shoutout to whoever suggested i reach out to them… i messaged one of the organizers through instagram just before the weekend hit and they said they would be happy to meet and discuss my situation on Monday!!!
i am still on the fence with how well this is gonna work out but if there is a possibility to join the union then recruiting coworkers will be a bit of a challenge but a welcome one so i am excited. About 60% of them like me anyway but those i can convince have connections with the rest of the staff so i hope they can help me out here. I haven’t thought about new hires but i know about 3 people are close to walking out the door and i won’t stop them really because it sucks here. 😔
I will post about my meeting on monday… any advice for me before meeting someone from the PSL would be helpful thanks!
Not who youre asking but:
Yes, this is Union busting 101 and they will put you all under the microscope, and will try to find any reason to fire people who are supportive of the union. This happens all of the time, especially if you live in an at will employment state. If you have any kind of employee handbook or policies and procedures, find a copy of it, read it and keep it. They might try to change up policies while youre organizing so that they can reprimand people but that is considered an unfair labor practice so knowing that stuff from the get go will be helpful to let then know you know what youre doing.
The process can be very rewarding, youre gonna push yourself hard and likely out of your comfort zone and you'll learn a lot. But, it can be gruelling. Someone online told me that if I was going to organize, I needed to make sure I had no personal life and they were right. I dedicated every moment of time I had off (and on) the clock to reading up on labor law, writing proposals, communicating with coworkers, having meetings, etc etc. YOU and your coworkers are the union. You might get lucky and find a union rep who is knowledgeable and who cares and will help with a public campaign and knows their way around contract negotiations, or you might not and its really on you to learn what you can and be confident in what you know.