r/WorkplaceOrganizing

We need to organize and stand together as working families to take back our lives, our communities, our schools, and our workplaces.

Want to organize your workplace but don’t know where to start?

It’s time we broke our state’s addiction to cheap labor. The same families that exploited workers for generations are still addicted to keeping that cheap labor system alive today. They own jets, multiple as in more than one million-dollar homes, and country club memberships.

If you, like us, are tired of being exploited and want to form a union where you work, let’s talk.

Post here or shoot us a DM, and let’s stand together to unionize the South.

It’s time to take back our God-given, as-American-as-apple-pie rights and power as the working class.

>!Our labor produces their wealth.!<

The cause of labor remains the hope of the world. Organized labor is a powerful force against income inequality and the influence of the oligarchs, and historically has been a key pillar in the struggle against authoritarianism. The Trump regime clearly understands that, and they’ve prioritized union-busting. Every single American who believes in economic justice and democracy should be looking for opportunities to stand in solidarity with union organizers.

Some of the toughest and most creative leaders in the labor movement, led by Association of Flight Attendants president Sara Nelson, have launched a new initiative to help grow the labor movement. Union Now is a national worker power and organizing fund, providing resources to strengthen the hand of new unions negotiating with powerful businesses and fill the coffers of strike funds whenever it’s needed, helping workers stay on the picket line long enough to win. (Labor journalist Hamilton Nolan makes the case for this effort here.) ⚒️ We can help directly fund organizing activity by donating to Union Now here. ⚒️

House calls are one of the least effective methods to unionizing in the South. Especially the rural South.

As far as the amount of time, energy, and resources invested for cold calls to unconfirmed addresses goes. Even confirmed addresses I just haven’t seen it work in a real and scalable way.

What have others found?

I’d argue committee development to organize and assess and sign up their coworkers is the way.

Why does organizing staff not trust workers on the committee? Why not trust their ability to assess their coworkers? (Trust but verify of course).

Thoughts?