If anybody wants help navigating this send me a PM. We can setup an email chain, or encrypted comms, or whatever you need.
If you're a Pinkerton/Securitas/Strike Breaker feel free to contact me as well, I'm always happy to direct scabs to where they can happily fuck themselves.
I remember trying to do this when I still worked at jimmy John's, cause I'm not exactly a charismatic individual and I have no leadership skills to form a union... 🥲 They never replied to my email
I cannot imagine being a Pinkerton, an organization that has never been on the right side of history.
It does answer that question of how the Supervillains get their henchmen. Someone will always sign up to be a part of an organization like that.
Behind the bastards just did a really good episode on them.
I just listened to the BtB: How Conservatism Won today. He breaks it all down and shows us how we got to where we are. Laid out in a nice chronological, easy to digest order connecting dot to dot; it's very enlightening.
I highly recommend it to everyone interested in what's happening in America right now. Robert Evans is a gem, the definition of an actual journalist, and the kind of people The Left in America needs.
Thank you for the reminder about BtB. I need to listen to those instead of random YouTube hobby stuff.
I have noticed YouTube has started to steer me into right wing spaces. I use it to watch fix-it guides, guitar videos, and video game reviews. Somehow the video two away is some Red Pill, incel, right wing bullshit. I bet they are paying a pretty penny to steer people their way.
The founder of the Pinkertons barely cheated death so many times that it all but proves time travel exists, and it's being used in the same way that every other groundbreaking technology is: to make the rich richer.
I never understood how this was supposed to work. My job isn't a "union shop" so I have to quit? There's no way in hell this factory in Trumpville NY is going to get behind the idea of unionizing.
That's cause you're not going going form an "union". You are going to form a "The True Patriots" or "The Fighters of Freedom" or "Drain the Swamp: Company Edition" or whatever conservative jargon that gets buy in.
It's a weird circumstance that this organization does everything an union does.
I like this idea! "Hey guys sign here so we can create the Anti-Woke Group! We just have to have meetings that discuss business and nothing woke, that's how we win against woke!"
"Don't you all think it's woke that we can't get insurance? or a pension? I don't know about you but I think it's pretty DEI that the boss is making all this money and we're down here busting our balls doing all work. Sounds like me the boss is living off the welfare that our labor provides."
What? Why would you quit? Where is Trumpville?
I didn't want to be too specific, just to say everyone here is super conservative so I'm assuming my only option if I wanted to be part of a union that could do anything for me would be to leave this job for one where the workers are on board with having a union.
I'm completely ignorant to the process though which was why I asked.
Google AFL/CIO and your local town. Reach out to them with what your industry is, and anyone who is also interested in a union. They'll get back to you with either materials or a local rep that can guide you through the process. If after you've emailed you get a response feel free to reach out to me here and I can show you how to take the next steps, it's usually a communication network for your co workers. I can help out with some pointers if you like, after you get an email chain going.
No, in my understanding you basically convince as many co-workers as possible to join the union together. Ideally the majority, but essentially you just need enough that they can't fire and replace you all overnight... Which means, it has to be enough that the rest of the staff can't cover for the union members for a few weeks or months without drastically slowing things down
You could probably reach out to a relevant union rep to get more info- there're legal processes to help with this, like protected voting if enough people want to join a union or not, that probably varies by where you live and I only know the basics
Alright. Help me navigate it. I sign up for them and then what? Their website looks more like it’s for networking, but I give them $22 and now what?
First you email them and let then know your industry, where your work is located and ask them if there are any local reps. Don't pay dues until you contact the local rep.
They said there wernt any reps nearby. I don’t live in a major metro area. What now?
Why don't I believe you?
Do you think it’s impossible that the IWW does not have representatives in every part of the country…? I live in an area where there aren’t most major organizations. I had to start my own DSA chapter.
Go on. You said you’d walk me through the process. They have no reps here. What do I do now?
You haven't contacted them yet. Do you need me to email them for you and cc you?
Dunkirk, New York. You can email them yourself to see if they have a rep here. I’ll save you some time - they don’t. What now?
What's your industry? Are there any contacts at your local business that could also be interested in forming a union?
I’m a caseworker. There are only 25 employees. I have never spoken to probably 15 of them. Of the 10 I know well, maybe half would actually go through with forming a union. What now?
Now you email the IWW with the info you just gave me and wait for their response.
Do you take this same contentious nature to the rest of your cases?
After their response, what do they say or do to help me form a Union?
You’re dodging the question in hopes of restarting the whole process. They don’t have a rep in my area. What now?
You're not acting in good faith. You haven't engaged with any union activities and are currently masturbating about it on Lemmy in a leftist meme thread. If anybody is dodging anything it's you.
If you're interested in joining or starting a union I'm very happy to help. But you're not, you're trolling.
The slightest opposition (not living in a major area) is enough to make you throw up your hands and go “this is impossible! It’s unrealistic!”. You can’t even entertain what forming a union is like for 5 seconds, you want to puff out your chest and tell everyone else to do it?
There’s no rep in the area. What happens next?
You haven't even taken the first step by sending an email. And I'm throwing my hands up? The amount of effort you're taking in engaging with me and you could've already started.
That's why the IWW was formed, they'll literally build you a union.
https://www.iww.org/membership/
If anybody wants help navigating this send me a PM. We can setup an email chain, or encrypted comms, or whatever you need.
If you're a Pinkerton/Securitas/Strike Breaker feel free to contact me as well, I'm always happy to direct scabs to where they can happily fuck themselves.
I remember trying to do this when I still worked at jimmy John's, cause I'm not exactly a charismatic individual and I have no leadership skills to form a union... 🥲 They never replied to my email
I cannot imagine being a Pinkerton, an organization that has never been on the right side of history.
It does answer that question of how the Supervillains get their henchmen. Someone will always sign up to be a part of an organization like that.
Behind the bastards just did a really good episode on them.
I just listened to the BtB: How Conservatism Won today. He breaks it all down and shows us how we got to where we are. Laid out in a nice chronological, easy to digest order connecting dot to dot; it's very enlightening.
I highly recommend it to everyone interested in what's happening in America right now. Robert Evans is a gem, the definition of an actual journalist, and the kind of people The Left in America needs.
Thank you for the reminder about BtB. I need to listen to those instead of random YouTube hobby stuff.
I have noticed YouTube has started to steer me into right wing spaces. I use it to watch fix-it guides, guitar videos, and video game reviews. Somehow the video two away is some Red Pill, incel, right wing bullshit. I bet they are paying a pretty penny to steer people their way.
The founder of the Pinkertons barely cheated death so many times that it all but proves time travel exists, and it's being used in the same way that every other groundbreaking technology is: to make the rich richer.
I never understood how this was supposed to work. My job isn't a "union shop" so I have to quit? There's no way in hell this factory in Trumpville NY is going to get behind the idea of unionizing.
That's cause you're not going going form an "union". You are going to form a "The True Patriots" or "The Fighters of Freedom" or "Drain the Swamp: Company Edition" or whatever conservative jargon that gets buy in.
It's a weird circumstance that this organization does everything an union does.
I like this idea! "Hey guys sign here so we can create the Anti-Woke Group! We just have to have meetings that discuss business and nothing woke, that's how we win against woke!"
"Don't you all think it's woke that we can't get insurance? or a pension? I don't know about you but I think it's pretty DEI that the boss is making all this money and we're down here busting our balls doing all work. Sounds like me the boss is living off the welfare that our labor provides."
What? Why would you quit? Where is Trumpville?
I didn't want to be too specific, just to say everyone here is super conservative so I'm assuming my only option if I wanted to be part of a union that could do anything for me would be to leave this job for one where the workers are on board with having a union.
I'm completely ignorant to the process though which was why I asked.
Google AFL/CIO and your local town. Reach out to them with what your industry is, and anyone who is also interested in a union. They'll get back to you with either materials or a local rep that can guide you through the process. If after you've emailed you get a response feel free to reach out to me here and I can show you how to take the next steps, it's usually a communication network for your co workers. I can help out with some pointers if you like, after you get an email chain going.
No, in my understanding you basically convince as many co-workers as possible to join the union together. Ideally the majority, but essentially you just need enough that they can't fire and replace you all overnight... Which means, it has to be enough that the rest of the staff can't cover for the union members for a few weeks or months without drastically slowing things down
You could probably reach out to a relevant union rep to get more info- there're legal processes to help with this, like protected voting if enough people want to join a union or not, that probably varies by where you live and I only know the basics
Alright. Help me navigate it. I sign up for them and then what? Their website looks more like it’s for networking, but I give them $22 and now what?
First you email them and let then know your industry, where your work is located and ask them if there are any local reps. Don't pay dues until you contact the local rep.
They said there wernt any reps nearby. I don’t live in a major metro area. What now?
Why don't I believe you?
Do you think it’s impossible that the IWW does not have representatives in every part of the country…? I live in an area where there aren’t most major organizations. I had to start my own DSA chapter.
Go on. You said you’d walk me through the process. They have no reps here. What do I do now?
You haven't contacted them yet. Do you need me to email them for you and cc you?
Dunkirk, New York. You can email them yourself to see if they have a rep here. I’ll save you some time - they don’t. What now?
What's your industry? Are there any contacts at your local business that could also be interested in forming a union?
I’m a caseworker. There are only 25 employees. I have never spoken to probably 15 of them. Of the 10 I know well, maybe half would actually go through with forming a union. What now?
Now you email the IWW with the info you just gave me and wait for their response.
Do you take this same contentious nature to the rest of your cases?
After their response, what do they say or do to help me form a Union?
Have you gotten a response from them already?
You’re dodging the question in hopes of restarting the whole process. They don’t have a rep in my area. What now?
You're not acting in good faith. You haven't engaged with any union activities and are currently masturbating about it on Lemmy in a leftist meme thread. If anybody is dodging anything it's you.
If you're interested in joining or starting a union I'm very happy to help. But you're not, you're trolling.
The slightest opposition (not living in a major area) is enough to make you throw up your hands and go “this is impossible! It’s unrealistic!”. You can’t even entertain what forming a union is like for 5 seconds, you want to puff out your chest and tell everyone else to do it?
There’s no rep in the area. What happens next?
You haven't even taken the first step by sending an email. And I'm throwing my hands up? The amount of effort you're taking in engaging with me and you could've already started.