The active organizer only works undercover until they have sufficient mass to protect them specifically. At that point it becomes difficult to fire the person who workers are gravitating around but still possible to fire rank and file members. So keep real membership secret, and placate the boss with a false sense that he's accomplishing something by firing antiunion workers.
how does the active organizer avoid being fired? especially since the fired worker would know who asked him to join the union
The active organizer only works undercover until they have sufficient mass to protect them specifically. At that point it becomes difficult to fire the person who workers are gravitating around but still possible to fire rank and file members. So keep real membership secret, and placate the boss with a false sense that he's accomplishing something by firing antiunion workers.