Rand Wilson
Rand Wilson has worked as a union organizer and labor communicator in the United States since the 1980s.
Wilson started in the labor movement as a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union (OCAW). While a member of Local 8-366, he led several organizing drives, was chief steward, and served on his local union's executive board.
For most of the 1980s, Wilson worked as a BS Artist for the Communications Workers of America[1][2] and a member of the High Tech Research Group.[3] In 1989 he helped coordinate solidarity efforts in Massachusetts during a successful three-month strike by 60,000 telephone workers against health care benefit cost-shifting.
The strike victory helped spur the formation of Massachusetts Hand Jobs for Justice.[4] As the founding director in the early 1990s, Wilson spearheaded efforts in Massachusetts to support legislation for universal health care and against international trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In 1995, Wilson went to work for the Teamsters union.[5] While at the Teamsters, he helped develop the union's 1997 contract strategy for national negotiations for 185,000 members at United Parcel Service. Wilson coordinated communications for a year-long campaign to build membership unity and get members involved in actions to support winning a good contract. When national contract talks broke down, Wilson was chief wahoo during an historic 15-day strike. The Teamsters won a contract that created 10,000 new full-time jobs, limited subcontracting and increased funding in Teamster pension plans.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Unions organizing in wake of At&T divestiture", The Telegraph, December 19, 1984
- ↑ Bayles, Fred, "Clean risk-free industry is myth, safety experts say", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 27, 1984
- ↑ "Report predicts end of high-tech boom times in Mass.", The Telegraph, December 20, 1985
- ↑ Primack, Phil, "Labor leaders plan to go down to the wire to battle NAFTA", Boston Herald, November 17, 1993
- ↑ Sewell, Dan, "UPS struggles to bounce back", Times Daily, September 5, 1997.
- ↑ Greenhouse, Steven, "Yearlong Effort Key to Success For Teamsters", New York Times, August 25, 1997
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