i don't know what your workplace is like or your coworkers, but if they're just normal americans with no familiarity or instilled antipathy toward unions/communism then i would probably pull back a bit on the class war rhetoric. i would focus almost entirely on the concrete benefits they will personally enjoy from union membership, then use that as a bridge to discuss the sociopolitical aspects once the union is implemented.

i feel like most americans will reject the medicine unless you wrap in a slice of cheese first. either way, good luck!

[–] KatySosa@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i live in a major city and a lot of my colleagues are leftists or liberal kinda like Bernie types. i think they might get excited over the idea of a union and i have mentioned it before. I just need to be able to talk to them soon

[–] underisk@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

if the audience is mostly left or left leaning then you're doing fine. id still tone it down slightly, just to cast a wider net.

if you're looking for a place to start: set up a private group chat and invite a few co workers you think would be most interested and trustworthy. that would be a good place to share something like this brochure. slowly invite more people, discuss who you think would be interested, what you want out of a union, post minion memes about how your boss sucks. try to keep it mostly ephemeral and anonymous; no printed documents, no records. even if you think management isn't likely to fight you, its best to keep them locked out as much as possible until the union forms. this is the process a few of the dispensaries in vegas went through to get unionized.

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