It’s so exciting that so many workers are asking about how to form a union where you work! Jean helped me make a thread of basic advice that applies to most workers in the USA 
For most workers there are 4 basic steps.
1. Talk to your co-workers who already agree with you. (NOT your boss obviously!)
2. Get advice by googling where you live + type of job + union, and ask the union local near you for advice. Most websites have a contact listed for this!
1. Talk to your co-workers who already agree with you. (NOT your boss obviously!)
2. Get advice by googling where you live + type of job + union, and ask the union local near you for advice. Most websites have a contact listed for this!
3. Once you have a strategy, you and the coworkers who already agree can start talking to more and more co-workers to build support for your union.
4. Show that your team supports forming a union through election or card-check once you have a strong majority of workers on board
4. Show that your team supports forming a union through election or card-check once you have a strong majority of workers on board
Other tips:
Know what your rights are! You have the RIGHT to talk about these things anytime you’re allowed to talk!
If you’re allowed to talk about Jorts, you’re allowed to talk about stuff like wages or unions! The @NLRB website has info, and @NLRBGCes has info en español.
Know what your rights are! You have the RIGHT to talk about these things anytime you’re allowed to talk!
If you’re allowed to talk about Jorts, you’re allowed to talk about stuff like wages or unions! The @NLRB website has info, and @NLRBGCes has info en español.
Don’t tell your boss! Don’t use internal email or other company-owned platforms to talk about this stuff. Make a plan in person, on the phone or via text message that is secure. This is a time to be brave, but in a strategic way.
Ask for support! This is exciting work but it can be scary and stressful. Let people you trust know about what you’re going through.
Like most important things really worth doing, organizing is hard and emotional work, so be tender with yourself in any way you can ❤️
Like most important things really worth doing, organizing is hard and emotional work, so be tender with yourself in any way you can ❤️
Those steps to form a union are for the workers covered by the National Labor Relations Act. There are some categories of workers who aren’t covered (for racist, bullshit reasons) like domestic workers and farm workers.
So we all need to show EXTRA solidarity to those workers.
So we all need to show EXTRA solidarity to those workers.
Workers in other countries have different steps. Jean can reach out to cats in other places but there are also a lot of really great international organizers right here who can help.
Ask for help local to you in the replies and we can work together to get you connected.
Ask for help local to you in the replies and we can work together to get you connected.
Here’s a place to start in the UK
https://twitter.com/inquisitivecats/status/1491164089229320192
Here’s a place to start in Canada:
https://twitter.com/brrmanator/status/1491166789350596608
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