Help Me Start a Boycott!

[unionworks]

How does one go about organizing a boycott? I feel it is time to stop waiting for our politicians to do something to help American workers. I propose a massive boycott of non union products coming from right to work states. Cut off the flow of money to the union busters and perhaps weaken them enough politically for unions to take effective action.
Can such a project be initiated without help from big organizations via the web? I guess the first thing would be to identify the. Right to work states, identify the politicians who voted in right to work, and then find out who their largest contributors are. These would be the people you would go after with a boycott.
We are getting kicked out of our homes and watching our communities die waiting for politicians to take action. If you don't get it by now that we must save ourselves, you never will.
Anyone with experience in this sort of thing have any input? Who would you approach with an idea like this, and is it possible to get it started with a small number of people?

[zipplewrath]

1. Very hard

Products don't declare where they are made down to the state level. It is even hard to establish on a national level because products often traverse the world to be manufactured.

I believe there are existing efforts to identify specific products that are union made so that people know when there is a real choice. Just type in "buy union" to google and you'll see a wide variety of such efforts.

[unionworks]

2. can't be too hard

To identify the firms who make the biggest donations to the likes of Scott. Walker and identify their products. I guess the tricky part might be identifying which products are the biggest cash cow and targeting them.

[Brickbat]

7. Do you mean like the Kochs?

Because a lot of Koch products are union made.

[unionworks]

8. then I wonder why

The Koch brothers products were put on a boycott list by the recall effort. Possibly the non union made products only?

[Brickbat]

11. Many people boycott for different reasons. I never boycott union-made products, but other people

make their decisions differently. When there were calls here on DU for boycotting Koch products, I made a pain out of myself talking about how many Koch products are union made. In the end, everyone makes her or his own decision.

[zipplewrath]

9. That might be a tad easier

First of all, you don't have to score 100%. Walker assuredly has public disclosure of his donations. Trace that back to the companies (I'm guessing Kock brothers). Trace that back to their largest holdings, and then just look at the annual statements for those companies. They'll tell ya what their biggest products are. So what if you choose their "second" biggest, it'll have the same effect.

[FSogol]

3. Virginia became a Right to Work state in 1947. Good luck tracking down

and punishing the politicians involved and their contributors.

I remember a thread last week (?) where you suggesting the same thing. Some wise DUer suggested that you instead run a positive, "Buy Union" campaign and avoid the negatives. I suggest you revisit that sage's advice.

[unionworks]

4. Oh we mustn't

Go after the union busters! Tell it to Wisconsins workers. and just as many people thought it was a great idea. I believe it is an idea whose time has come. And thanks for visiting my thread last week and this week. Apparently I got your attention. Last week I proposed the idea. This week I'm seeking practical advice. I'll start the damn thing myself if I have to. It's been done before. stay tuned for further developments!

[FSogol]

6. Way to miss the point and where did I tell you to not go after union busters?

BTW, stop using your cell phone and internet access, those services are probably coming thru non-union Virginia tech/telecommunications firms.

[unionworks]

12. Virginia is a beautiful state

...and I would like to see Virgin ia workers be allowed to organize via card check without fear of reprisal for better wages and benefits!

[FSogol]

13. Same here. GOTV

[unionworks]

15. Early 70's

My brother was stationed at Ft. Myers. Spent summers in Sterling. I loved it there. Manassus battlefield and all.

[qb]

5. Compile your facts in an easy-to-understand document, come up with a catchy slogan,

and put it out on the social media (twitter, facebook, youtube, etc.). It just might catch on.

[unionworks]

10. kind of what I had in mind

Let's run it up the union made flagpole and see who salutes it!

[Liberal In Texas]

14. This is silly. Just because a state has Right to Work laws, doesn't mean it doesn't have unions.

I helped organize a union in Texas, a very RTW state.

It would be better off using your efforts getting progressive candidates elected down ticket.

[unionworks]

16. not too silly

If you live in a union - worker friendly state and your decent paying union job was pulled out from under you and went to Texas where it is now being done by someone for little more than minium wage with no benefits. Up here we call it SCABBING.