We are Family . We are Proud . We are testing it out. See the COPE page for details. The triangle symbolizes the three major programs of the union.
None can stand alone.
If the triangle is broken on any side, sooner or later it will be broken on every side. Representation, day to day contract administration and collective bargaining, is the base of the triangle. Yet the other two sides, organizing and community and political action, are just as critical to our strength. Unless we build the labor movement through effective organizing inside existing bargaining units, and by organizing unorganized workers and adding new units, we will continue to be disappointed at the bargaining table. Similarly, unless we have effective community and political action programs, we will not have the kind of popular and legislative support we need to bargain effectively.