Lakewood Web Resources

The Lakewood Web Resource Page contains references to University, Labor, Government, Organizing, Education and Research Web Sites. These sites can be helpful to chapter or unit leaders when: researching grievances; bargaining issues (including economic statistics); developing organizing strategies; deepen your understanding about taxes, economic development and school finances; obtaining ideas, material and graphics for newsletters; locating your elected officials; obtaining information from or about government agencies including the Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, Department of Workforce Development ? Workers? Compensation, Unemployment Compensation and Fair Labor Standards. Obtaining information related to state and federal statutes. Providing information to your members about class room instruction, professional development and regulatory requirements. We encourage you to use these sites and resources to make your work more efficient and informative. The sites are listed under the following categories. Click on them to jump to a given category of Web sites

Links to Community and Labor Organizing Sites

A New Game Plan For Union Organizing - Contains ideas, strategies and issues to use in organizing efforts for both new units and helpful ideas for retooling your own local chapters.

Labor Notes - An excellent publication with several articles pertaining to internal and external organizing.

ACORN - A site with helpful information on labor and community organizing for better schools.

Community Organizing Toolbox - Throughout the Toolbox, books, articles, reports, films, and other materials have been cited that can be useful in exploring various aspects of the Community Organizing and in designing and implementing an Organizing program. In addition, Web site addresses and other information about key organizations involved with Community Organizing.

REACT - REACT reviews the basic concepts and processes of organizing a community to address a public health problem like patient delay in seeking care for heart attack symptoms. To get the most out of this section, we recommend you go down the menu topics at the left in order.

Citizens Handbook on Community Organizing - Helpful steps in organizing your community around issues of concern.

Center for Community Change - An excellent source of news and information about Education Organizing. Also contains lists of organizations.

Links to University and Research Web Sites

Below you will find a list of University sites that have Labor Relations programs, resources and libraries. The first site contains a comprehensive list of sites that are related to Labor and Employment Law and is definitely worth reviewing. Cornell University?s Catherwood Library has the most extensive collection of books on labor issues and is also worthy of your time. Finally, there are other non-profit institutes that specialize in data collection and distribution that may be helpful to you in your work.

Labor and Employment Law - Sites on the Internet (a comprehensive listing of labor and employment law internet sites).

Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations Library

Industrial Labor Relations Review -