Demystifying the Unionizing Process
summary
A practical playbook: get a core organizing team, call a parent union for a paid organizer, run one‑on‑ones and collect cards, aim far above 50 plus one of eligible staff, then either win card check voluntary recognition or a contested NLRB election. Expect months (often 4–12+) of after‑hours phone calls, coffees, and legal fights; dues and lawyers come from negotiated fees (≈$30 per pay period reported); use shared spreadsheets (tinyurl.com/bigtimcat) to track progress.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Unionizing process intro
- 5:18Why unionizing matters
- 11:16Majority support for union
- 16:38Starting a union drive
- 23:38Management finds out
- 26:47After union vote
- 30:59Tech worker considerations
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