pursuing a Just Transition in the Education Sector”
Bargaining for the common good is an innovative way of building community-labor alignments to jointly shape bargaining campaigns that advance the mutual interests of workers and communities alike. At their heart, these campaigns seek to confront structural...
Massachusetts Largest Strike YET is for The Common Good!
Teachers in Massachusetts are standing together like never before in the states' "largest strike yet." Educators are hitting the picket line to demand better resources for students and their families. At BCG, we fully support NTA’s demands for a strong, healthy...
BCG “Community & Labor Escalations” Webinar a Huge Success!
This January, Bargaining for the Common Good welcomed over 500 attendees to hear an inspiring and on time message on forming real alignments and building collective power. from Greg Nammacher (SEIU Local 26) Jennifer Arnold (Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia) Veronica...
Register Now| “Minnesota Community and Labor Escalations” Webinar
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024: 6pm EST, 5pm CST, 3pm PST Minnesota labor unions and their community partners are gearing up for an unprecedented compression of potential strikes and community actions with a deadline of the first week of March 2024. Representing tens of...
Portland Teachers on Strike for the Common Good!
Portland teachers just went on strike on November 1 to win the Portland schools educators and students deserve. Nation Education Association (NEA) President Becky Pringle said “I’m so proud of our...
Calling All Common Good Union and Community Members! Send Us Your Demands!
Across the country, union and community members are bargaining for common good demands that move beyond "bread and butter" issues like pay and benefits. BCG demands include proposals that tackle racial justice, climate justice, student debt, privatization, housing,...
Organizers Gear Up for Community-Labor Campaigns Across the County
BCG is on the move! This month, BCG organizers came together to plan, learn and strategize for community-labor campaigns taking off across the country! If you are interested in getting involved, reach out to us! Subscribe to the BCG mailing list to stay informed on...
Delivering the (Common) Goods
Democracy is about much more than casting a vote. By Lauren Jacobs, Stephen Lerner, and Joseph McCartin ...BCG is working to create an inclusive “we” strong enough to resist authoritarianism’s pull and expansive enough to inspire a vision of society in which our...