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Organizing Your Workplace
A step-by-step guide to forming a union at your job. Follow these 6 steps.
Step 1 of 6
Build Your Committee
Start by finding coworkers who share your concerns. You need a core group of trusted leaders from every department and shift.
Key Actions:
- Identify natural leaders — people coworkers already go to with problems
- Start with one-on-one conversations, NOT group meetings
- Aim for a committee representing every department, shift, and demographic
- Keep it confidential — don't announce your efforts to management
- Build a list of ALL employees with their contact info
Watch Out
Never use company email, phones, or computers for organizing. Use personal devices only.
Goal for this step:
Organizing committee of at least 10% of the workforce before moving to the next step.
