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Be perfect. I mean absolutely perfect, in every way you possibly can. If you’ve ever made a mistake at work, it will be used against you.

Do you think there’s a chance at management going after some coworkers interested in joining the union if let’s say they made a mistake like coming in late? I say this because I don’t want there to be a situation where in an attempt to demoralize us they might go after some employees just because they want to unionize? Can this happen?

nothing could’ve prepared me for how intense this experience has been.

Can you elaborate? No need if it’s too much to write about but it would be nice to know what I’m kinda getting myself into. i am fairly confident in sticking the landing with this thing and i am anxious at the same time but i wont let my anxiety dissuade me.

It’s like they expect us to know EVERYTHING about the company and then get mad when we don’t know.

I don’t live and breathe the company, its a job…

Thank you for this comprehensive list!

The person from the PSL i spoke to got the gist of it and encouraged me to try it even if there was a possibility of failure. they seem to think there’s a good chance because im very straightforward and they seem to think im very personable and they said this is a good thing especially when taking the lead on something like this. They are going to go through potential union matches with me on monday but I think teamsters is one of the strongest options from the data I’ve collected, but i am open to any other unions of course. hopefully when monday comes i get an extensive outlook on the union itself and maybe even some info on their lawyers.

oooo i really like the spreadsheet idea and I’ll get to work on that soon. i know for sure that when I’ve mentioned unionizing in brief some of the staff on shift shared interest especially when I could bake in some class solidarity. my coworker mama is like my work mom and even though she isn’t really aware of class consciousness she’s an example of that lived experience and she’s a great listener so i think i will try to work closer with her because she’s really close with most of the members of staff and i think she can be a great tool at getting this project up and running. i think as it stands i might have somewhere around 50% support but i think this number will increase no doubt with the help of mama.

i feel really good about this and excited. I’m very optimistic. Thanks again for the support!

For one temp job they asked me what I was doing in the year I was unemployed and I told them i had to take care of a family member who passed and now im trying to get back into the workforce. I also said that within that timeframe i was doing gig economy work every now and then so that I could earn money but closer to home so I could care for the family member. Just try your best to make it all up, amazon, uber, you could even go as far to say you’ve been volunteering and they might not even question it.

I don’t think people want to question a death of a family member especially if you can pass it off as believable. Nobody wants to question whether it’s truth or not and usually the automatic response is “im really sorry to hear that.”

This is useful to know thank you. I will look into my city’s PSL branch and reach out to get some resources

Is PSL hard to get into? I’ve heard they’re one of the best orgs but that their vetting process is fairly tight. Unless of course they give advice if you ask

I think it would help if we got laid off there’s a chance we could be rehired elsewhere. My old job was union and they were able to relocate me after i was fired. I think this is the sort of security i mean

Everyday I’m off twitter i stay blessed

I hear you. but using this post to kinda flex how long you worked retail isn’t appropriate and comes off uncomradely. i don’t think mutual suffering should be a competition and i read about this in a book by Jodi Dean

Thank you~

Also me neither and I always leave a tip even if it’s for something small like a coffee, I’m always looking out for them and I don’t have any complaints. If the product is bad I blame the company cheaping out on produce rather than blaming the person making my order.

I reached out to a local teamsters branch and they gave me a bunch of literature and pins to give out at work but I haven’t yet. I want my coworkers to be on board with it fully before I commit. I did put one flyer up in the bathroom which stayed up a week but I was testing the waters. I’ll soon be able to have discussions. I was told by the union it takes time to get people on board because not everyone is happy with paying the entry fee and having some of their pay docked but the security we get with a union is so much greater than not being union.

I wonder if there would be any conflict if I decided to unionize

I wish someone would turn him into carne asada 🙄

“This isn’t lasagna”

I don’t wanna go to work 🥲

I get migraines a lot 😔