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This episode discusses strategies for reforming healthcare unions and empowering workers, featuring insights from Lisa Xu of Labor Notes.

This episode explores the dynamics of union reform caucuses and strategies for empowering workers within healthcare unions, with insights from Lisa Xu of Labor Notes. It covers how members can organize, challenge leadership, and build stronger, more democratic unions. The discussion includes labor activism and reform strategies to strengthen worker power. If you are a rank and file union member who is concerned and frustrated with a lack of transparency within your union or you've considered decertification, this may be the episode for you. Thank you to Nurses Uncorked Enema Award Sponsor, Happy Bum Co. Please visit https://happybumco.com/ and use promo code NURSESUNCORKED for 20% off your first bundle. Advertise on the show! Email with the subject NURSES UNCORKED SPONSOR to: nursesuncorked@gmail.com Become a Patron! Gain early access to episodes, ad-free episodes, exclusive bonus content, giveaways, Zoom parties, shout-outs, and much more. https://patron.podbean.com/nursesuncorkedpodcast ETSY Shop: Stop Healthcare Worker Violence! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheNurseErica Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 05:45 What is a Union Reform Caucus 08:30 Case Studies: Successful Reform…

People in this episode

Host: Nurse Erica

Guest: Lisa Xu

Topics covered

• union reform
• healthcare unions
• worker empowerment
• labor activism
• democratic unions

Keywords

• union reform
• healthcare
• labor activism
• worker power
• democratic unions
• transparency
• decertification

Sponsors

Happy Bum Co.

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Organizations: Labor Notes

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