Choosing a Union: How to Connect With a Union Organizer
When you reach out to a union, be prepared to ask your questions and to answer some in return as both sides assess fit.
When you reach out to a union, be prepared to ask your questions and to answer some in return as both sides assess fit.
How do you know if a union is the right one for your workplace? By learning more about each one and assessing its fit to your needs.
The right union isn’t always the obvious choice, so organizing workers need to be prepared to thoroughly research all options.
Here are three important questions to ask when looking for a union to represent your workplace.
Unions have the opportunity to increase union support by delivering pro-union messages to Americans who want to hear them.
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.
There’s room for all in the new labor movement. Ensuring it works for everyone requires collaboration between national union leaders and the next generation.
As the new labor movement grows, national unions have an important role to play by supporting and welcoming workers into their ranks.
The next generation of workers is forming independent unions that, alongside established unions, are growing the new labor movement.