Awesome, sure that would be great experience for using similar collective action in other causes! Had similar thoughts when writing this, although we focus on animal advocacy in principle all our approach reports could be used for other asks in other cause areas. I’d be interested in takes from those working in these domains
Great idea, for the more risky actions that could be a good approach if there are aligned unions. Do you think this is something you could have got the unions you helped on board with? Either animal advocacy or other potentially impactful causes?
My union is pretty conservative w/r/t social justice, because it’s the one that covers tech & science (our members tend to hold left-wing opinions, but don’t like stirring the pot). I don’t know how we’d feel about animal welfare, but not many of us work directly in those industries.
To get closer to your point, live animal export is a big issue in Australia, and our dedicated Meat Industry Employees Union have called for a ban on it. So I think the kind of campaign you’re talking about would fit right in here. Their animal welfare policy is so important to them that it’s on the front page of their website. Equally, they’ve worked with the Greens and the Animal Justice Party (both legislatively represented) in the past, and the unions here have close ties to the Labor party (1 of 2 major parties), so political change might be uniquely achievable here—although I doubt the situation is much different in most EU countries.
Awesome, sure that would be great experience for using similar collective action in other causes! Had similar thoughts when writing this, although we focus on animal advocacy in principle all our approach reports could be used for other asks in other cause areas. I’d be interested in takes from those working in these domains
Great idea, for the more risky actions that could be a good approach if there are aligned unions. Do you think this is something you could have got the unions you helped on board with? Either animal advocacy or other potentially impactful causes?
My union is pretty conservative w/r/t social justice, because it’s the one that covers tech & science (our members tend to hold left-wing opinions, but don’t like stirring the pot). I don’t know how we’d feel about animal welfare, but not many of us work directly in those industries.
To get closer to your point, live animal export is a big issue in Australia, and our dedicated Meat Industry Employees Union have called for a ban on it. So I think the kind of campaign you’re talking about would fit right in here. Their animal welfare policy is so important to them that it’s on the front page of their website. Equally, they’ve worked with the Greens and the Animal Justice Party (both legislatively represented) in the past, and the unions here have close ties to the Labor party (1 of 2 major parties), so political change might be uniquely achievable here—although I doubt the situation is much different in most EU countries.