Is this a silly idea or could it actually work?

  • bbnh69420 [she/her, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Have you ever unionized a place before? Do you know an established local you could reach out to? Are you able to be low key about it for a while so your ass doesn’t get canned for rabble rousing? Finally, can you talk to coworkers and become close with them before going full pinko union mode?

    I fed like these are the questions to ask yourself before heading in. Also working at Starbucks sucks right now, with drive thrus and online ordering, you’ll be swamped. Prime radicalization hours, maybe, but you need to know what you’re getting in for

    • PlantsR [love/loves]
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      2 years ago

      Ahh these are some very good questions, the kinda stuff I need to know but wouldn't have even thought to ask.

      I've never unionized a place before. But I think I would be good at talking to coworkers.

      The job would be awful tho, I hadn't actually thought about that. Idk if I'd even end up hanging around long enough to actually start the unionizing

      • LaughingLion [any, any]
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        2 years ago

        Not sure if unions still do this but back in the day you could be a professional salt. Union would train you on how to do it and so on.

          • PlantsR [love/loves]
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            2 years ago

            Oh I think I know some wobblies from my DSA chapter. I should talk to them

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          Not sure if unions still do this but back in the day you could be a professional salt.

          Amazon unionisation efforts at JFK8 involved multiple salts working in coordination as a team with one another.

          Salting is not only still something being done professionally but something that is expanding in the current labour movement, and quite sophisticated.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I think people doing salting usually work with a union and get a bunch of training with the union.

      • bbnh69420 [she/her, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Peep anything by labor notes, like this, to learn more! https://labornotes.org/secrets

        Ooh look https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=3852C26ECC48E858B4BDA0AA9C07ABED