Unions Should Connect With High School Students Before They Graduate
People say their career choices may have been different if they had met with a union representative in high school.
People say their career choices may have been different if they had met with a union representative in high school.
Unions must embrace social media to spread positive union messaging and build upon pro-union sentiments in the U.S.
The American public has grown more supportive of unions. Labor leaders need to capitalize on this pro-union sentiment to maintain momentum.
Paid sick days should be a guaranteed benefit for U.S. workers. That’s why workers rely on their unions to negotiate paid sick leave into contracts.
In December 2022, Congress ignored long-standing concerns among American rail workers and forced an end to three years of contract negotiations.
American workers continue to demonstrate their determination to exercise their rights to form unions and collectively bargain.
Members are tasked with building the foundation of their new unions, including designing its structure, electing the leaders, and writing a constitution.
Employers tend to stall union contract negotiations in the hopes workers will give up the push to unionize. Communication is key to combating these efforts.
After a union election victory, the most important step in the unionization process is contract negotiations. It’s why the union was formed in the first place and the key selling point for why workers should sign up as dues-paying union members.
To get workers to join a union, organizers need to be able to explain union dues and why they are so important.