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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/unions
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I could use some help. I find my company making more and more changes that have a negative impact on the wellbeing of the tech workers such as myself.

The company has a union but it's not for the corporate workers. I would like to start a union for us techies. How can I achieve this? I've spoken with people I'm comfortable with about unionizing and have received favorable feedback. Who can I reach out to?

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[–] Quexotic 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I'm necessarily the person to do it, but I would happily pay dues to be in a union!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's all good yo. I'm willing to risk my neck because at the end of the day I either lose my job because I organized or I lose my job because I refused to return to an office.

The world needs people willing to be brave and reckless just as much as it needs people willing to follow those crazy bastards

[–] Quexotic 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

What I don't intuitively understand is how groups reach critical mass and collectively go all in on a vote to unionize. Some examples, like rail unions and people who do hard manual labor, I get, but how could an information worker's union be formed across industries, for example IT, dev, support, data science, etc. not necessarily directed at you specifically but It's something that comes to mind from time to time.

How would that be built? How would that work?

Surely, a general information worker strike would bring the world to a halt. Possibly a disasterous one.

Not that it's unwarranted or anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know how it will be built either but I know I'm willing to take a step and I hope a union can help me figure out the next ones

[–] Quexotic 2 points 8 months ago

  1. Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center: https://www.workcenter.gov

  2. AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations): https://aflcio.org/formaunion

  3. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE): https://www.ueunion.org/org_steps.html

You can visit these links for detailed information and guidance on forming a union.

I may too.