Wikipedia:WikiProject Organized Labour/Online edit-a-thon February 2023

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Tech Labour Online Edit-a-Thon
Railway strike at the Waterside Workers Union headquarters
Event(s)
ScopeAsynchronously online (with some in-person and specific Zoom events)
WhenFebruary 1-28, 2023
Zoom call18 February, 15:00 CET - 18:00 CET (registration required)
WhoGeared towards new editors, including but not limited to labour scholars, activists and trade unionists but all interested in edit-a-thon welcome.
Berlin eventBerlin de:WikiBär in-person, date to be announced

A one month long edit-a-thon during entire month of February 2023 on all labour related projects across English Wikipedia and sister projects. Register here to track your edits and sign up below as a participant.

Two years ago we hosted an edit-a-thon over the weekend on tech and labour. This year's edit-a-thon will be one month long

Participants[edit]

  1. Solidarity ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 01:15, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. --Goldsztajn (talk) 21:01, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  3. NyanThousand (talk) 06:10, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Myotus (talk) 22:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  5. wwklnd (talk) 13:49, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Joeyvandernaald (talk) 16:53, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Warofdreams talk 01:27, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  8. --Meanderingbartender (talk) 12:55, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Solidarity Pokerplayer513 (talk) 22:30, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Vipz (talk) 04:34, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  11. --Tgmod (talk) --Tgmod (talk) 18:34, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Grnrchst (talk) 11:47, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  13. **** it, I'm in - IronBattalion (talk) 13:33, 31 January 2023 (UTC) ... Wait, no no no MY TIME.. what have I done?[reply]
  14. CactiStaccingCrane 15:35, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  15. TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 02:48, 3 February 2023 (UTC)TheTranarchist[reply]
  16. Gazamp (talk) 23:06, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  17. ときさき くるみ not because they are easy, but because they are hard 23:25, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 07:24, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  19. saw the Signpost article. Δπ (talk) 22:57, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Mtjpg (talk) 17:55, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Guidelines[edit]

New editors may find Help:Introduction helpful for editing on Wikipedia. Additionally the following essays are worthwhile reading: WP:ADVOCACY, Wikipedia:Relationships with academic editors and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

Small tasks[edit]

  • Finding Articles to work on by importance and quality is only possible because people update them regularly. Find further instructions in Wikipedia:WikiProject Organized Labour/Assessment.
  • We have over 2,000 unassessed articles are marked as WP:STUBs but could easily be reassessed or improved.
  • Upload images to Commons project with appropriate licensing.

Articles to create[edit]

Organizers/trade unionists[edit]

Robert Schilling (labor)[1] - Fred Biedenkapp - Walter H. Westman - J.B. McLachlan - Len Guy - Mary Burke (labor) - Daniel W. Tracy - Julius Emspak - William Turnbull - Albert Coulthard - Ernest DeMaio - William Sentner - James P. Frey - Richard Davis - David Arian - Peter Winkels[2] - Boris Reinstein - E.F. Doree - Joann Castle (activist) - Charles A. Doyle - C. S. Jackson - Gérard Fortin - John F. Tobin (unionist) - Reid Robinson - Rosendo Dorame - Maurice Travis - John Arthur Robinson - Pat Conroy (trade unionist) - Andy Andras - Lev Bandes - Women in Red list of trade unionists - George Estes - W. L. Hall - Charles O. Sherman - Ben Hurwitz (Saloonkeepers Union) - Anita Andrade Castro[3] - Felixberto Olalia - Rolando Olalia (currently a redirect)

Strikes[edit]

1933 Toronto garment strike - 1933 Stratford furniture strike - Clifton-Morenci Strike - All the red links in List of strikes § Chronological list of general strikes

Organizations[edit]

Home Club - Illinois Woman's Alliance - Filipino Labor Union - Hawaiian Laborers' Association - Canadian Seamen's Union - Louisiana Farmers' Union - Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. v. Mitchell - Bill Posters and Billers of United States and Canada International Alliance - International Union of Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers of America - International Broom and Whisk Makers' Union - Amalgamated Association of Carpenters and Joiners of America - Cloth Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers' International Union - National Federation of Labor Unions - Philippine Association of Free Labor Unions - Center for Trade Union and Human Rights - Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura - Southern Initiative on Globalisation and Trade Union Rights - BPO Industry Employees Network

Labor historians[edit]

Joe W. Trotter, Jr. - Shelton Stromquist - Elizabeth Faue - Julie Greene - Nathan Godfried - Elizabeth McKillen - Joan Sangster - Camille Guerin-Gonzalez - Ana Raquel Minian[4] - Lane Windham[4] - Ryan Patrick Murphy[4] - Elizabeth Fones-Wolf[4] - Ken Fones-Wolf[4] - Chantal Norrgard[4] - Stacey L. Smith[4] - Vincent Digirolamo[4]

Articles to improve[edit]

Legislation[edit]

Photos and videos[edit]

Physical events[edit]

Planning[edit]

Outreach[edit]

February 2023 Labour Edit-a-thon[edit]

2023 WikiProject Organized Labour/Online Edit-A-Thon
Hello, WikiProject Organized Labour/Online edit-a-thon February 2023!
During the entire month of February there will be an ongoing edit-a-thon on all labour related projects across English Wikipedia and sister projects. Register to track your edits and sign up on the edit-a-thon's project page as a participant. To invite other participants paste {{subst:WPLABOR/2023}} on their talk page! This event is organized by WP:WikiProject Organized Labour

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Schilling, Robert 1843 - 1922". Wisconsin Historical Society.
  2. ^ Green, Hardy (May 2017). "Peter Winkels, a Hormel Strike Leader, 1948-2017". Labor Notes. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "The Los Angeles Dressmakers Strike of 1933: Anita Andrade Castro Becomes a Union Activist". historymatters.gmu.edu.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Grants & Prizes – LAWCHA".