I had a worry and I asked my union for advice.

Nina Kalinina

I had a worry and I asked my union for advice. And my union has helped me lots. Join a union. Seriously.

Nina Kalinina

Also, join the union _before_ you have problems with work, because some unions require you to be in the union for a short while (~6 months?) before offering you full support.

kulupu jyn

@nina_kali_nina most US tech jobs do not have a union available to join

Nina Kalinina

@jyn there's at least https://techworkerscoalition.org/ though I have no idea if they're any good

Nina Kalinina

@jyn and then it seems there's https://www.ifpte.org/about

Sensible Crone

@nina_kali_nina FOR REAL!

Flaming June

@nina_kali_nina There is power in a union. You’re on your own, otherwise.

Flaming June

@nina_kali_nina @jyn They will be, if enough people join and use them.

Jim

@nina_kali_nina
Yep I support unions and have held membership in four throughout my work life. I hate to say it though, but the union I was most involved with didn't do squat for me when I was suspended for 9 days. Not a damn thing

Nina Kalinina

@CaymanPilot sorry to hear that... I know they're not silver bullets, and I know some had quite bad experience with theirs. But many can be very helpful in some common-ish situations...