196

16714 readers

2636 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

1062

Mickey Rule (i.imgur.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

12 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I'm about to start working as a short-term intern at a company (6 months) and I know I like unions because one of my previous internship employers was 100% union employees including me. How to proceed on my first day? Also, I was a short-term employee (3 months) as a teaching assistant (aka supervising students) at the college where I study. Does it make more sense to unionize the students (Student-Alumni Union) or unionize the student workers?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

If you want to start an union at a place where there's not one, your first move has to be getting a feel of where everyone's attitudes are towards the company. Ask them how work is going, what kind of person is the boss or manager, if they like their position and conditions, and so on. Invite them to speak more about their feelings, impressions and grievances more than anything else. This allows you to draw a mental map of who would be more willing to help you get it started, gives you a good idea of what the needs and aspirations of the people you're working with are, and lets you come across as someone who actually cares for their working conditions.