Please do! I'm trying to get in to that line of work now, and it's tricky without a directly applicable degree it feels like. You'd have to probably start out with a lib union, but after you have a year or two experience at the entry level it's much easier to lateral into a more militant union. Alternatively, you can work on advancing your career to a position with more responsibility and push for more radical policies/education yourself. And go figure, unions tend to pay decently and have great benefits for staff.
Now, one true leftists will say that you're selling out a bit and organization needs to be by and for the people, not 'professional' organizers, and I think they're kinda right - but at the end of the day we all have to eat. Organizing workers for a living is harm reduction at worst, and it'll give you INCREDIBLY valuable experience if you decide to join an Org. There certainly seems to be worse ways to make a living.
Please do! I'm trying to get in to that line of work now, and it's tricky without a directly applicable degree it feels like. You'd have to probably start out with a lib union, but after you have a year or two experience at the entry level it's much easier to lateral into a more militant union. Alternatively, you can work on advancing your career to a position with more responsibility and push for more radical policies/education yourself. And go figure, unions tend to pay decently and have great benefits for staff.
Now, one true leftists will say that you're selling out a bit and organization needs to be by and for the people, not 'professional' organizers, and I think they're kinda right - but at the end of the day we all have to eat. Organizing workers for a living is harm reduction at worst, and it'll give you INCREDIBLY valuable experience if you decide to join an Org. There certainly seems to be worse ways to make a living.