I know about half a dozen people who work at a healthcare company that overnight monitors individuals with serious health concerns, issues that could hurt the patients and bystanders if not monitored. They have to work 8 to 10 hour shifts, and deal with a turnover that makes full staffing difficult.

On top of this, their wages are abysmal, less than $15 an hour for what is an incredibly essential job. Althougy their small firm was recently bought by a larger one, their current office hires less than two dozen workers.

I would like to help these people, by getting my closest of friends, a lefty, in touch with someone affiliated with labor that could offer them actual options. I dont know who to reach out to, so I figured to start here

  • kulak_inspektor [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    My friend is 100% on board, we just dont know good ways to get ahold of unions. We're not a right to work state. If things get serious, I'll hire on as a worker and help them get the votes they'd need. If an IWW member on here who has experience unionizing, I'd love to talk to them

    • read_freire [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      It really depends where you are, but you'll only find out whether the wobs can help if you reach out.

      Towards the bottom of the page on https://iww.org/ you can find a form to get in contact with one of their external organizers, but if you can find the contact info for your local branch that's probably a better way to reach out.

      I would strongly recommend at least kicking the tires there before you call a traditional business union. It's more work than professionalized organizing, but you get more power as a result.